How to design a Japanese bathroom?

Japan is a country that puts hygiene in the forefront, and a Japanese bath is a place where the bathing ritual can take place in a centuries-old tradition. It is a place of relaxation that can be convivial, as well in a family setting as in the public baths, a little like the Scandinavian saunas.

It is common for family members to wash each other’s backs or massage their shoulders. The moment of the bath makes it possible to have a privileged relation with the others, it is here also that are discussed serious subjects, confidential and of the life of every day.

Importance of hygiene in Japanese culture

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Modern multi-seater wooden bathtub

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In contact with the elements

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The traditional Japanese bathroom consists of a room containing the wooden bathtub, and another adjacent, separated by a sliding partition, in which is the sink, with traditionally a wooden bucket and a stool. It is in the room containing the sink that ablutions are practiced, it is the hygienic room.

Traditional wooden bathtub

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Traditional antique bathtub

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Stool and bucket for ablutions

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Once washed, you can go to the relaxation room, where is the bath, filled with hot water, and on which sit boards, which prevent the loss of heat. This so that others can still enjoy it.

The lid prevents heat loss

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In a traditional Japanese bathroom, there is usually no toilet. But if you want to give a Japanese style to yours, and that your toilet is in the same room, you can design a separation by means of a screen for example. A natural decoration, made of bamboo, green plants, pebbles, statuette will also be quite in the theme. All you have to do is bring yourself some salts and a selection of essential oils for the bath, and you are ready to discover the zen charm of a Japanese ancestral tradition.

The toilet is separated from the rest of the room

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The partitions are made of rice paper

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