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 ...

A bath house stamp designed by Toshizo Hirose. (Photo courtesy of the Arakawa Ward Office) An exhibition of stamps on the motif of public bath houses in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward is set to start on Jan. 27 ...

Onsen (hot springs) have been part of Japanese culture for centuries, but they’ve been seriously surging in popularity over the past 20 years. At the same time that there’s an onsen renaissance going ...

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 ...

Does the thought of getting nude with other people in your local sento, or public bath, raise a smile or make you cringe? Whatever your personal take, the process of bathing in true Japanese form has ...

TOKYO: It's not your average setting for a lesson in Chinese chess. But that's precisely what the owners of this public bath house in Tokyo are going for, as they try to revive an age-old tradition.