TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-CULTURE-BUSINESS-SENTO,FEATURE BY KATIE FORSTER AND ATSIH PATEL
This picture taken on July 30, 2022 shows "sento ambassador" and writer Yasuko Okuno posing for a photo after an interview with AFP at the Kanamachi public bath in Tokyo. - Once ubiquitous in crowded urban areas, sento or traditional public baths are closing fast -- but some have been given a new lease on life through renovations, while others are reinventing themselves as trendy hangouts or using data analysis to revive business. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-CULTURE-BUSINESS-SENTO,FEATURE BY KATIE FORSTER AND ATSIH PATEL