Japanese Baths: An Amazing Experience
If you're coming from the U.S., taking a bath (or even just a shower) at the end of your long day might seem like a pain. Turning on the bath or shower and waiting for the water to get hot, turning the dials or taps of your shower or bath until you find that perfect temperature where it's not too hot or not too cold, and making sure that you don't flood your entire bathroom. These might be some of the reasons why you might not be inclined to take a nice bath to relax.
When you come to Japan, your perspective might change drastically. We would like introduce to you the amazingness as well as the functions of the Japanese System Bath.
Japanese System Bath
First, let's look at the layout of a Japanese System Bath. It has two components: the bath and the shower. The shower and the bath are separate because in Japanese culture it is common to wash before you get in the bathtub, as the water is often shared with the entire family.
There are two ways you can prepare your bath. If there is no water in the tub, just press one button that says 自動 (automatic), or in some cases おゆはり(run bath). Make sure you have plugged in your stopper for the bath. The bath will fill up automatically to the level and temperature of your liking in a matter of 10 minutes. This is one of the wonders of the System Bath. You don’t have to worry about it overfilling. You can set the temperature by using the up and down dial on the remote.
Another way to prepare your bath is to warm up the water that you already have in the tub. This might seem unhygienic as you used this bath water already, but because you shower before you enter the bath, as well as take a shower outside the bathtub, you can reuse your bath water 2 to 3 times. To heat up the bath water, press おいだき(heat up). This will heat up the bathwater, that's already in the tub, to the set temperature.
Don't you hate trying to find that perfect temperature for the shower water? You won't have that problem with the Japanese System Bath. The temperature of the shower water is also controlled by the remote in the bathroom. Taking a shower will most likely be as easy as pressing a button or turning a dial to control the water strength.
There are many other features that you can use to make your bathing experience a more comfortable one, such as using the "talk" function to call someone in your home. Please view the translated remote for more detailed instructions.
These are some of the reasons why the Japanese bath experience is amazing and can make the end of the day an enjoyable and relaxing one. You will go from dreading taking a bath to just wanting to dive right in.
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