Niahak's Place

Imagine the best shower you’ve ever taken.  Water at just the right temperature to relax in, plenty of water pressure (if you’re like me and you like that), plenty of time.

Now imagine something at least 5 times nicer and you may just have the idea of a Bathhouse (either ofuro or onsen, depending on whether it’s a hot spring) in Japan.  One of the professors at my college – in fact, our non-Japanese expert on Japanese culture – is an expert on baths, and has written a book specifically on them.  That’s how nice they are.