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Sento Bather
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In a society bound by layers of etiquette, the Japanese sento (public bathhouse) is a haven where locals can shed clothes and inhibitions, enjoying hadaka no tsukiai (naked kinship) with fellow bathers and escape the intense pressures of modern daily life.
The mural painting of Mount Fuji, considered a harbinger of good luck, is inspired by the art of the legendary Hokusai, and is designed to allow the metropolitan sento bather to lose themselves, as if in nature.
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In a society bound by layers of etiquette, the Japanese sento (public bathhouse) is a haven where locals can shed clothes and inhibitions, enjoying hadaka no tsukiai (naked kinship) with fellow bathers and escape the intense pressures of modern daily life.
The mural painting of Mount Fuji, considered a harbinger of good luck, is inspired by the art of the legendary Hokusai, and is designed to allow the metropolitan sento bather to lose themselves, as if in nature.
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