A public bath house in Tokyo is offering classes to its naked customers, hoping the experience of learning in the nude will not only be liberating but also bring back a young audience to the dying ...

There are two types of bath houses in Japan: onsen and sento. While there are obvious similarities between the two – they're both communal hot-water baths and visitors must adhere to certain rules of ...

The Japanese bath house is a wonderful cultural experience that many tourists long to have. In this guide, you'll learn about proper etiquette and the ins and outs of going. Pictured here is an image ...

There are lots of ways to enjoy a hot-spring bath, and they don’t all have to involve a two-hour journey out of the city (although we love those kinds of getaways, too). No, we’re talking about super ...

Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak. With its communal ...

Before the advent of modern household plumbing, sento (Japanese for public baths) were how the people of Tokyo kept clean. Although the hygienic importance of these bath houses has faded, a surprising ...

The exterior of the Inariyu, a sento or public bath, in the Takinogawa area of Tokyo, Japan Photo: AFP Buckets for visitors to use for washing themselves before entering the bath in the Inariyu Photo: ...