The titular character, Ichi, is a feral boy who lives alone in the mountains in a fantastic world populated by magical beings called Majiks. It's possible to capture and tame Majiks to obtain their ...

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Shueisha’s Shonen Jump has produced nearly all the most popular manga series, following a perfected shonen formula that, despite being repeated across new titles, never fails to entertain readers. One ...

Go to a bathhouse, rent a locker and running gear, go for a run, return for a bath or shower, and sauna. This is sento running, big in Japan One way to get around and familiarise yourself with a new ...

One way to get around and familiarise yourself with a new city when travelling is to explore it on foot. If you are a runner, you get to cover more ground. Fitting a long-distance run into a tight ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For many, sento are still a vital part of daily life in Japan, each governed by a strict set of customs. For ...

Upon entering Takara-yu, a long-established sento public bathhouse, visitors in the changing room are greeted with a gorgeous view of an authentic Japanese garden, which is rare for sento. Located ...

A cold, un-spring-like March day in Tokyo. Fingers numbly flick across a smartphone screen, navigating the way to a tucked-away building in a residential district. Its modest facade blends into the ...

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do. And when in Japan, you should definitely take up the opportunity to try out a Japanese sento as part of your experience. Otherwise known as traditional communal ...