How to Take a Japanese Bath - by Leonard Koren (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An intoxicating, illustrated guide to Japan's ritual of hot-tub bathing.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Guaranteed to rinse away all your doubts and fears."--<em>Look Japan</em></p> <p>"This book is a physical work of art--as it should be, because the Japanese bath is an aesthetic event."--<em>Whole Earth Review</em></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Leonard Koren was founder and publisher of WET: the Magazine of Gourmet Bathing in Los Angeles and author of the classic work on bathing, Undesigning the Bath. He is also author of the influential work on Japanese aesthetics <em>Wabi-Sabi</em>.</p> <p>Illustrator Suehiro Maruo (b. 1956) is an internationally recognized Japanese manga artist, illustrator, and painter, distinguished by his bold lines and graphic imagery.</p>
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