I didn't really understand what clean meant until I experienced Japanese-style baths. These do so much more than any shower could.

The practice of drinking warm or hot water is a habit deeply rooted in Japanese culture. For many people in Japan, drinking ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

The Japanese have always been a step of the world. Be it, health, lifestyle or philopshy, they've got it all figured out. Japan is known to be country with the least obesity rate. The world is in ...

Hayasaka Shinya of Tokyo City University specializes in research related to baths and hot springs ... a seasonal surge in deaths while bathing. Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency says the number ...