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3 Things You Can Expect in a Sento
2010-03-17 20:15:08
There are of course many things you can expect to find when you visit a sento: baths, changing rooms, the elderly, etc. There are also a few not-so-expected things you are all but guaranteed to find at pretty much any sento in the land....
 
New location-based sento search: SentoNear.me
2010-03-07 19:49:04
If you have an iPhone, you can now easily find public baths near you with SentoNear.me, our new web-based location-aware sento finder....
 
Tattoos in the Sento
2010-02-15 20:08:30
The prevailing idea is that Japanese public baths don't welcome people with tattoos, but is that really true? Not necessarily....
 
Help me update the 10 most unique sento in Japan list
2010-02-04 21:49:11
A while ago I found a list of the 10 most unique bath houses in Japan. The list appears to be a little outdated, since some of the sento on the list have closed. Help me revitalize this list....
 
5 Don’ts of the Sento
2010-02-02 20:52:21
Many things can go wrong when trying things for the first time. When you go bathing in a sento, keep in mind some of these things, just so you don't have to learn the hard way....
 
What’s the Deal with Electric Baths?
2010-01-20 20:19:15
If you have ever set foot in a sento, you no doubt have seen a denkiburo, or electric bath. We all know the Japanese sometimes come up with weird stuff, but did we not learn in school that water and electricity mixed together are kind of dangerous for the human body? The fact that electric baths [...]...
 
Gokurakuyu: The McDonald’s of Sento
2010-01-19 19:10:23
McAlpine, the author of The Soul of Japan, perhaps the largest compendium of just onsen in full color in the world, commented on one of the Gokurakuyu baths listed on our site. He commented on the fact that Gokurakuyu is pretty much the same all over Japan. Firstly, thank you McAlpine for your comment. Secondly, [...]...
 
 
 
 
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