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A family, a group of housewives from the same neighborhood, a group of businessmen, or a group of classmates might spend time together naked at a sentÅ bathhouse, at an onsen hot spring, or at a health club. This allows opportunities for social bonding.
Boys in the schools had not worn suits in their classes for years, and girls requested to do the same in order to give them more time in the pool. While following the wishes of parents who believed girls should behave modestly, all the board members disagreed, stating that there was "no moral issue involved".
Bathing is an important part of the daily routine in Japan, where bath tubs are for relaxing, not cleaning the body. Therefore, the body must be cleaned and scrubbed before entering the bathtub or ofuro. This is done in the same room as the tub, while seated on a small stool and using a hand-held shower.
"When we get into the ages of 8 and 9 with a functioning, healthily developing child, that's the cut-off for when you should be bathing with them," she says. "They should be able to bathe themselves."
Movies, advertisements, and other media frequently showed nude male bathing or swimming. There was less tolerance for female nudity and the same schools and gyms that insisted on wool swimwear being unsanitary for males did not make an exception when women were concerned. Nonetheless, some schools did allow girls to swim nude if they wished.
[13]: 12 Sea bathing resorts modelled themselves on Bath, and provided promenades, circulating libraries, and assembly rooms. [13]: 9 While sea bathing or dipping, men and boys were naked, women and girls were encouraged to dip wearing loose clothing. Scarborough was the first resort to provide bathing machines for changing.
"Use a slip-free bath mat to minimize the risk of falls in the bathtub and check the water temperature before allowing the child to go into the bath or shower: The water should be lukewarm ...
Nude swimming for girls had been optional for six weeks prior to the order. Nude swim classes continued for the 200 elementary school girls from two other schools. Boys in the schools had not worn suits in their separate classes for years, and girls requested to do the same in order to give them more time in the pool rather than changing.