TAKING A BATH

STEPS

• Undress in the first room
• Rinse your body down outside tub
• Relax in water
• Get out of the tub and wash with soap
• Rinse of then go back and relax in tub

"FUN" FACTS

• The typical japanese bathroom has 2 rooms
• They also believe in not getting into a tub "unclean"
• The 1st room consist of the sink. The 2nd is a shower/tub
• You first rinse down in/with a wash bowl
• The toilet is usually located in a seperate area

SPLISH SPLASH I WAS TACKEN A BATH

• The bathtubs today can be programed to fill on its own with right temp.
• Japanese bath are alot warmer than ours
• After one person is done the next person goes
• This is why they rinse out side of the tub so the water can stay clean

MORE FACTS

• The typical bathtub is deep enough for the water to cover the shoulders
• The bathtub is a place to relax and think it is one of their rituals
• The tubis square and you have to sit with your knees pulled to your chest
• After the japanese are done bathing they use the hot water for laundry

ORDER

• In most homes the oldest male goes first
• If there is a grandmother they will go first
• IF there are guests staying with a family they go first
• IF the home has a bigger bath then the family will usually take it together
• Even as children get older they still might bathe with their parents

GOING AWAY

• At a small apartment they have group baths
• At an inn they have a regular bath in your room
• Or you have a scheduled bath time