Japanese mixed bathing tradition

Speaking of hot springs, it is probably the best way for Japanese people all over the world. There are many volcanoes and hot springs in Japan. There is a famous "Zuohe Hot Spring" in the suburb of Sendai, north of Tokyo. Every weekend and holiday, Japanese people come here in droves, drinking hot Sendai wine and enjoying the attentive service of escort girls. Why is it called money soup? I don't know. I don't always spend money to drink bath water as soup. If you don't know Japanese, you will make jokes. The origin of the word Qiantang has not been verified, but it is certain that Qiantang has a history. Many architectural styles of Qiantang are similar to those of Japanese temples. They all have an arched roof with patterns engraved on it. Wood is generally not colored, but turns gray-black due to sun and rain, which is the same as other traditional buildings in Japan. The entrance is two wide wooden sliding doors, and a blue curtain is hung on the door frame with the Japanese pen name "Yu" (= Tang) written on it. This word is round and elegant, and it looks steaming. It was quite comfortable before washing.

Qiantang is generally located in the old city. Most of the houses there look very old, which makes people wonder whether they existed in the edo period. Whenever the sun sets, every household is quickly shrouded in twilight, and the jagged low-rise houses are vaguely connected. In the not-too-distant past, the sky may have been shrouded in smoke, but now there is only a faint smoke in the small chimney of money.

Money soup usually opens in the afternoon and stays open until late at night, which is quite convenient for Japanese who have worked hard all day. After dark, more and more people are kicking around with small washbasins and washing utensils. Most money launderers are people who live nearby. Some people may not have a bathroom at home, but many regulars patronize Qian Tang just for comfort. After all, money soup is much more spacious than the bathroom at home.

As soon as Qiantang enters the door, it is a wooden floor. Take off your shoes and put them in the shoe cabinet against the wall. With a wooden key, you can enter the dressing room at the back. Of course, men enter the men's door and women enter the women's door, but when they enter, they will find that they enter the same room, except that there is a wooden wall in the middle that divides the room in two. There is a high counter between the two doors. Is it closed? d？ Most shopkeepers are sitting at the counter.

Because you sit in the middle, you can charge both men and women, and you can also' monitor' the dressing rooms of both men and women. Both men and women undress under the eyes of the shopkeeper, but fortunately, the old lady usually charges, and she seems to have no intention of enjoying the scenery in front of her.

Although there are many old ladies sitting on the stage and some money soup, all the men open the door. Probably business is bleak, the store can't afford to hire people, so the boss has to sit on the stage by himself. In order to reduce embarrassment and avoid loneliness, men put a small TV in front of them. The customer came without blinking an eye. They just mechanically said come in and welcome, and then continued to stare at the TV.

The Japanese are very generous and don't seem to mind much. So I took off mine. I just need to take off my clothes and block the important places with a small towel. It is said that women are the same. Hiding shame with a towel is probably a unique habit of Japanese people. Even in a public bathroom like Qiantang, they don't want to talk about heroes by size. As long as it's in front, you can look at your ass at will. This is not nonsense. If you don't believe that you can watch TV patiently, you will surely see a group of men and women (women will be wrapped in big bath towels) walking naked from the hotel room to the open-air bath.

The contrast between Japanese bathing culture and China is probably the biggest. For example, you will see a TV advertisement in which a family of four dances and cheers in a big bathtub. If you were in China, you wouldn't get caught for incest. I once heard a young girl say on TV that she bathed with her father from childhood until she was 20 years old. At first, she didn't believe her ears, thinking that she heard right or was talking nonsense. Later, I saw a TV program that asked an 18-year-old girl to rub her father's back while he was taking a bath, in order to spoil his father to get more pocket money. I had to believe that it was normal for her daughter to take a bath with her father in Japan.

It is not easy to understand a culture different from your own country, but as long as you are tolerant, you won't make a fuss after a long time.

Experience the * * * bath in the "Southwest" hot spring in China and receive holy baptism.

There is also the custom of bathing in hot springs or naked in nature all over China. In the west of China, such customs are closely related to the simple local humanistic customs. People are not ashamed of being naked. They think it is a healthy lifestyle.

The holy snow peaks and sacred mountains stand under the sky of Moran, and the alpine lakes called Haizi or Cuo are inlaid in the valley like jewels.

The altitude is a little high, and the air is fresh beyond description.

This is' Kangba' (Ganzi Prefecture, Sichuan Province)-a magical and beautiful plateau.

When I came to the villages and towns in the south of Kangba, I was introduced to Bam Mountain, which almost became the symbol of villages and towns. Every summer, the town holds a grand Bam Mountain Festival. In Tibetan, bam means "riding a tiger Guanyin". From a distance, Shenshan really looks like a tiger lying on the mountain.

Now, Bam Mountain has become a big regional concept. Fiona Fang has 5000 square kilometers, 44 alpine lakes and 32 peaks with an altitude of over 4000 meters. There are many hot springs under the mountain, which are also important local tourism resources. Soaking in hot springs, in addition to the quaint folk custom of "men and women bathing together", there is also "people and snakes bathing together".

