Jjimjilbangs are an essential part of Korean culture. These public bathhouses are where people of all ages come to soak, relax and partake in the traditional body scrub for healing and rejuvenating.

The landscape of the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, a concrete universe of slightly less than three square miles in Mid-City, is a bilingual-signed jigsaw of strip malls and squat high-rises, ...

When I was growing up in Korea, going to the bathhouse was a weekly ritual. My whole family would get our toiletries together and head over to the friendly neighborhood jjimjilbang. It was a communal ...

Sauna, body scrubs, and endless infrared light therapy sounds like a dream. Lucky for you, this is the reality at Korean Spas. These traditional beauty and wellness wonders are a one-of-a-kind ...

Skipping a grade in elementary school gave me a huge burst of confidence. That is, until I was forced to navigate locker rooms among very developed thirteen-year-olds while I was still very much ...

The first time I experienced a Korean spa, I was a youngster, visiting my grandparents in Taegu, South Korea. The shallowness of the oval tub reminded me of our local kiddie pool, except everyone was ...

I stood in front of my locker in my standard-issue, loose-fitting t-shirt and shorts, paralyzed. Just do it, I whispered to myself. Ignore the naked girl sitting behind you, reaching through your legs ...