If you’re a bath person, there’s simply no better way to float away the day’s troubles than in a nice, hot, relaxing vat of water. Unless, of course, you could be in a deeper and more immersive vat of ...

Japan was just recently named our Destination of the Year, and the reality is that many travelers only visit Tokyo, Kyoto, and – if you’re into winter sports – the northern island of Hokkaido. There’s ...

Some of us are shower people, and some are bathers. But there's a way to be both, as the Japanese discovered centuries ago when they developed the ofuro, or soaking tub. Traditionally, the Japanese ...

Masazo Nonaka has enjoyed soaking in northern Japan‘s hot springs for many years — probably longer than most people. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, ...

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