Yukata
Yukata are unlined casual kimono associated with bathing, inns, summer festivals, fireworks, dance, and warm-weather leisure.
Bathing culture
Ofuro
Ofuro is the everyday Japanese term for a bath and commonly evokes the home routine of washing outside a deep tub before soaking in shared clean water.
Onsen
Onsen are Japanese hot springs and the bathing facilities built around qualifying geothermal water, linking geology, law, inns, regional travel, and communal etiquette.
Japanese Bathing Culture
Japanese bathing culture separates washing from soaking and connects the home bath, sento, onsen travel, public health, relaxation, and social custom.