When I first heard it, I could hardly believe it. Of course I want to try. I came to Rekaokao snake spring, which is 8 kilometers away from the county seat. This is a very strange place, half in the open air and half in the cave. The spring water is black and white, which adds to the mystery of snake spring. I trembled under the water and carefully identified whether there were snakes. It is said that snakes nest in caves, and from time to time snakes slip into hot springs, passing people. Thought of here, can't help but get goose bumps. The fellow villagers who are taking a bath told me not to be afraid. As long as you don't hurt the snake, it won't attack you at all. Bathing with snakes is a good thing, which is good for your health.

There is a Sagou Mountain in Ranwu Township, the main peak of which is 5278 meters above sea level. It is difficult to climb the mountain because it is winter. I just went to see Sagoucuo on the way. This is a clear mountain lake, which has been frozen for three feet now. Local friends told me that if spring comes, the azaleas on the lake are in full bloom and the scenery is very beautiful. Go along the Shuoqu River and come to Ranwu. The hot springs here are very famous.

Hot springs are on the roadside, and many women and children are taking naked baths. I showed up by the pool unprepared. Seeing me, a bearded Han Chinese, some girls shyly shrank into the water, but those middle-aged women were not afraid at all, and invited me to wash in the water with them, which made me embarrassed and embarrassed to take pictures.

By the hot spring, there are several Tibetan women washing clothes, and I am the only one who seems redundant. I asked a local fellow villager why men and women can take a bath. He said that the spring water was given by heaven, so everyone shared it.

Turkey is directly reminiscent of Turkish bath. I like turkey, but the word "bathing" makes me uncomfortable. Bathing is streaking face to face and skin to face.

I refused to try when I first went, and I regretted it when I came back. I'm not a person who likes to take a bath, but anyway, it's a bit unreasonable to go to Turkey without taking a Turkish bath. Therefore, when I go to Istanbul again, the first program in the afternoon is to see a Turkish "Haman".

Turkish bath, colluding with the masseur

The Turks carried forward the Roman baths left by the Eastern Roman Empire and became the magnificent Turkish baths (Hamam). Even if you don't wash it, you should look at the bathroom-otherwise you haven't been to Turkey. You should "get dressed" in the shower.

Traditionally, Turkish baths are for men and women separately or in different periods (similar to the bathrooms in our previous units in China, 135 gay men and 246 lesbians take baths). Try to choose a bathroom with a special license issued by the Ministry of Tourism, because these places are relatively clean and tidy; It is best to take a bath in the morning, with few people and the cleanest pool water.

When you take a bath, the service staff will give you a large bath towel Pestemal specially made of Turkish cotton, with two patterns of plaid and vertical bar on it, to enclose the "key", because naked bathing is absolutely forbidden in Turkey; The soap used here is also specially made for Turkish bath, called Saben, which is particularly rich in foam. Remember to ask the administrator before you go in, because some bathrooms charge extra for these two things.

Think of yourself as a pancake

Wrap Pestemal in a hot dressing room, then go to the shower room, scoop water from a row of small stone tanks that keep flowing out (Turkish bath has no shower, it is absolutely water-saving, editor's note), and then go to the foggy spring pool to take a bath in the sauna.

The waiter wearing Kese gloves can take a bath at your request. Then, you can lie on a warm marble in the center of the bathroom. In the past, firewood or charcoal was burned in it, just like a heatable adobe sleeping platform in rural China. Nowadays, coal or electricity is widely burned in cities, and only the small toilets in rural areas still retain the previous tradition (you can lie on them when you first enter the bathroom, depending on your personal preferences).

Being "colluded" by the masseur

At this time, you can invite a masseur to come and serve (masseurs are all of the same sex as customers, so stop dreaming! ), the masseur "Tanrak" who painted olive oil by hand, is full of physical strength and has equal kung fu. In more than half an hour, it is enough to "deeply knead" customers over and over again. Therefore, you must explain your strength to him in advance, or you will inevitably feel sore all over. The most amazing thing is that in the whole process, the Pestemal around him is constantly replaced by the masseur, but it will not be "spring leaked out" for a moment.

After massage, after washing the body with hot water, the waiter will cover the wet towel with a dry towel and then take it out. The movements are very skilled, so don't worry about "leakage".

Be sure to watch while washing.

After washing the whole set, you can take a bath in the spring pool or have a drink in the lounge. This is the most authentic five processes of Turkish bath: baking, washing, brushing, steaming and sleeping. And from the dressing room to the bathroom, the temperature is gradually changed to make customers adapt.

Don't let your eyes idle at this time. In Istanbul's big bathroom, white marble can be seen everywhere, even the floor, dome and sink are no exception, and the walls are also carved with exquisite Ottoman-style patterns-as a tourist, it is definitely worth seeing.

Frank "salon"

Harman is a very good social place in our place. When waiting for a bath and massage, there will be people waiting in line to chat. Women especially like to take snacks to the Turkish bath in groups, chat while washing, and sing Turkish folk songs in it when they are happy. Because it is a dome, the sound effect is very good. You can try it if you are interested. For tourists from China, the temperature in Hamam may be a little high, and even the cleanest bathroom will have a special taste. You may not be used to eating in it, so I suggest bringing some frozen drinks to quench your thirst and be comfortable. But it's best to ask the janitor's permission before entering the door, so I suggest taking some.

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