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is about as good a duplication of the original intra-uterine situation as can be arranged after the milestone of birth has actually been passed.

It should be resolutely apparent that the Japanese Bath is about as good a duplication of the original intra-uterine situation as can be arranged after the milestone of birth has actually been passed.

is an institution, a relaxing, pleasurable activity, rather than merely being a means to become clean.

It should perhaps be pointed out that the Japanese bath is something of an institution, a relaxing, pleasurable activity, rather than merely being a means to become clean.

is a place where one goes there to cleanse the soul. It stands in contrast to the West, where it is a place one goes to cleanse the body,

In the West, a bath is a place one goes to cleanse the body. In Japan, one goes there to cleanse the soul.

is about much more than cleanliness, though cleanliness is certainly important. It is about family and community-the washing of each other's backs before bathing. It is also about being alone and contemplative, time to watch the moon rise above the garden.

Bathing in Japan is about much more than cleanliness, though cleanliness is certainly important. It is about family and community-the washing of each other's backs before bathing. It i$ also about being alone and contemplative, time to watch the moon rise above the garden.

is a kind of zen meditation; it cleanses the soul, and one emerges refreshed, renewed, and serene.

A Zen meditation, the Japanese bath cleanses the soul, and one emerges refreshed, renewed, and serene.

is almost always built with a window to the outside set right above the tub, making the bath part of the changing seasons. In spring, one enjoys gazing at the fragile white petals of plum and watching the cherry blossoms fall; in summer, the rich green wisteria leaves threaten to climb through the window into the bathroom; in autumn, while taking a bath, one can watch how the brilliantly colored Japanese maples darken in color day by day; and, in winter, the perfect complement to a hot steamy bath is the cold wind that brushes through the bare silvery branches covered with crisp white snow.

As mentioned above, almost always there is a window to the outside set right above the tub. When the home has a substantial garden space, often the windows are large and able to be opened out into the garden. The bath then becomes part of the changing seasons. In spring, one enjoys gazing at the fragile white petals of plum and watching the cherry blossoms fall; in summer, the rich green wisteria leaves threaten to climb through the window into the bathroom; in autumn, while taking a bath, one can watch how the brilliantly colored Japanese maples darken in color day by day; and, in winter, the perfect complement to a hot steamy bath is the cold wind that brushes through the bare silvery branches covered with crisp white snovv.

is intended to allow the bather to indulge in the abundance of water.

A Japanese bath allows the bather to indulge in the abundance of water.

is called 'furo', a word originating from a similar word, muro, which referred to a natural steam cave where people went to cleanse themselves by sweating, and after being steamed, a bather would go outside and scrape off the dirt, dead skin, and scum, using an item such as a bamboo leaf. A cold rinse would finish this whole process.

Furo, or bath: According to Yanagita Kunio, an anthropologist, the word furo that is now used for bath originated From a similar word, muro, which referred to a natural steam cave where people went to cleanse themselves by sweating. This evolved into a sauna-like mom constructed from wood where the steam entered either-from an adjacent steam room or from directly underneath a wooden platform After being steamed, a bather would go outside and scrape off the dirt, dead skin, and scum, using an item such as a bamboo leaf A cold rinse would finish this whole process.

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