Across Japan, different kinds of public bathing facilities range from onsen (natural hot spring water) to sento (public baths) with added features such as rotenburo (open-air baths) or saunas.

The 260-square-meter Hiba Sennin Buro (1,000-person cypress bath) at Sukayu Onsen, which lies at the western foot of the Hakkoda mountain range, maintains separate timeslots for mixed bathing and ...

In recent years the Telegraph has published several articles on the efforts of a group of dedicated locals to recover silverware that once ...