外国人の方が、日本の風呂に入る際に戸惑わないように制作されたマニュアル本のようです。
私は丸尾末広のファンなので買ってしまいました。
内容は全文英語。簡単な英語なのでそれほど苦にはなりません。
40ページほどの薄い本で、2ページ1章で全12章です。
片面に英文が入り、対面に丸尾末広のイラストが入ります。
丸尾末広のイラストは計12点と言う事になります。
もちろん、丸尾末広とはいえ、エロやグロはないのでご安心ください。
主人公は男性ですし、局部描写も血も出ません。
単に、大正ロマン風の絵柄として選ばれたようです。
英文の内容は、家で風呂に入りたいな。と思うところから始まり、
持ち物、掛かり湯をはじめとする湯を使う礼儀作法、湯の中で宇宙を感じる事、
内湯などのさまざまなお風呂など、銭湯のマナーを知らない若者が一度読んでも良い本かもしれません。
近頃は外国人の方が、よく勉強していて、箸の使い方など日本人より上手い時があります。
家のシャワーになれた若者は、外国人に笑われないように、一読する事も必要なのかもしれませんね。
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ウェブ版Kindleなら、お使いのブラウザですぐにお読みいただけます。
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How to Take a Japanese Bath ペーパーバック – 2006/9/1
英語版
Leonard Koren
(著),
Suehiro Maruo
(イラスト)
“This book is a physical work of art—as it should be, because the Japanese bath is an aesthetic event.”—Whole Earth Review
Since its first publication in 1992, this book has become a curious classic, taking a -simple (yet often incorrectly performed) activity and depicting it with a graphic, manga-style edge. In twelve drawings a young Japanese man is shown preparing, rinsing, soaking, communing, relaxing, contemplating—all an encouragement to readers to slow down, ease into the hot water, and enjoy this timeless ritual of purity and release.
- 本の長さ40ページ
- 言語英語
- 出版社Stone Bridge Press
- 発売日2006/9/1
- 寸法13.97 x 0.25 x 17.78 cm
- ISBN-101933330082
- ISBN-13978-1933330082
商品の説明
著者について
Leonard Koren, who was trained as an artist and architect, writes books about design and aesthetics. Among his most popular books are WABI SABI: For Artists, Design, Poets & Philosophers and Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement. Cult-favorite Maruo has been "discovered" since the first publication of this book.
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- 出版社 : Stone Bridge Press (2006/9/1)
- 発売日 : 2006/9/1
- 言語 : 英語
- ペーパーバック : 40ページ
- ISBN-10 : 1933330082
- ISBN-13 : 978-1933330082
- 寸法 : 13.97 x 0.25 x 17.78 cm
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I'll never forget the first time I went into a sento in Japan, mainly because it was an unqualified disaster. I had no idea what I was doing, and had no one to show me what to do. I tried my best to watch the other bathers to see what they were doing, but staring at a bunch of naked guys isn't exactly the best way to go. The worst part was that I didn't know enough to bring along my privacy towel. You have no idea how much that little piece of cloth matters when everyone else has one, and you don't. Oh, how I wish I had had this book beforehand!
"How to Take a Japanese Bath" is a simple guide, only 40 pages or so. Because of the fantastic illustrations, it is more like a manga than a book. Inside the rules of the bath are laid out in twelve simple steps, in an easy-going tone that doesn't talk down to you or lecture. It is pretty simple, if someone explains it to you as well as author Leonard Koren does here. In the back is a short overview of the history of bathing culture in Japan, and some basic Japanese phrases and kanji to help you navigate. It is, in short, everything you need to have a better experience than I did.
The illustrations are what really set this apart from being just a pamphlet. I have to wonder what editor selected Suehiro Maruo, a successful contemporary artist best known for his violent and somewhat disturbing artwork, to illustrate this pleasant little guide to a peaceful and relaxing pastime. Imagine going to Japan and finding a guide to eating a hamburger, illustrated by Clive Barker, and that is what you are getting.
"How to Take a Japanese Bath" is a simple guide, only 40 pages or so. Because of the fantastic illustrations, it is more like a manga than a book. Inside the rules of the bath are laid out in twelve simple steps, in an easy-going tone that doesn't talk down to you or lecture. It is pretty simple, if someone explains it to you as well as author Leonard Koren does here. In the back is a short overview of the history of bathing culture in Japan, and some basic Japanese phrases and kanji to help you navigate. It is, in short, everything you need to have a better experience than I did.
The illustrations are what really set this apart from being just a pamphlet. I have to wonder what editor selected Suehiro Maruo, a successful contemporary artist best known for his violent and somewhat disturbing artwork, to illustrate this pleasant little guide to a peaceful and relaxing pastime. Imagine going to Japan and finding a guide to eating a hamburger, illustrated by Clive Barker, and that is what you are getting.
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Rosemary Cordy
5つ星のうち5.0
a miniature classic
2010年4月25日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
This book is a miniature classic - almost 20 years in print - that will appeal most to those who are already in love with Japan and the Japanese experience in general. Although it seems a slight piece of work, it is informative as well as beautiful. Just picking it up at the end of a stressful day will transport your imagination to Japan and induce some of the calm of the bathing experience itself.
John L. Jones
5つ星のうち5.0
I bathe everyday. Imagining myself in a tub in ...
2015年3月13日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I bathe everyday. Imagining myself in a tub in outer space was worth the price of the book itself.
Auntie Good for You
5つ星のうち1.0
Japanese bathing
2016年6月11日にカナダでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Not as expected....was hoping for more philosophical understanding.
Twilight Realm
5つ星のうち4.0
Very small but complete + a question
2016年4月26日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
I like this book for it's simplicity and artwork. I've read lots of incomplete descriptions of the Japanese bath and wanted to see the whole process.
I have one problem with it that maybe someone noticed and can tell me if I'm wrong: in step #4 he washes, in step #5 he gets in the bath, then in step #6 he gets out of the bath, in steps #7 and #8 he washes up again, and in step #9 he's back in the tub soaking. I thought you just washed thoroughly and then got into the tub to soak once, then on to the next person. Is this right? Is a page out of order in my book? Or maybe I'm too tired, lol.
I have one problem with it that maybe someone noticed and can tell me if I'm wrong: in step #4 he washes, in step #5 he gets in the bath, then in step #6 he gets out of the bath, in steps #7 and #8 he washes up again, and in step #9 he's back in the tub soaking. I thought you just washed thoroughly and then got into the tub to soak once, then on to the next person. Is this right? Is a page out of order in my book? Or maybe I'm too tired, lol.