Japanese Activities Before Going To Bed

JAPANESE ACTIVITIES BEFORE GOING TO BED

Hi guys, welcome back again on my blog. As usual, here I’ll discuss about Japan, especially about family life in Japan. Some times ago, I have told you about  “Activities After Waking Up Japanese People”. But today, I’m going to tell you about “Japanese Activities Before Going To Bed”.  Activities that Japanese people do after waking up are like washing their face, brushing their teeth, breakfast and preparing a lunch box (Bento) and after that go to work or go to school. Do you want to know what Japanese people do before going to bed? So don't leave to read on this blog and I'll tell you about it.

Japan is a country that always has very unique rituals and habits in contrast to other countries. Even before going to bed they also have activities that are very often carried out by Japanese people both children and adults.

The following are activities that Japanese people do before going to bed and the reason they do it.

1.    Taking A Bath

The habit of Japanese people before going to bed is bathing. Bathing is an activity carried out by Japanese people when they come home from work. They will not take a shower again after waking up in the morning. Why did they do that? Although not all Japanese do not take a shower in the morning, there are also Japanese people who are used to bathing in the morning before work even though at night they have bathed. But water in winter in Japan often makes them lazy to take a shower in the morning.

They did this because of the Japanese habit that bathing was seen as a closing activity on that day. When they are going to sleep, they usually like to take a shower first. So, they feel relaxed after a day of activities. Interestingly, Japanese people only take a bath once a day, which is when they are going to sleep. In the morning, they will not take a shower again, but only wash their face and brush their teeth, after which they do their activities.

2.    Soaking The Body

Picture. Onsen (natural hot spring)

Picture. Sento (public baths)

The  next habit that Japanese people often do before going to bed is to soak in Ofuro (soaking tub). Maybe you already know, that Japanese people like to bathe in Sento (public baths) and Onsen (natural hot springs). Almost every city and village in Japan has public bathing facilities where everyone can take a bath there.

 So, besides they bathe they will often soak after work, whether at home or at the public bath. But sometimes they are Japanese people who prefer to bathe in public baths because maybe they don't have complete bathing facilities at home and in public baths they can clean themselves while being able to socialize with other people at the public bath.

That's the life of Japanese people, like the fathers who come home from work or career women who go home from work, surely they will always do that, because that is their culture. So, if Japanese people are asked to choose to take a bath or soak in a bathtub, they would prefer to soak. Because soaking will make them relax. Japanese people are known for their hard work and overtime even if the weather is not very good, so relaxation after work is part of their lives. Japanese people are known to respect timeliness, and to reduce the time spent in the morning to get ready, they prefer to relax and cleanse themselves at night before going to bed.

If you want to know more about family life in Japan, keep reading on my blog.
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