The first step in the treatment is changing into a traditional Japanese yukata, or cotton robe. When you enter the sandbox, you'll be escorted to a sand plot, where your bathing experience will ...

Kimono literally means “thing to wear” – it is made up of the Japanese ... the yukata, is popular with both men and women, especially in summer. This lightweight, cotton robe was ...

These were just some of the questions I had about staying in Japanese ryokan before a recent ... The first step is to change ...