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Onsen

An onsen (温泉, onsen) is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. A volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen was traditionally used as the public bathing place and today plays a central role in directing Japanese domestic tourism.

Onsen comes in many types and shapes, including outdoor (露天風呂 or 野天風呂, rotenburo or notenburo) and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private (内湯, uchiyu) often run as part of a hotel, Ryokan (Japanese inn) or Bed and Breakfast (民宿, minshuku).

Sentō

Sentō (銭湯, Sentō) is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with one large room separating the sexes by a tall barrier, and on both sides, usually a minimum of lined up faucets and a single large bath for the already washed bathers to sit in among others. Since the second half of the 20th century, these communal bathhouses have been decreasing in numbers as more and more Japanese residences now have baths. Some Japanese find social importance in going to public baths, out of the theory that physical proximity/intimacy brings emotional intimacy, which is termed skinship in Japanese. Others go to a sent" because they live in a small housing facility without a private bath or to enjoy bathing in a spacious room and to relax in saunas or jet baths that often accompany new or renovated sent"s.

Ofuro

A Furo (風呂), also known as ofuro (お風呂), is a traditional Japanese bath, which originated steep-sided wooden bathtub. Baths of this type are found all over Japan in houses, apartments, and traditional Japanese inns, or Ryokan.

A furo differs from a conventional western bathtub by being of a deeper construction, typically in the region of 0.6 m (25 inches). The sides are generally square rather than being sloped. Traditionally, furo was heated by a wood-burning stove below. Furo is usually left filled with water overnight and emptied the next day. In the old days, the same water would remain in the bath for a few days, however, due to today's health regulations, this no longer happens. It is a Japanese custom that all members of the family use the same bathwater each night and therefore it is important to be completely clean before entering the bath. This type of ofuro was the precursor of the modern western-style hot tub.

Hamam / Turkish bath

A Turkish bath (Turkish: Hamam) is the Turkish variant of a steam bath, sauna, or Russian Bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as opposed to ambient steam.

In Western Europe, the Turkish bath as a method of cleansing the body and relaxation was particularly popular during the Victorian era. The process involved in taking a Turkish bath is similar to that of a sauna but is more closely related to ancient Greek and ancient Roman bathing practices.

