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By: On Onsen, or Bathing With Friends and Coworkers | traveltocitiesinjapan.com

On Onsen, or Bathing With Friends and Coworkers | traveltocitiesinjapan.com — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:19:37 +0000

[...] who’s taken a hot bath understands that feeling of never knowing where your body ends and the water begins; it’s a [...]

By: On Onsen, or Bathing With Friends and Coworkers | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:17:25 +0000

[...] who’s taken a hot bath understands that feeling of never knowing where your body ends and the water begins; it’s a [...]

By: On Using a Japanese Toilet | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Using a Japanese Toilet | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:08:50 +0000

[...] but we still shit and brush our teeth in the same room. In Japan, the bathroom is isolated from the bath and washing sink. You’re even expected, in some homes, to take off your indoor slippers and [...]

By: On Japanese Funerals | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Japanese Funerals | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 07:33:37 +0000

[...] Pilgrimage Japan has two spiritual traditions. There is Shinto, which governs the clean and positive aspects of Japanese life: luck, weddings, childbirth, birthdays, careers and fortunes. But for [...]

By: On Heating an Apartment in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です

On Heating an Apartment in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:14:30 +0000

[...] Ranking: 2/5 Death Ranking: 1/5 Pros: Cheap, Pleasant. Cons: Pruned Fingers. Believe it or not, baths are a great way to stay warm in the winter, provided you don’t get out of them. I’m always [...]

By: Wouter

Wouter — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:54:49 +0000

Great perspective on bathing! It is indeed a habit picked up easily. I discovered that years ago. It is by far the best way to rinse the grease and stress that daily life in Japan seems to load on your shoulders.