A male Chinese tourist who dressed as a woman to enter the female section of a public bath in Wakayama Prefecture, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful entry, police said.
Xia Liang, 36, allegedly went into a women's dressing room at a seaside open-air bath in Shirahama, a major tourist spot, wearing a kimono and long wig, around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. He then wrapped himself in a towel and entered a women's bath, according to the police.
A customer in the women's bath alerted a clerk when the suspect began taking photos with a smartphone on a selfie stick.
He is not suspected of taking photos of any women in the bath. Xia reportedly admitted to unlawful entry, telling investigators he had heard the view from the women's section of the bath is magnificent.
Xia arrived in Japan on Friday for a six-day trip and went to Shirahama on Saturday.