sento | Japanese public bath

is a pleasure that comes from sharing the bath water with others.

As the pleasure of bathing in a public sento in Japan comes from sharing the bath water with others, so has much of the pleasure of researching and writing this book come from the time shared with the many people who helped, encouraged, guided, and supported our vision of this project.

is not about the transition from public to private but rather about the shift from the outside world into a community.

at the sento (the public bath), on the other hand, there is no such corridor for the bathers-coming to the sento is not about the transition from public to private but rather about the shift from the outside world into a community.

is an institution where bonds of closeness form among the residents of the neighborhoods they serve.

Public baths in Japan form bonds- of close- ness among the residents of the neighborhoods they serve.

sento japanese public bath, n.Definitions

sento japanese public bath