As in the West, it was the custom for more than one member of the family to use the same bath water and therefore, for the Japanese, it was important to be completely clean before entering the bath.
Kao i na zapadu, dešavalo se da više od jednog člana porodice koristi istu vodu za kupatilo, te je zbog toga Japancima bilo jako važno biti potpuno čist pre ulaska u kupatilo.