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the japanese bath
every evening without fail, more than a hundred million people lower themselves gently into the steaming waters of a japanese bath.
whether it's a stone pool fed by a hot spring or a compact tub in the home, this daily ritual remains an integral part of japanese life. clothes are shed, the body is thoroughly lathered, scrubbed and rinsed, and then one enters the deep and inviting world of 'ofuro'. is it so different?
the procedure certainly ( a bath is not for washing oneself ). and the design too. but more than all this, it's another world. for a bath is not just a bath and water is not just water.
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