Onsen (hot spring) culture traces back to ancient times. Considered as a spiritual, cultural and hygienic practice, bathing in Japan comes with unspoken rules and etiquette. Across Japan ...

AOMORI--A government project is under way to keep afloat the Japanese tradition of mixed-gender bathing, which is becoming less common due to an increase in male bathers who show up only to ogle ...

WHOLE (2019) Short Film Screening and Panel Discussion at Sydney University in November, 2022. (From left) Dr Timothy Kazuo Steains (organizer), and the panelists Joe Flynn, Iori Forsyth, Reina ...

Please always refer to the latest government advice before booking travel and departing on any trip. An air of mystery clings to the ancient trails of the Kumano Kodo in Wakayama. Gnarled tree ...