By TAKU HOSOKAWA/ Staff Writer
January 14, 2021 at 07:30 JST
The entrance of Akashiyu, a public bathhouse that closed on Dec. 26 after 71 years in business in Osaka’s Chuo Ward (Taku Hosokawa)
OSAKA--For more than seven decades, a public bathhouse here has provided soothing relief for weary geisha, yakuza gangsters and, on one rare occasion, stinky baseball fans. [Read More]
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