Bath (furo) . . . mirror (kagami)

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Bath (furo)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Various, see below
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Japanese people are fond to take a hot bath (furo 風呂),
even to sit outside in the many hot springs of Japan.

Hot Spring, Hot Springs (onsen) 温泉



A rich person had his own private bathhouse (yudono 湯殿) and many bathing facilities in hotels are now called like this.


In the town of Edo, sento public bath houses were common (sentoo 銭湯) and some are still used to our day. Some had great tile paintings with mount Fuji on the side, so the bathers could relax in the
"outside atmosphere".
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !
Sentō and Sento Etiquette



You wash outside the tub and then sit in it leisurely to heat the body. The bathtub is used by all family members. The water is let in cold and heated up by a special system, to keep it warm at all times.

There are some seasons that call for a special bath to celebrate!
These kigo are listed below.





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kigo for the New Year

hatsuyu, hatsu-yu 初湯 (はつゆ) first bath
(of the new year)
..... wakayu 若湯（わかゆ） "young bath"
..... hatsuburo (hatsu furo) 初風呂（はつぶろ）
hatsu yudono 初湯殿（はつゆどの）first (use of the) bathhouse
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do not mix with the ichibanburo, see below.

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kigo for mid-spring



ganburo 雁風呂 がんぶろ "bath for the wild geese"
..... kari kuyoo 雁供養（かりくよう） memorial service for wild geese

A special bath prepared in the Tsugaru area of Aomori prefecture.
The wild geese which come to Tsugaru in Autumn bring a branch of wood in their mouth or carry one with their legs, as legend knows. They do this to rest on the branch when flowing over the ocean. When they reach the shores of the Nihonkai Sea in Tsugaru, they let the branch fall on the beach, and pick it up next spring, when they take off again to fly over the open sea.

When all wild geese have taken off, the people from Tsugaru collect the left-over branches from geese that did not make it during the winter and use them to heat a bath and offer it to travelers as a memorial service for the geese which have perished.

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乾びたる藻を焚き付けに雁供養　
karabitaru mo o takitsuke ni kari kuyoo

adding dried seaweed
for kindling the fire -
remembering the wild geese　　

Tanayama Haro (Haroo) 棚山波朗


. WKD : Goose, geese (kari, gan) .


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kigo for mid-summer




shoobuyu, shoobu-yu 菖蒲湯 (しょうぶゆ) "iris bath"
..... shoobuburo 菖蒲風呂（しょうぶぶろ）
rantoo 蘭湯（らんとう） bath with orchid leaves
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The long leaves of the iris reminded the samurai of their swords. The word SHOOBU　勝負 also means a fight, usually to the death.
To wish for a boy to grow up strong, they put some iris leaves in the bathwater and hung them up around the eaves of the home on the day before the Boy's festival on May 5.


. WKD : Iris (shoobu, ayame, kakitsubata, airisu) 　

. WKD : Boy's Festival 端午の節句 Tango no sekku 　


. WASHOKU
Shoobuzake 菖蒲酒 (しょうぶざけ) Iris rice wine
for the Boy's Festival



shoobu Daruma 菖蒲だるま Daruma with Iris Decoration


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kigo for all winter

hoshinayu, hoshina-yu 干菜湯 (ほしなゆ)
bath with dried leafy vegetables
..... hoshinaburo 干菜風呂（ほしなぶろ）
..... hibayu, hiba-yu 干葉湯（ひばゆ）
The leaves are said to have medical properties to keep the body healthy. In former times, the cut-off leaves of daikon radish or turnips were dried and put into the bathwater. It is said to help when the body feels cool (hieshoo) and for old people.
Things to keep you warm in winter ... KIGO


. WASHOKU
Hoshinajiru 干菜汁 (ほしなじる)
miso soup with dried leafy vegetables




kigo for mid-winter



yuzuyu, yuzu-yu 柚子湯 (ゆずゆ) yuzu-citron bath
..... yuzuburo 仲冬 柚子風呂（ゆずぶろ）
toojiyu 冬至湯（とうじゆ）bath on the winter solstice day
..... toojiburo 冬至風呂（とうじぶろ）
It is the custom to swim a few yuzu fruit in your hot bathwater to make use of its medical properties, mostly to heat the body and keep it warm for a long time in the cold winter night.

