I love evening showers, I'm not even japanese. It just makes sense to wash up at the end of the day because then I get rid of all the daytime germs and dirt
I agree but i also love waking up to a good shower sometimes too. It's almost a form of meditation bc it can be that good to wake up and go get a good long shower before a long day of work.
Mr TeaThyme ! There are a lot of people that sweat a lot while sleeping and they stink when they get up in morning ! My wife is like that , she can take a three hour bath in the evening but when she gets up in morning she smells like she came out of the gym after a 4 hour workout ! Even in winter !
Wow! So many times! I guess it pretty hot there! I heard in Brazil, there are public shower rooms so anyone can take a shower outside of house!Is that true??
@@MrsEats It is, so hot, it's kinda sad! About public shower rooms, it's not, back in the day there were some public showers around town, but these days it's pretty rare, some gas stations have shower but you have to pay to use them. Love your content btw ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@PupGuti Brasil is has mostly a hot climate, except in the South like in Santa Catarina or Rio Grande do Sul and therefore a bath or shower is often needed, right?
@@coaster6777 I think that's the prime reason why Brazilians shower so much, but not entirely even on cold days it's pretty common for a lot of people here to shower 2 or 3 times a day, I think a lot of people shower to relax or just for fun! I live on the north side of the country and it's really hot here, I usually go twice a day, sometimes even more, not because of the temperature, but really to relax and to smell good!
@@MrsEatsI love your videos, really funny and informative .I have a question though: why do you have a Sanada Maru mask 😅😅?! I love it, where can I buy it ?
I will never be a morning shower person. It makes more sense to shower the day's grime away before bed, it's relaxing, and your sheets don't get dirty as fast bc you're clean when you go to bed. I'd rather sleep later than get up an hour early to shower. Lol I'm not a morning person.
Yea totally, though because my hair is curly I tend to shower twice a day on weekdays. Since reality for those with long curly hair is.. it is easier to style after getting wet, but also curly hair just easily gets more stuff stuck in it. So showering in the morning is for mostly styling purposes, showering in evening is for getting cleaned up
But when it takes an hour or two for the hair to dry, it's either morning shower, or take a shower at dinner time. That then means eating just before bed which is not ideal (slower metabolism which leads to weight gain, and more susceptible to indigestion). (Since becoming an adult, I don't use a hair dryer. As a teen, it took an hour to dry my hair when I DID use a dryer.)
Morning showers are cold too. In the UK there's nothing worse than freezing water at 7AM! You can also take your time with night showers instead of rushing.
Meanwhile in Southeast Asia, we shower in the morning, and in the evening... at least. Because we sweat throughout the day for simply existing in this weather.
Same. My mimimum is about 3 times. In the morning after work and before bed is my minimum. If I its too hot I will shower throughout the day. Like yesterday I had 5 showers
*Brightside:* "Let's look at these Japanese things" *Mrs Eats:* "Aaah....this is Chinese!" I love your videos so much, such a good sense of humour. I miss having baths here in Scotland, the homes here all have small and shallow tubs, the water doesn't even cover the chest. I don't understand why they make tubs like this.
Akiko-chan! Thank you for always supporting me! I was surprised to see a lot of Chinese characters in this video about Japan, haha! Yes, I don't understand why they make such a shallow bath tub! Maybe we should spread the beauty of taking a nice bath in a deep tub to the world! When you come back to Japan, please enjoy!
@@MrsEats That is honestly my dream for when I build my own house, if I ever get to that... I want to have my house to be a fusion of Modern American and Traditional Japanese. With a full size Japanese bathroom and toilet room sequestered being one of the non-negotiable parts that it has to have.
In my country (Finland) there isn't any specific time that people usually shower. Some do so in the morning after waking up, some do in the afternoon and some, like me shower a couple of hours before going to bed 🤷♀️
I'm Mexican American and we tend to shower at night to have a cool sleep since its hot here. When I met someone who showered in the morning I was confused. Somehting that was told me growing up was to shower after attending funerals to rid of any negative energy.
When i wake up my hair is greasy and im covered in sweat. When i go to sleep i find that i am way cleaner aside from my face and hands. There is no way i could ever not take a shower in the morning. But i could see myself taking one in the morning and one at night though.