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-      [[Image:G Geselschap Samstag Abend in der Kinderstube.jpg|thumb|300px|Children are given a bath (1873).]]
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-[[Image:GM bathing sketch.jpg|thumb|Japanese girls are given a bath outdoors - pencil sketch by [[Gauis Marius]].]]
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-To take a '''bath''' is to immerse one's body in [[water]], such as in a lake, a [[swimming pool]], or a [[bathtub]]. The water can be cold, warm, or hot. Bathing is done to [[clean]] one's body, for relaxation, to cool one's body down (e.g. on a hot day), or to heat one's body up (e.g. on a cold day).
-{{sa|Slave showers}}
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-== Nudity and swimwear ==
-Bathing in a tub is usually done in the privacy of a bathroom, and completely [[naked]]. Bathing in [[public]] is usually done in [[swimwear]], except for places where nude bathing is permitted, such as [[nudist]] lakes, pools or beaches. In many countries, small [[child]]ren are permitted to bathe naked, but older children and adults are expected to wear swimwear.
+== Onsen ==
+An [[onsen]] (温泉, onsen) is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. A volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth. Onsen was traditionally used as the public bathing place and today plays a central role in directing Japanese domestic tourism.
-In poorer countries, or in ad-hoc bathing, people often have no swimwear available and bathe in their [[underwear]] instead.
+Onsen comes in many types and shapes, including outdoor (露天風呂 or 野天風呂, rotenburo or notenburo) and indoor baths. Baths may be either public run by a municipality or private (内湯, uchiyu) often run as part of a hotel, Ryokan (Japanese inn) or Bed and Breakfast (民宿, minshuku).
-== Giving a bath ==
+== Sentō ==
+[[Sentō]] (銭湯, Sentō) is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with one large room separating the sexes by a tall barrier, and on both sides, usually a minimum of lined up faucets and a single large bath for the already washed bathers to sit in among others. Since the second half of the 20th century, these communal bathhouses have been decreasing in numbers as more and more Japanese residences now have baths. Some Japanese find social importance in going to public baths, out of the theory that physical proximity/intimacy brings emotional intimacy, which is termed skinship in Japanese. Others go to a sent" because they live in a small housing facility without a private bath or to enjoy bathing in a spacious room and to relax in saunas or jet baths that often accompany new or renovated sent"s.
-At [[home]], [[baby|babies]], [[toddler]]s and young [[preteen]] children are usually ''given'' a bath. This means their [[parent]]s fill the tub, check and adjust the water temperature, add soap or other ingredients, help them to [[undress]] and get into the tub, help them with washing their body and shampooing their hair, help them to rinse, get out, dry off with a [[towel]] (and possibly, a hair dryer), and to dress again. After a bath the child is often put in [[sleepwear]] because a bath is often given in the evening before [[bedtime]].
+== Ofuro ==
+A Furo (風呂), also known as [[ofuro]] (お風呂), is a traditional Japanese bath, which originated steep-sided wooden bathtub. Baths of this type are found all over Japan in houses, apartments, and traditional Japanese inns, or Ryokan.
-== Scrubbing ==
+A furo differs from a conventional western bathtub by being of a deeper construction, typically in the region of 0.6 m (25 inches). The sides are generally square rather than being sloped. Traditionally, furo was heated by a wood-burning stove below. Furo is usually left filled with water overnight and emptied the next day. In the old days, the same water would remain in the bath for a few days, however, due to today's health regulations, this no longer happens. It is a Japanese custom that all members of the family use the same bathwater each night and therefore it is important to be completely clean before entering the bath. This type of ofuro was the precursor of the modern western-style hot tub.
-[[Image:Bath brush.jpg|thumb|A [[bath brush]] with a short handle.]]
-[[Scrubbing]] the body with [[bath brush]]es was very common in the [[Victorian]] and [[Edwardian]] era, but has been largely replaced by softer tools such as sponges, especially for kids who find getting scrubbed a [[pain]]ful ordeal (unlike a lot of adults who like it). The scrubbing scenario can be eroticised in a similar way to scenarions such as [[spanking]], [[corner time]], [[mouth soaping]], or giving an [[enema]].
+== Hamam / [[Turkish bath]] ==
+A '''Turkish bath''' (Turkish: Hamam) is the Turkish variant of a steam bath, sauna, or Russian Bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as opposed to ambient steam.
-== Pre-spanking bath ==
+In Western Europe, the Turkish bath as a method of cleansing the body and relaxation was particularly popular during the [[Victorian era]]. The process involved in taking a Turkish bath is similar to that of a sauna but is more closely related to ancient Greek and ancient Roman bathing practices.
-[[Image:Jpc-2005.gif|thumb|Bath and birch: drawing by [[JPC]] (2005).]]
-Giving a [[spankee]] a bath before the spanking is sometimes done:
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-* to make the spankee "nice" and clean
+{{cat|Japanese baths}}
-* to make the spankee more relaxed before the punishment begins
+{{health}}
-* to make the spankee more comfortable with (or more aware of) being naked
-* when it is going to be a [[bedtime spanking]]
-* to pre-warm and soften the spankee's skin
-* to give the spanking on a [[wet]] bottom (which makes a louder noise and is said to hurt more)
-* to give the spankee a scrubbing, [[reddening]] and tenderizing their skin
-* in [[erotic spanking]], for the [[erotic]] qualities of a sensual bath (e.g. with [[oil]])
-* in [[ageplay]], to roleplay the adult/child scenario and give the spankee the feeling of being a (small, dependent, cared of) child
-Bathing scenes are common in child [[spanking stories]] and [[spanking novel]]s.
-== Post-spanking bath ==
-[[Image:Mona butler 1921.jpg|thumb|A birching in the bathroom. Illustration from ''Mona Butler. (Wenn ein Kind liebt....) Eine Geschichte von Liebe und Rute'' (German translation of ''[[When a Child Loves and When She Hates: A Tale of Birch and Bed]]'', 1921).]]
-Occasionally a cold bath is taken to "cool off" a hot-spanked bottom. For example, in the movie ''[[Pelle, The Conqueror]]'', the protagonist Pelle cools his bottom in a lake after one of his spankings.
-Another example takes place in episode 9 of ''Ikki Tousen'' (Geneon, 2003). Taking a trip to the countryside, young martial artist Hakufu Sonsaku is given a bare-bottom spanking by her mother (a situation made doubly embarrassing by the presence of her [[cousin]] Shuyu). In the next scene, Hakufu is shown soothing her hot, throbbing bottom in a the waters of a natural spring. The sequence is one of the best known examples of modern-day [[anime]] spanking, due to its recent production and availability through online sources such as [[YouTube]].
-== Bath house spanking in Anime==
-Although comparatively rare, bath house spanking scenes are not unknown in Japanese animation. One instance occurs in the popular children's comedy, ''Maicching! Machiko Sensei'' (Studio Pierrot, 1981). In a typically risque storyline, mischievous sixth-grader Kento-kun sneaks into a local ''datsuisho'' to spy on his teacher and several female students. Following a number of amusing mishaps, Kento finds himself naked in the women's section, where he is eventually caught by his (equally naked) mother. The comedy of errors finishes with Kento being disciplined in front of his classmates (a fitting conclusion, all things considered).
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