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| Guidance to your room |
| Please remove your shoes at the front of our
inn (tourist home), and change to slippers. A service staff
will guide you to your room, and when you enter your room, please
remove your slippers at the regulated place. |
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| Tokonoma (alcove) |
| In a Japanese-style room, there is space called
the "tokonoma," which is slightly elevated from tatami
mats, at one edge of the room. On the wall of the tokonoma,
a scroll with drawing or calligraphy on it is hung, and in front
of the scroll, flowers are arranged. The seat in front of the
tokonoma is called "kamiza," and it is regarded as
a seat of honor; a guest is invited to be seated here. |
| Bathing room |
| A Japanese bathtub is not for washing your body
in _ it is for relaxing both the body and mind by taking time
to warm yourself. It is common to bathe with other guests that
are staying in the inn. Please be careful not to be disturbing
to others. |
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Before entering a bathtub, quickly wash away dirt from
your body by pouring warm water over the body. |
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Enter the bathtub, relax, and get out, and wash your whole
body with soap in the washing area. |
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Lastly, thoroughly wash away soap by pouring warm water
over your body. |
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When you leave the bathing room, wipe water from the body
with a towel, and dress in a dressing room. |
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 Cautions
*Do not pull the bath plug.
*Do not wear a swimsuit.
*Do not put water in the bathtub.
*Do not use soap in the bathtub.
*Do not bring a towel into the bathtub _ it makes inside
the bathtub dirty.
*Wash your body outside the bathtub.
*Be careful not to splash pouring water onto people around
you.
*Rinse away a used wash basin and chair with warm water,
and return them to the original places.
*Do not bring a bath towel into the bathing room.
*Do not jump into the bathtub.
*Do not run.
*Do not bring in food or drinks.
*Do not bathe while intoxicated. |
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| Futon |
A Japanese traditional bedding "futon"
is used by spreading it on a tatami mat. Take out a futon from
the closet, and spread a lower futon (mattress) on the bottom.
Put a sheet on the lower futon, and then spread an upper futon
(comforter).
Make adjustment by using a blanket, an upper futon, etc., according
to temperature. Pay full attention to keeping yourself warm
during sleep. |
| How to use a toilet |
A Japanese-style toilet is used by straddling
it instead of sitting on it. Squat your body down facing the
hood of the toilet, to use it. When there are slippers for the
toilet, change to the slippers.
Flush water after use regardless of whether using a Japanese-style
or Western-style toilet.
Discard used toilet paper into the toilet.
Discard other items besides toilet paper into a trash box in
the restroom. Don't discard a cigarette butt, etc., into the
toilet. |
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