The cultural bathing experience that I looked at is the Japanese Onsen. It is a bath of hot spring water that comes from the volcanic springs in Japan. The minerals in the water are said to have healing properties that help ease muscle pain, relieve stress and soothe skin irritations, among many others things. The tradition is that people are to wash themselves before they enter the Onsen. It is considered rude to enter the bath without clean hair and skin. Then you are to pour the water over your body to get yourself used to the very hot temperature. First, submerge the lower half of your body into the water and give yourself time to adjust before lowering your entire body in.
The Onsen baths are usually set outdoors and constructed out of Japanese cypress, marble or granite. Some indoor tubs are made from tile, acrylic glass or stainless steel. Often times Onsen Spas also feature artficial waterfalls and saunas.
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