- Japanese bathing customs requires that a person must first wash one’s body thoroughly before actually entering into the bathtub. The entrance is usually a small room or an alcove with a sink that is used for changing clothes.
- The sole purpose of a traditional Japanese bathtub is to soak. Therefore the traditional bathtub is deep and the flooring surrounding allows for water overflow. No washing of the body is actually done in the bathtub itself. Directly in front of the bathtub you’ll find a shower head and small plastic or wooden stool where you thoroughly wash yourself and rinse away all soapy bubbles before entering into the tub. The water must be as clean as possible because all members of the household use the bath.
- The toilet in a traditional Japanese house is kept completely separate from the bathtub. Before entering the area when the toilet is contained, you’ll usually see a pair of bathroom slippers that are worn when using the toilet. In most traditional homes, you will find a squatting toilet, but there are many traditional homes that also have a small Western-style sitting toilet.
- Decoration in traditional Japanese bathrooms is minimal with both floor and wall tiles that tend to be in colors of basic white or neutral.
- In traditional homes, Japanese custom dictates that the head of the household takes the first bath followed by other family members.
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