In Korea, drying off in the changing room after a bath is not a big deal, but in Japan, returning to the changing room while ...

The tatami room, better known as 和室 (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”), is a space that features tatami mats as its main flooring element. Tatami mats are made from woven straw with a rice straw core ...

TANABE, Wakayama Prefecture--An open air riverside hot spring bath, a winter tradition in this western Japan city’s Kawayu Onsen spa resort, is now open. Known as Sennin-buro,” or mountain ...

as is Japanese custom, generate up to 25 times more mold than sneakers and rank as the most contaminated area of any household--the bathroom drain--a study shows. Researchers found that a buildup ...