Japanese Sento 101: What to Expect at a Traditional Public Bath

When you visit a Japanese sento (public bath), you get a true taste of local culture. One of the best experiences is combining the shotengai (shopping street) and the sento. SEKAI HOTEL, a unique hotel concept in Fuse, Higashi-Osaka, does just that! They convert empty shops in the shotengai into guest rooms, offer meals from local eateries, and use the public bath (sento) for the bathing facilities, turning the whole shopping street into part of the hotel experience.