Japan's Traditional Bathhouses Struggle Amid Soaring Energy Costs
Traditional Japanese bathhouses are facing significant financial difficulties and closures due to a dramatic increase in energy costs. The rising expenses are making it challenging for these cultural institutions to remain operational.
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Traditional bathhouses in Japan sink under soaring energy costs
Traditional public bathhouses in Japan are in deep water as soaring energy costs triggered by the Middle East oil supply disruptions threaten to extinguish the fires of a fading tradition, with some of them forced to shorten their hours or even shut their doors for good. Already struggling with a shrinking customer base and ageing owners without successors, the oil price surge is dealing a fresh blow to sento, as the communal baths are known in Japanese, with regulated pricing making it...
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