LOOK: Japanese traditional midwinter dip for good health
More than a hundred people take a midwinter dip known as the annual kanchu suiyoku, at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday.
January 14, 2019
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More than a hundred people take a midwinter dip known as the annual kanchu suiyoku, at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday.
Clusters of icicles are illuminated in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday.
Tokyo Tower marked its 60th anniversary in December. Although times have changed since its opening in 1958 — during the postwar reconstruction era — the tower remains a beloved symbol of Tokyo even today. This is a story about the passions of people involved in supporting the tower’s attractiveness.
An increasing number of people in younger generations in Japan, including women, now enjoy saunas. Saunas long had a set image as facilities for middle-aged men to endure humid rooms with temperatures of nearly 100 C.
Skipping breakfast will mess up the body’s biological clock, increasing risk of obesity, a research team led by Nagoya University Associate Prof. Hiroaki Oda has announced based on the results of its animal experiments. The finding was carried in the U.S. science magazine Plos One.
Now is the season when newly produced wines begin to hit the stores. While many wineries are located in grape production areas, more and more new ones have opened in urban areas, where much of the consumption of wine takes place. Urban wineries not only offer particular flavors, but also make efforts to connect consumers and grape growers.
“A foreigner holding a washbowl in a bathhouse is so cool!” was the reaction to one of the promotional posters on display in a Tokyo bathhouse. “You think public bathhouses are weird?!” was another. An association consisting of six bathhouse operators in the Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward has created four unconventional posters to boost interest in public baths.
Bars specializing in craft beers are brewing up a growing following as people seek out distinctive beverages that are a treat for the five senses.
World Gold Theater 2018, a performing arts festival featuring elderly thespians, is being held from Friday (Sept. 21) through Oct. 8 at Saitama Arts Theater and other venues in Saitama.
The open-air terrace at the Tokyo Skytree tower in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, will be open to the public for the first time as part of a guided tour that will start on Oct. 23. The terrace is located at a height of 155 meters above ground.
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