have you been to a Japanese-style Hot Spring PUBLIC BATH?

@shobejen (644)
Philippines
May 4, 2007 11:07am CST
have you experienced going to a hot spring public bath in japan? they say that you have to be fully naked when you go in to the public bath... ofcourse, men and women have separate baths...
3 responses
• United States
4 May 07
I'm not interesting in looking at stranger's parts. Plus, having a layer or three between my cavities and other people's external protrusions is of utmost concern to me.
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• Philippines
28 Apr 08
Yes I have experienced bathing in a public bath for 3 days. Well, I had no choice. That's in a hotel. It's true that men and women are separate. And it's true that you have to get naked-no swimsuits/bathing suits. But it's normal in Japan so I've got no problem with it. For the Japanese, it's the normal thing to do so there's really no big deal. The most appropriate thing to do is just look at the floor when going around the bathhouse or look at the face of the person you're talking to.
@errielle (442)
• Philippines
21 Sep 07
Yes. But it's only in the hotel's public bath. It's not hot spring but it's like a huge hot tub. and yes, you have to go naked. It's not really a big deal becaue every is naked! and guys were separated from girls. so no worries. I really enjoyed it. being in a very hot water is so relaxing. it's very therapeutic. but you have to take a shower first before going into the hot tub.