. WKD . Yuzu citron, Citrus medica



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observance kigo for mid-winter

toshi no yu 年の湯 としのゆ last bath of the year
..... toshiyu 年湯（としゆ）
joya no yu 除夜の湯（じょやのゆ）bath on the last night


. Oomisoka, the last day of the year 　


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The following words are NOT kigo


bara no ofuro バラのお風呂 bath with roses
Quite popular to relax in the evening, with the faint smell of roses.
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ichibanburo 一番風呂 "first (use of the) bathtub"
Since families wash outside the tub and then share the hot water in the tub, it is hottest and most enjoyable when the first person sits in the tub. This was traditionally the right of the father of the home, next the boys, then the daughters and last the mother.
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iwaburo 岩風呂 "stone bath"
usually at a hot spring, when the "bathtub" is made of local stones. This is said to heat the body even better, making use of the infared emission of the stones.
We have a stone bathtub in our garden, which is filled with fresh water from our mountain and can be heated with a wood stove.
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kazokuburo 家族風呂 "bath for the whole family"
In Hotels the bath facilities are usually divided for male and female guests. Some offer special small rooms where the whole family can bath together. Most need a reservation to use them.
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yunitto basu ユニットバス unit bath, unit bathroom
A plastic module room, usually containing bath tub, wash basin and toilet. Not only used in hotels, but also in private homes, where the toilet is often separate, to make sure the "morning rush" is spread in two locations.
Some unit baths even feature bubbles or jet streams.
The whole module is made of one material, thus preventing leakages into the hotel or home.
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. WASHOKU
Udon noodles eaten in the bathtub ! 　
a custom in Western Sanuki, Shikoku


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Worldwide use


Hamam, turkish bath



Turkish variant of a steam bath, sauna or Russian Bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as opposed to ambient steam.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


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Things found on the way


My visit to Yudono San



. Yudono, the Holy Mountain of the Mountain Ascetics 　
Dewa sanzan, Haguro, Gassan, Yudono-san


My Photo Album of this trip


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HAIKU and SENRYU


New Year's Bath -
a new cake of soap and
a fresh towel

Gabi Greve, New Year 2007


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tsutsuganaku yuzu-yu ni tsukaru hyakuju ware

in good health
lying in the hot citron bath
me one hundred years

in guter Gesundheit
im heissen Zitronenbad
mit meinen Hundert

Haiku by Ueda san, 99

Haiku with Hundred
Tr. by Gabi Greve


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原子心母ユニットバスで血を流す
genshi shinbo yunitto basu de chi o nagasu

atom heart mother -
in the unit bathroom
she is bleeding

or, to stay in line with English grammar

atom heart mother -
she is bleeding
in the unit bath

or

atom heart mother -
I am bleeding
in the unit bathroom

Tanaka Ami 田中亜美
Tr. Gabi Greve

. Reference

. Reference : Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother


chi o nagasu ... quite a normal way to express "bleeding" in ordinary Japanese language, in fact, the whole structure is quite plain ordinary language, put in 5 7 5 segments.


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初湯出て青年母の鏡台に
hatsuyu ide seinen haha no kyoodai ni

leaving the first bath
the young mother goes
to her dressing table

Takajo 鷹女
source : HAIKUreikuDB



kyoodai, kagamidai, 鏡台 lit. mirror stand, often a box for the utensils and a mirror. See below.


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春昼や無限を映す三面鏡　
shunchuu ya mugen o utsusu sanmenkyoo

spring afternoon—
a three-mirrored dresser
reflecting infinity

Chichihara Takashi 乳原孝
Tr. Fay Aoyagi


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UKIAH -
the mirror reflects the word
opposite

~ Beryl Ellecy


MORE
. MIRROR - haiku collection from Kenya


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Ukiah, California, USA
source : ukiaHaiku festival 2011


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Related words


kigo for the New Year

kagamidai iwai 鏡台祝（きょうだいいわい）
celebrating the mirror stand
..... kyoodai iwai 鏡台祝（きょうだいいわい）
..... kagami no iwai 鏡の祝（かがみのいわい）

hatsukao iwai 初顔祝（はつかおいわい）celebrating the "first face"

In Samurai Families, on the 20 of January, the mirrors were opened for the first time, some kagami mochi offered and then ritually eaten by the womanfolk.


. hatsu kagami 初鏡 (はつかがみ) "first mirror" 　
..... hatsugeshoo 初化粧（はつげしょう）first make-up


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Haiku in Hindi

Sanvaarti vah kesh-
aainaa bhi kuchh
khoyaa khayaal men

she combs her hair -
the mirror is somewhat
lost in thought

Sunil Uniyal
India Saijiki April 2010


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sekiten rite --
I see father’s face
in the mirror

Chen-ou Liu
August 2010


. Confucius (Sekiten) and
the mirror in Chinese symbolism 　



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***** . First Things done at the New Year


. NEW YEAR
KIGO for HUMANITY

Hot Spring, Hot Springs (onsen) Japan. Bathhouse



furofuki 風呂吹 (ふろふき) boiled radish in broth
lit. "radish in the bathtub"
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furofuku daikon 風呂吹大根（ふろふきだいこん）




. "mirror rice" (kagami meshi 鏡飯) . 　


. iwakagami, iwa kagami 岩鏡 Schizocodom plant .
lit. "rock mirror"
Schizocodom soldanelloides



. WASHOKU SAIJIKI - kigo for all winter food




Torii Kiyonaga 鳥居清長の美人画

. - - - Welcome to Edo　江戸 ! .


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