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PUBLIC BATH

TRADITION ENTERTAINMENT TOURISM Bathing Hot Springs

Taking a bath is very important for the Japanese. It serves especially for relaxing. Public baths (sento) exist since the Edo period and have been important in the past when not every private house was equipped with a bathroom. Nowadays, the number of public baths is decreasing. Therefore, many modern public baths try to attract more people by offering additional features like saunas and fitness centers. One does not wear bathing trunks in a Japanese sento, and men and women take their baths in separate halls.

PUBLIC BATHS Go round sento About the history of public baths in Japan and more. How to take a bath (Konpal-Yu) How to behave in a public bath. Public bath (AandE Pro) General information with a nice illustration. Go round sento About the history of public baths in Japan and more.

November 7, 1997 In Deutsch

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