Culture and slang · Lesson 9

Hot springs and public baths: towels, tattoos, yukata

体からだを洗あらってから、湯船ゆぶねに入はいります。

The order for getting in and out of the bath, where your towel goes, bath signs; tattoo rules vary, so ask first; what a public bath is; how to wear a yukata.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Main dialogue: the large bath at a hot-spring ryokan
  2. 02Before and after the bath: step by step
  3. 03Towels: one large, one small
  4. 04Tattoos: rules vary, so check in advance
  5. 05Public baths, and yukata at a ryokan
  6. 06Easy misunderstandings

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • What would you do?
  • Understanding signs and guidance
  • True or false?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Put them in the right order

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