Sauna bus ready to lure tourists to Japan's Shizuoka

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Retired vehicle refurbished with aroma of green tea, a local specialty

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A mobile sauna inside a refurbished bus offers bathing service at the Gotemba Premium Outlets in Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture on Sept. 13. (Photos by Nodoka Murakami)

NODOKA MURAKAMI

September 28, 2025 08:10 JST

SHIZUOKA, Japan — A mobile sauna installed in a decommissioned bus is ready to attract more tourists to Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo.