Guides

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Onsen with tattoos: where you can actually bathe in Japan

A first-hand guide to bathing in Japanese onsen if you have tattoos: private baths, tattoo-friendly facilities and cover-up rules.

Totonoi: how to do the Japanese sauna ritual

How to do the Japanese sauna cycle (sauna, cold bath, rest) and reach totonoi, plus where to try it.