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Virus shuts down bathhouse that cleansed Osaka s nightlife workers : The Asahi Shimbun

Eiji Nishino, owner of public bathhouse Akashiyu in Osaka’s Chuo Ward (Taku Hosokawa) OSAKA For more than seven decades, a public bathhouse here has provided soothing relief for weary geisha, yakuza gangsters and, on one rare occasion, stinky baseball fans. Akashiyu, a “sento” in Osaka’s busy Minami area, has gone through several ups and downs, but the novel coronavirus has proved a hurdle impossible to overcome. With its facilities deteriorating, the sento closed for good on Dec. 26. “I have nothing but appreciation for being able to be in business for so long,” Eiji Nishino, its 79-year-old owner, said. “I am sad. But it’s the trend of the times.”

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