Experience Finnish-Style Frozen Lake Bathing in Hokkaido Town

SHINTOKU, Hokkaido — Finland is a nation famed for its saunas. But do you know about avanto, the Finnish tradition of cutting a hole in the ice on a frozen lake to bathe in the water underneath? And did you know this is also practiced in Japan? “Hokkaido Avanto” began for the season on Jan. 11 at La...