A photo in a dressing room before entering Onsen, a hot spring bath in a Ryokan in Hakone.
As you can see, empty baskets are placed upside down while unused. Once you enter, you undress and leave all your clothes and belongings inside one of these baskets by flipping them upwards.
It is a simple rule but enables to give each other a pre-warning; although being naked in front of strangers is a common rule here, it does not mean that we do not appreciate to know whether anybody is in there before hand so that we might hide a few extra parts with a small towel that we bring inside. The simple rule around the basket enables us to communicate something small yet meaningful.
As you can see, empty baskets are placed upside down while unused. Once you enter, you undress and leave all your clothes and belongings inside one of these baskets by flipping them upwards.
It is a simple rule but enables to give each other a pre-warning; although being naked in front of strangers is a common rule here, it does not mean that we do not appreciate to know whether anybody is in there before hand so that we might hide a few extra parts with a small towel that we bring inside. The simple rule around the basket enables us to communicate something small yet meaningful.
