Oroke bath - Oroke bath

…In addition to the above, there were various types of baths throughout the country during the Edo period. There were also private baths that combined steam and cold water, such as the Oroke bath in Sado and the tub bath in Hikone. However, during the Edo period, only a small number of places were able to provide private baths, and most farmhouses had simple baths with no partitions and just a tub placed in a corner of the dirt floor used for farm work. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Oroke Bath" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…このほか江戸時代には全国各地にさまざまな風呂の形式があった。佐渡のオロケ風呂や彦根の桶風呂のように，蒸し風呂と水風呂の折衷形式の自家風呂もあった。ただし専用の浴室を設けられるようなところは，江戸時代のうちはまだごく一部であって，農家などでは農作業用の土間の片隅に，間仕切りもなく桶を置いただけの簡単な場合が多かった。…

※「オロケ風呂」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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