In western Tokyo, Lake Okutama is a natural escape that offers scenic beauty, outdoor activities, and relaxing hot springs. Photograph courtesy of Okutama Tourism Association Taking the train through ...
No city in the world stresses you out quite like Tokyo. With its narrow streets, densely packed subways and frenetic pace, it ...
I was living in Tokyo in the 1980s when the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery came up with a new concept: shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing.” The idea was to get people ...
Kato Pleasure Group, the hotelier behind Michelin-recognized FUFU JAPAN's collection of refined small luxury resorts, is proud to announce the opening of its ninth location, FUFU Tokyo Ginza.**media[8 ...
A visit to the forest may do more than calm the mind. It could strengthen the body’s immune system. A Japanese study has found that “Shinrinyoku”, or forest bathing, helps improve natural killer (NK) ...
I like to bathe in public. this inclination has so far failed to attract much attention because I live in Japan, where hot-spring hopping is a national obsession and the remarkable benefits of bathing ...
All good things come to an end, but an ending can also be the start of something new. Such appears to be the case with Tokyo’s Onsen Confidential, the hybrid gallery share and hot spring retreat, ...
Kato Pleasure Group, the hotelier behind Michelin-recognized FUFU JAPAN's collection of refined small luxury resorts, is ...