for European citizen who loves and knows a lot about the baths, a shock will visit the traditional Japanese bath.As it so striking?There is no usual for us bathhouse paraphernalia - steam rooms, washers, brooms.Only the big drum made of wood and a couch in the corner.
Japanese bath furako
This big font-shaped drums of wood.Inside, it is divided by a partition into two parts.In most of them are adjustable, and to a lesser - wood burning or electric oven, made of stainless steel.With the help of the water in the main part of furako heated to fifty degrees.For a beginner, this temperature is perceived hard, but after a few visits comes complete adaptation.
Japanese bath-barrel is made of cedar, larch or oak.And this is no accident.The wood of these species enriches the water with essential oils, precious minerals and tannins.These impurities are converted to water in the healing liquid.
washing procedure
Japanese bath has its own traditions and rituals.The visitor placed in a font so that the water is below the heart.Even in this case usually amplifies the heartbeat and can significantly increase the pressure.Failure to comply with the rules of the consequences can be very serious.
Stay in furako should not exceed 15 minutes.For such a short period of time in the human body stimulates metabolism and significantly improved heart function and blood vessels, increases immunity.Experts say that the Japanese bath is able to cure diseases of the kidneys, joints, heart, and cold.Hot water has a favorable effect on the skin, opens the pores and removes accumulated toxins through them.To effect was even more powerful, the water extracts were added various herbs, aromatic oil, rose petals, salts.
At the end of the allotted time visitor to the couch.His vacation has to be at least an hour.At this time, his body completely relaxes the nervous system returns to normal.Furako Japanese bath - a real ritual.It seemed combined four elements - air (steam), fire (heat), water and land (wood).Tradition says that only he can become a true warrior who is able to combine these elements together.
Japanese bath ofuro
As a rule, the Japanese bath complex consists not only of furako.It will certainly present and ofuro.It is a rectangular wooden container filled with sawdust.For its production uses special thermowood and reliable system of electric heating.In general, simple design - Japanese bath ofuro.The hands can make it even not very experienced.It can be set in a country house, in the country and even in the spacious city apartment.
Dive into the ofuro
By long-standing tradition wooden container filled with lime or pine sawdust that is mixed with aromatic herbs and roots.Then, this composition slightly moistened and heated to sixty degrees.The visitor is immersed in the fragrant mass.Sawdust covered his body up to the neck.The procedure takes less than an hour.His body is well warmed up, then go to the slag, which were immediately absorbed by sawdust.After this session, the skin look young and healthy, improves its color, various rashes disappear.Visitors usually visit ofuro after furako.
Sento - public bath
There has kept the tradition of the use of the thermal baths.Sento - sufficiently spacious rooms that can cater for up to a hundred visitors at a time.It is divided into two parts - for men and for women.The main feature of the bath is a large swimming pool with hot water, which is usually steamed several people at the same time.
Before entering the pool, visitors leave their belongings in lockers and sent to the washing room.Here they are sitting on a small wooden bench, thoroughly wash your body.Among the Japanese very popular douche.
Then they go into the pool with water heated to fifty-five degrees.While at it for a long time can not be - no more than fifteen minutes.After exiting the pool provides relaxation in well-equipped rooms with aquariums, flowers and even small gardens.Ends bath ritual tea.
Japanese are extremely proud of the health of the nation - is no less than the achievements in the field of mechanical engineering and electronics.Quite rightly they associate high life expectancy and low enough to meet the percentage incidence of bath traditions.According to doctors, they help to reduce stress, help remove the accumulated fatigue, to recuperate.Air traditions of Japan - is part of the national culture, an essential attribute of life.The Japanese revere and cherish their bathing traditions for centuries.
