How to Take a Japanese Bath

Plot

This book is a physical work of art--as it should be, because the Japanese bath is an aesthetic event."-- Whole Earth Review Since its first publication in 1992, this book has become a curious classic, taking a -simple (yet often incorrectly performed) activity and depicting it with a graphic, manga-style edge. In twelve drawings a young Japanese man is shown preparing, rinsing, soaking, communing, relaxing, contemplating--all an encouragement to readers to slow down, ease into the hot water, and enjoy this timeless ritual of purity and release.

Leonard Koren describes the 12 steps in taking a hot, sensual Japanese bath. Since ancient times bathing in Japan has offered spiritual contentment through the purification and cleansing of the physical body. The book is useful for hedonists, hot tubbers and fans of stylish graphic art.