No, we’re talking about super sento, those sumptuous city-centre baths ... Thermae-Yu has water delivered daily from Izu, an area famous for its natural volcanic springs, to fill the rotenburo ...

29 toward the Izu island chain south of Tokyo. The typhoon is expected to mainly impact the Izu islands and maintain its strength as it passes through the seas south of the Kanto region on Oct. 1.

IZU, Shizuoka Prefecture--To promote tourism, the seaside resort town of Izu here is considering introducing a "tourism tax" that will be collected not only from overnight guests but also from ...