The Sino-Japanese character for rock or hardened earthThe Sino-Japanese character for rock, or hardened earth is iwa.

Tenzan Outdoor Hot Spring

天山露天風呂

平成5年元日です。富士山の麓に色々な露天風呂があります。温泉に衣服なし入ると、知らない人々に対して、その社会的な地位や身分などを早く認めない。個人的な親切さや態度や行動などが大事になります。日本の文化がよく分かるため、日本の温泉にお入りになって下さい.

At the foot of Mt. Fuji. Tenzan Outdoor Hotspring, Hakone-Yumoto, 1 January 1993.

Hotpsrings (onsen) are not unique to Japan; nevertheless, bathing nude among people with whom one is not at all acquainted creates a unique ambience rarely experienced in other parts of the world. When we are naked our social role is difficult to know at a glance, and our behavior is especially important.