
When the temperature gets colder, the more I miss the “Japanese Ofuro”๐ฅบ!!!
It’s not a Jacuzzi or just a bathtub in the bathroom…
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To me, the main purposes of needing OFURO, besides cleaning my body are :
- Relaxation๐
- Anti-aging care
- Detox
- Recovery from over-excising
- Aromatherapy time
- Helping for the good quality of sleeping๐ด
- and many more โจ๐น
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The bathroom is equipped with a shower area with a shower, a faucet, a stool, washbowls, and a deep bathtub. When bathing Japanese-style, you are supposed to first wash your body outside the bathtub with the shower or a washbowl.

Afterwards, you enter the tub after your body is cleaned, which is used for soaking only. Then your body gets hot, you back to the washing space, sit down, relax… shampoo… facial massage with your favorite aromatic product, scrub your body…etc do whatever makes your skin and body feel great.

That way, the tub hot water will not get dirty so family members can share the hot water which is a big saving and efficient.
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One day, I will post our Snow-monkey spot “Death Valley” Nagano natural hot spring trip๐
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Happy Bath Time๐ค
Love & Aloha Kawela ๐

Beautiful place to visit..and the food looks delicious
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Thank you hopefully one day ๐ฅฐ๐บ๐๐
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Amazing Japanese Ofuro! I am happy for you frien!
So beautiful design, thankยดs for share!
Now I want my Ofuro too!
Elvira
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Aloha Elvira
Thank you ๐๐พ so glad to hear that you liked Ofuro ๐๐โจ๏ธ๐
Thatโll be wonderful if you could make it โจ๐ค
Enjoy cooking, aloha ๐
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Aloha friend! Yes I like it a lot Ofuro!
Thankยดs you too.
Aloha
Elvira
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๐คsending Aloha to you ๐๐
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Thankยดs friend, Aloha too!
Enjoy your Ofuro!
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ๆฐใใใ้ขจๅใไฝใใฎใงใใญ?๐
ใในใฟใใฏใชใใใฉๆธฉๆณ้ฅ ้ ญใฏใใใฎใใใ??๐
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Bedroom้ฃใฎใในใซใผใ ใซๆตดๆงฝใใใฎใงใใใ
ใซใใใฉ3ๅนใใใใจ
ใทใงใขๅบๆฅใใตใคใบใชใฎใง
ใๆนฏใๅฟไฝ็กใใฆใๅฐใใใฎใๆฌฒใใใงใ๏ผ
ใ้ฅ ้ ญใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใๅ้ใ
้ใฃใฆใใใพใใ๐
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ใซใใใฉ3ๅนใจใทใงใข!๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
็ขบใใซใในใฟใใฏๅคงใใใใฆใๅฐใใใฆใใใกใง๐๐ป็จใใใตใคใบใฃใฆใใใพใใใญ๐
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zombiekong ใใใฎใๅฎ ใฎใฏใใใฃใจ็งใฎ็ๆณใฎใตใคใบใ ใจๆใใพใ๏ผ
ใณใใณใกใใๆฐด้ใณ็พๅ ดใฎๅ็ใใใคใ๐๐
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Nature Is Always Unique And
Changing And Those Are Truly
Huge Rodents And Cute the
Capybara Enjoying A
Relaxing
Japanese
Ofuru too
And Now HAha
i’m In Really Bigger Trouble
As Now my Wife Wants One
Too That Means A Bigger Home True…
Yet False HAha As We aRe Staying WHeRE
We aRe in the Home That is All Paid-Off Hehe…
The Ofuru Certainly Looks Soothing Though Yet
HAha i Don’t Waste Many Minutes in the Shower
Just Takes Minutes Away From Free Dancing
Singing Poetry With SMiLes… Yet My Wife’s
Shoulder Has Been Sore Currently
In Rehab So Yeah
She Wants
To Take
A Lasting
Soothing Dip
In Your Dream Tub too
Panda Is Smiling For Those
Treats And The Snow Monkeys
In the Hot Springs in Japan Are
Surely Relaxing too in Ease of Balancing
SMiLes Aloha FRiEnD As Always Thanks
For Sharing Your Paradise Island With Us All..:)
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glad to hear that you have your all-paid-off sweet home in FL ๐๐
๏ผFree Dancing
Singing Poetry With SMiLesโฆ
โโโ
๐๐๐คฃ๐
so funny
Oh, what’s happened to her shoulder!?
