“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

Japanese ryokans offer a deeply cultural and personalized experience centered around hospitality and relaxation. Brands like Hyatt and Hoshino Resorts are modernizing ryokan concepts to attract ...

Onsen, or Japanese hot springs, offer a relaxing and culturally rich experience. Many holiday accommodations in Japan, from hotels to traditional Ryokans, have a public bathing area. However, the ...

Many holiday accommodations in Japan, from hotels to traditional Ryokans, have a public bathing area. However, the etiquette surrounding onsen can be intricate. Agoda has compiled a list of best ...

A foreign agricultural giant has acquired Australia's oldest and biggest cotton ginning business for about $160 million, ending almost a year of bidding wars and intervention by the competition ...

In just a thin cotton dressing gown. Carrying our room key and towel in a basket ... We settled in, headed for a quick bath in the ryokan, and then got changed into our yukata’s and start reading ...

The inn had no vacancies on a recent weekday in late January, when three university students, in “yukata” casual kimono, were seen taking photos outside the ryokan’s entrance. “I like ...

Xinjiang cotton is some of the best fabric in the world. It's also, human rights campaigners say, produced by forced labour. Some Western brands have removed it from their supply chains ...

today, a more casual outfit, called the yukata, is popular with both men and women, especially in summer. This lightweight, cotton robe was traditionally blue and white, but nowadays they come in ...