The concept of a public bath house always seemed very foreign and ancient to me. I thought of bathhouses as a very European concept, specifically in ancient Rome and Greece.

The new health-focused area has been designed in collaboration with Dagmar Rizzato of Rizzato Spa Consulting ...

While most people who travel to Japan go to Tokyo or Osaka, there’s so much more to discover in this beautiful country beyond its bustling cities. Roughly two hours away by train from Tokyo lies the ...

If you're willing to veer off more well-trodden tracks, you'll be rewarded with ancient hot springs, volcanic mountains and ...

The joint economic investment deal announced Wednesday that gives the U.S. access to Ukrainian minerals may provide Ukraine with more support for its defense against Russia. But it also comes at a ...

Conversely, onsen are bathhouses that use geothermal hot spring water, made possible by Japan’s widespread volcanic activity, and saturated with what are believed to be beneficial minerals. As you ...

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Japan and China where they’re located around hot springs and the water can be piped directly into the rooms to create the Onsen experience,” he says. “Where there isn’t a natural mineral water source, ...

A two-day Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) held at Islamabad on April 8 and 9 concluded on a vision of turning the hidden minerals of Pakistan into a trillion-dollar economy ...

according to the country’s onsen law, which also specifies several kinds of minerals the water must contain. The number of foreign visitors to the country hit an all time high of 36.8 million ...