Hope it will get well soon….๐ใใใ
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SMiles Dear Aloha
FRiEnD Thanks for
The Kind Concern
For Katrina No
Acute
Trauma
Injury Yet Perhaps
The Repetitive
Exercise
Of Supporting
my Weight of
The World
Hehe
For
31 Years
And Really 32
Since We Started
Living Together
On September 21st
Of 1989 Married
5 Months
Later
On February
21st 1990
That Way
Like Folks
Born Close
To Christmas
She Gets Valentineโs
Presents
Of Her
Choice
On Our
Anniversary
Perhaps The
Chronic
Shoulder
Pain
Is
Starting
To Make
Sense And
Pain In The
Somewhere Else
Hehe Fredache
Her
Pet
Name
For me๐๐๐โบ๏ธ
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I love the snow monkeys and capybara. I have seen capybara on Devils Island. I also love very hot soaks nightly. I always shower before. Love your post.
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I knew the Capybara recently. I really didn’t know those animals are exist ๐
They are adorable!!! So glad to hear that you love my post!! ๐๐
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Looks lovely….what a nice idea ๐
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Thank you so much ๐ค๐
Glad you like it. Have a wonderful day (/evening). Aloha ๐
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Oh I could use an ofuro myself. It looks amazing! โค๏ธ Kisses to Panda. ๐
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Glad that you like it!!!
I can’t wait to make it and shampoo ๐ผ in Ofuro.
I think it will help his arthritis for sure๐๐
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Awww… dear him. โค๏ธ
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Looks great and above all relaxing ! ๐
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So relaxing ๐๐ Happy aloha Wednesday to you๐๐
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I love these ideas! Thank you! ๐๐๐โโ๏ธ
(Panda waits patiently ๐)
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Aloha Ashley. Glad you liked the Ofuro ๐ป
Yes, he’s very a patient good ๐ผ๐mahalo
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Bathing in a tub is such a wonderful indulgence. I heartily recommend it. ๐๐ผ
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Thank you ๐๐ผ๐งผ๐Can’t wait to have one for me and my ๐ผ๐too ๐
Happy Aloha Thursday to you.
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Is an Ofuro a home setup while an Onsen is a natural spring? If not, what are the differences?
I’ve wanted a jacuzzi/soak setup for ages!! I considered a jacuzzi bathtub till I read about bacteria growing unseen in the lines and spraying as a fine mist when the jets are activated. Pass!
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That’s right.
Ofuro is a home setup. It’s normal tub water. But if you live around a natural hot spring area and you can get Onsen to your Ofuro (that’s really amazing)!
I can sleep extremely well after Onsen.
(also make me extremely hungry ๏ผโจ๏ธ
So true, Jacuzzi needs special care to avoid bacteria growing.
Our saltwater pool & jacuzzi has our pool guy’s maintenance every week and really expensive.๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
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1 point for me!!
I need to remember mention the ritual of washing outside of the tub when people get all spazzy about the idea of sharing the water@
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real onsen lover tend to move to the hot spring mountain and get their own Onsen-Ofuro in home just like this.
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Yes please!!!
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Your posts always make me smile.. ๐
Silly me… I was in Japan back in 2017 and didn’t take the opportunity to imbibe in a Ofuro… ๐ฆ
I want one! You have convinced me.
