After a stressful day at work how nice it would be to go for a natural bath in the hot spring waters of an onsen. The volcanic island activity in Japan produces many natural hot springs. If you are unable to visit an onsen you can go instead to a sento. These are shared baths found in towns and cities.
Japanese traditional baths are also very beautiful. They are made of cedar wood and are rectangular in shape. You enter the bath only after having first washed outside the bath. The water is thus left clean for further use.
Japan has an aging population and a rapidly declining birthrate. Many villages in the countryside have very few, if any young people. To learn more about how one city is making use of its elderly citizens and how Japan is confronting these and other issues please listen to this fascinating BBC World Service podcast from Peter Day's World of Business.
Japan has an aging population and a rapidly declining birthrate. Many villages in the countryside have very few, if any young people. To learn more about how one city is making use of its elderly citizens and how Japan is confronting these and other issues please listen to this fascinating BBC World Service podcast from Peter Day's World of Business.
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