On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japanese bath house is a wonderful cultural experience that many tourists long to have. In this guide, you'll learn about ...

Japan has nearly 30,000 hot springs and a culture of public bathing. An Israeli American architect, Yuval Zohar, has developed a passion for it. The architect Yuval Zohar at his favorite hot spring ...

'Try on a kimono for fun,’ urges the Japanese guide, so I duly tuck in my tummy before I am tightly trussed into the Japanese national dress, feeling like a pantomime dame rather than any understudy ...