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On 18/12/2015 00:23, johnw wrote:<br>
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<div class="">On Dec 16, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Philip Barnes <<a
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<div class="">Google search 温泉 in Japan</div>
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<div class="">several thousand red dots will show up. </div>
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<div class="">an onsen is subkey value of public bath, documented
on the wiki. </div>
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<div class="">some onsen are amenities in a hotel, spa, or
mountain inn, but most are stand alone facilities. </div>
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<div class="">this is one of the most common and universal things
for friends and family to do after an activity (shopping,
vacation, hiking, etc) in Japan.</div>
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<div class="">Go to a amusement park with the family? go to the
onsen after. </div>
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<div class="">Going hiking in the monuntains? go to an onsen when
done. </div>
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<div class="">Office lunch party? go wine tasting then go go to an
onsen in the afternoon. </div>
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<div class="">Yes, this means bathing with classmates, coworkers,
and family members (almost always gender separated) in a public
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<div class="">In the US, “public baths” and very rare, and I don’t
think I have ever been to one. </div>
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<div class="">in Japan, they are part of every day culture.</div>
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In England, public swimming pools were often called 'swimming baths'
until the late 20th century. The 'public baths' were understood to
refer to a building containing a swimming pool for public use. If
you go back further, I think these establishments did actually
provide washing facilities for those, especially the urban poor, who
didn't have bath-tubs in the home, and were provided as a
public-health measure.<br>
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Steve<br>
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