Monthly Archives: June 2015

Bath Time in Summer

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It’s getting hot and humid in Japan. The average temperature here in summer is around 30 – 35C!! We have to save using the electric power through the year since unexpectedly accident happened at nuclear plants in Fukushima 4 years ago when the great earthquake hit in Japan. We sometimes are patient at home without airconditioner and get sweat a lot if we just move around the room for cleaning. Can you imagine that?? So that, I often have a shower twice a day. At shower time, I use charcoal and clay soap bar and body scrub towel made of Washi, Japanese paper.  Charcoals are known to have very strong adsorption […]