| One of the most popular types of bathtub on the | | | | of washing yourself before you get in... |
| market these days is the Japanese bathtub, as | | | | The next thing to know is that water for a traditional |
| people look to install bathroom fittings that are a little | | | | Japanese bath should be much hotter than it is in the |
| bit different from the ordinary. This is essentially a | | | | West. Since the tub is used for soaking, the water |
| soaking tub, and most people understand this. | | | | should be heated to a temperature that you may |
| However many people do not know how to really | | | | find slightly uncomfortable at first, but which really |
| use a Japanese bathtub in order to have the proper | | | | does help to relax tired muscles and also helps to |
| experience. This article will give some pointers how to | | | | pack the body with heat so that even a cold winter |
| really take a Japanese bath and get the most out of | | | | night can feel extremely bearable even when the |
| your Japanese soaking tub. | | | | room is not a particularly warm. The first time you |
| The first thing to know is that traditionally it is not | | | | try this you may feel very uncomfortable indeed, but |
| used for washing, but is only used for soaking after | | | | after you have tried it for a few times you'll find it is |
| the person has washed themselves. In a traditional | | | | an extremely relaxing experience... |
| Japanese bathroom floor of the bathroom would be | | | | Finally, for many Japanese one soak is not enough. |
| tiled and would have a drain to enable water to drain | | | | After soaking for several minutes and getting warm, |
| away while the person walked themselves outside of | | | | it is a traditional thing to do to get out of the bath, |
| the bathtub. The usual way of washing was to use | | | | wash again, and then get back in the bath for an |
| bowls of hot water which would be poured over the | | | | extra soak in order to really relax the muscles. After |
| body, although in modern times the bowls have been | | | | spending so much time in hot water your body will be |
| replaced by a shower. So if you want to have a real | | | | so relaxed that you will only need to have a cup of |
| experience the first thing you need to do is forget | | | | sake with your evening meal and you will be ready to |
| about having soap in the bathtub and find some way | | | | fall asleep... on a futon off course! |