TOKYO -- It has become a habit for Akihiro Doi, 26, to take a break on his business trips by treating himself at an izakaya restaurant and a sento public bath just steps away from his favorite hotel.
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Guests at Sekai Hotel Fuse can experience local life on a market street in Higashi-Osaka. (Photo courtesy of Sekai Hotel)
TOKYO -- It has become a habit for Akihiro Doi, 26, to take a break on his business trips by treating himself at an izakaya restaurant and a sento public bath just steps away from his favorite hotel.