I do hope your husband agrees.. Hahah
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awww your message always makes me happy ๐ค๐
Thank you so much.
Hope you enjoyed your Japan trip. IF you have a chance to go again, try Onsen for sure!
My husband wants to experience world-class powder snow ski in Hokkaido.โ๏ธ
I want to eat Hokkaido’s winter seafood and stay at Onsen resort hotel ๐๐
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I took a look and found the Onsen at Lake Kawaguchiko at the base of Mt Fuji. We were lucky enough to take a tour there, and even luckier to get some really good images of Mt Fuji as the clouds parted on a very cloudy day.
Wow… There are so many resorts at Hokkaido offering Onsen facilities. I’m with you. A trip there and also eating their seafood would be wonderful… ๐๐
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I am glad to hear that you were able to see the gorgeous Mt Fuji from the Kawaguchi-ko side ๐ป๐ป
also glad to hear that you seem like a seafood lover too.
Have you visited “Kamakura”? It’s like a little Kyoto.
Kamakura was a capital once about 1000 years ago.
It’s surrounding by Ocean and Mountain. This little city is where I spend most of my childhood.
And it’s a really nice place to visit too๐
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A great area indeed. That must have been a wonderful place in which to spend your childhood.
I recognized the Buddha statue from the many images I’ve seen on the web.
What a lovely place to visit. If I ever return I will definitely make that part of my trip. ๐
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I can’t wait to return to Australia too๐จ๐ฆ๐๐
Surfing at the Byron Bay, hanging around the Nimbin ๐ใใใ
I want to go back to the beautiful mountain little village Kuranda too๐
I am wondering which part of Australia you are….๐ฟ
Happy Sunday and enjoy the spring flowers, aloha.
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Ofurรด? To relax is the best!
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Indeed ๐mahalo & aloha
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ใ้ขจๅ๐ใๆธฉๆณโจใใใฃใฑใใใใใฎใงใ(*^^)v
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ใใฃใฑใๆฅๆฌใฎใใถใคใณใฎๆนใ
ใใฃใใใใๆ้้ใใใพใใใญใ๐๐พ
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The pictures are making me crave a beach side vacation ๐๏ธ๐
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Thanks so much โจ๐๐๐พ
Have a wonderful day, Aloha ๐บ๐๐
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I never heard of an Ofuro before. It looks great for wintertime! What I like about your japanese traditions is the appreciation for all kind of things ๐ Panda looks cute and I love the Capybara!!! They are some of my favourite animals, so sweet ๐ I hope your husband is already working on it ๐ Aloha ๐
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I had never known about Capybara until recently!
So I was kind of very shocked when the first time I saw this animal ๐by YouTube. These dogs are just like my Panda bear and his mum Kaya !!!!
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Haha, so Panda and these Capybaras are related ๐ They are sooo cute ๐
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Love this. I’ve never heard of the capybara before but it’s amazing that your sweet dog is so unafraid and friendly.
Thanks for sharing.
Gwen.
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My pleasure Gwen ๐ค
Actually they are not my dogs ๐ถ๐
Yes, he looks like just like mine but Itโs just found this adorable Capybara video on the Youtube!
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oh heaven.. this was timely. I’m looking for tubs as we speak!๐๐
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Hope you will find the one you would love ๐ Are you going to remodel your bathroom?๐ค๏ผEnjoy!!!
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meeee too.. I am. Thanks for the wishes.,. ๐
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Look so nice! ๐I like yuzu bath, when the winter solstice comes, Japanese would take this kind of hot bath/springs. Too bad that we donโt have yuzu in Taiwan.
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Welcome to my page Middager๐ค I love the Yuzu Ofuro as well ๐Thanks so much for stopping by. I post every week or so, please come back again by any chance. Have a beautiful day, Aloha Kawela ๐บ๐
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Thanks for your reply, Aloha. I will stop by again. Great job!
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mahalo ๐ฅฐ๐คฉ
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