Kenshi's Sento sword has quite a rich backstory in Mortal Kombat lore. First told in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Kenshi first found Sento in an ancient hidden cave. Led there by Shang Tsung ...
Many closed-down “sento” public bathhouses across Japan have been reborn as cafes or even “izakaya” pubs. But a few are now being used for welfare services while maintaining the original association ...
Despite being relatively close to the capital's busiest districts in central Tokyo, Arakawa is surprisingly quiet and calm, with secret spots and hidden restaurants you won't find in your typical ...
VISITORS LEAVE their clothes and their worries at the wooden entrance to Inari-yu, a sento, or public bathhouse, in northern Tokyo. Inside they join the parade of bathers ambling beneath a mural of a ...
Fighting games are communal by nature, and the broader Fighting Game Community (FGC) and the many pockets of it that pop up around different games regularly create and participate in events based on ...
From Koganeyu to Spa LaQua to Myojinyu, here are our picks for the five best "sento" public bathhouses in Tokyo. Shedding your clothes, sinking into a tub of steaming water and staring up at soothing ...
Wim Wenders’ latest film, Perfect Days, is a languid sketch of a typical Tokyo toilet cleaner’s life. It shows the minutiae of the working-day rituals of its protagonist, Hirayama: wiping toilet bowls ...
Onsen (hot springs) have been part of Japanese culture for centuries, but they’ve been seriously surging in popularity over the past 20 years. At the same time that there’s an onsen renaissance going ...
The Kymco Sento 50 has been on the foreign market for a long time, and it is one of Kymco's earlier scooter models. It wasn't introduced to the United States market until 2009, where it received some ...
Yoga classes and vinyl records aren’t typical features of the traditional Japanese sento (public bathhouse) but these are challenging times for the bath business and Takuya Shimbo, owner of two such ...
The Kymco Sento 50 it is one of Kymco's earlier scooter models although it wasn't introduced in the United States market until 2009. It is a retro-style scooter available in either rose/white or light ...
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