In western Japan, this prefecture’s verdant natural spaces are the perfect destination for bringing together body, mind, and ...

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Since Mt. Fuji is closer, there are a lot of public baths in southern Tokyo." There are guidelines to follow, and they differ from what might be acceptable at a spa in North America or Europe.