AOMORI--A government project is under way to keep afloat the Japanese tradition of mixed-gender bathing, which is becoming less common due to an increase in male bathers who show up only to ogle women ...

In Japan, naked bathing is a centuries-old tradition rooted in health, culture and social norms. Communal nudity was once normal, and mixed-gender baths were common. Plus, inns often didn’t have the ...

Another famous mixed-gender hot spring is Sukayu Onsen, tucked deep in the Hakkoda Mountains of Aomori, at the northern tip of Honshu, Japan’s main island. It’s known for its massive indoor communal ...

There was little distinction between men and women — bathing was a communal way to share nature’s blessing, with no partitions. Another famous mixed-gender hot spring is Sukayu Onsen, tucked deep in ...