Sand bath - Sunaburo

Japanese: 砂風呂 - すなぶろ
Sand bath - Sunaburo
This is a bathing method in which you lie down on sand that has been heated by the steam from the hot springs to keep you warm. You lie down in light clothing, cover your whole body from the neck down with sand, and warm up for about 30 minutes. It is said to be good for rheumatism and gynecological diseases, and Ibusuki Onsen in Kagoshima Prefecture is famous for this.
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Japanese:
温泉の蒸気で暖まっている砂の上に横たわって暖をとる浴法。軽装のまま横臥(おうが),首から下全身に砂をかぶせ30分前後暖まる。リウマチ,婦人病等によいとされ,鹿児島県の指宿(いぶすき)温泉は有名。
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