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Entrance to the sentō at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum. Sentō (銭湯) is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with a tall barrier separating the sexes within one large room, a minimum of lined-up faucets on both sides, and a single large bath for the already washed bathers to sit in ...
Yuzu in bath water. A yuzu bath, also known as a yuzuyu (柚子湯), is a bathing tradition that is celebrated on the winter solstice in Japan. Yuzu fruits, citrus fruit of East Asian origin known for their characteristically strong aroma and the fragrant oil from their skin (), are floated in the hot water of the bath, releasing their aroma.
Utase-yu waterfall bath at Tarutama Onsen (垂玉温泉) Steam baths (蒸し湯, mushi-yu): onsen steam is released in either a small room or a "steam box" (in which one immerses their body up to their neck) which has an effect similar to a sauna. [50] Sleeping baths (寝湯, ne-yu): shallow baths in which one lies down. These can be used for ...
One hundred and one people in Japan gathered at a Tokyo shrine to wash themselves in an icy bath Sunday, January 8th to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year.
Furo , or the more common and polite form ofuro , is a Japanese bath and/or bathroom. [1] Specifically it is a type of bath which originated as a short, steep-sided wooden bathtub . Baths of this type are found all over Japan in houses, apartments and traditional Japanese inns ( ryokan ) but are now usually made out of a plastic or stainless steel.
In the road home, Lucius finds himself in a very unwelcoming tavern where the service is poor. While trying to take a bath, he slips to the Edo-era Tokyo, where he notices the onsen has both men and women bathing together. He is invited to stay in a ryokan where the devoted employees allows him to see the conveniences of good services. A woman ...
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Japanese bath may refer to: Sentō (銭湯), a type of Japanese communal bath house; Furo (お風呂), a type of bathtub commonly used in Japan; Onsen (温泉), a Japanese hot spring traditionally used for public bathing; The bathroom in a Japanese house; Customs and etiquette of Japan related to bathing