@@TheRealSlimShady509 I have the same problem with greasy hair. It's why I tend to shower at night. Try dish soap every other day to avoid greasy hair. Or other shampoos that deal with oily hair
Got to shower twice. First to wake up and not smell at work, second to clean after work, working with metal will get me very dirty from oil, metal, dust, wooden pallets. In Netherlands we don't really have a tradition, it's more like shower/bath when you want as long as you don't stink (maybe the bigger cities in the west do it differently, i live in the more rural/farmers area in the east). Wonder if there's a difference between Kyushu, Kanto, Kyoto and Hokkaido or Aomori, Iwate areas (prefectures?) though.
Thank you so much for your comment! I guess in Netherlands maybe the weather is not so humid unlike Japan? So maybe you don’t have to wash yourself so hard! Yes there are differences in Japanese prefectures too!
Yea I think you can buy one, but yes a lot of American bathtubs for very average houses are usually not that deep since they prioritize showering for adults and bathing for children. However if you focus on buying just a bathtub without a shower head, and for adult size, it should be decent sized
They do you can find them in boomer homes now. They have mostly refurnished their homes for boomer accessories which has caused those homes not to sell because younger families don’t want something that looks bad and raises the value of purchase
This was very educational especially the bit about why fugu became poisonous to eat, I didn't know that, I always thought they were naturally poisonous.
Very interesting how Japanese bathe. Unfortunately in certain country's where there is water restrictions we cannot always bathe that way.unless your rich enough to afford the tax bill!🤭thank you mrs eats your the best!✌🏻🇯🇵
Thank you for your comment! You are right about water limitation! When I was living in New Zealand there was water limitation so I could not take a bath. But there were some natural Hot Springs there so I really enjoyed it too!
This was one of the main topics for the arguements between me and my Japanese girlfriend when we started living together. I remember on our first New Year's Eve, she got furious at me because I did not wake her up from a nap until 23:50. I was just thinking about the firework display outside, but for her it was extremely important to have a bath before midnight, so she would be "clean" for the new year. She said it was a Japanese thing. So since then I have just started to shower before bed as well. No reason to start a battle I cannot win. You need to have dated a Japanese woman to know how scary they are when they get angry LOL
Thank you for your comment! Very interesting! Your girlfriend loves taking a bath! I don’t blame her because I love taking a bath too🤩🤩 enjoy together!
I love learning about your culture from you, specifically. It’s refreshing to see someone who enjoys teaching foreigners about their culture and also learning about other cultures. You have a lovely personality and you’re enjoyable to watch. I only just discovered your channel, and it’s severely under appreciated ❤️
I never really thought there was a time to bathe, I do it at what ever time of day i feel like. But, bathing at night is way more soothing when i want to go to bed
In Montreal we had separate rooms- one for the toilet another for the sink and tub. Montreal is European like that! One apartment we had in the 80’s hadn’t been renovated and it had a toilet room, a room with the tub and the sink was the kitchen sink. So you’d have toothbrushes next to the dishes. I didn’t like this AT ALL! First order of renovation business is at least putting a tub and sink in one room! Japanese bathrooms are so smart- a place to sit and wash then soak clean in a tub. Canada is cold. I need this!! And a kotatsu table, too!!
I am surprised to read this. I live in Montreal, and I have never seen a separated room for a toilet and another for the sink and tub. And I have visited multiples apartments and houses throughout the years. Here, it is very common the shower/tub combo. Some, house's owners design their bathroom to have a separated shower from the bathtub, but all these, along with the toilet and sink are all in the same room.
I'm an American who showers at night. I would need to wake up at 4am to get showered before my kids wake up. Way easier to do it after they go to sleep.
We need toilets to be separate from the bathing area in the US. It’s always grossed me out how close they put the toilet next to the bath. And I always have slippers I leave In the bathroom too.
Then I think you wouldn't like most of Asia 😂😂 loool. I guess it is different for Japan, but in China for example, the shower and toilet is often connected, or in the same room, especially if it is the very common toilet on the ground hole. Because that hole not only is the toilet but acts as a drain for the water coming above. However if you have money, then can probably afford to buy a bathroom set up more comfortable. But in my dorm and in other average households, if we happened to have our own bathroom/shower combination, it would more often than not be you standing over the toilet/drain with your legs spread trying to take a shower... so yea......
@@bunnyrabi lol I was gonna say this too! Korean bathrooms are like this too. The whole room is the shower and everything gets wet! I think this person would be pretty shocked hahaha
If I had slurped anything when I was a child here in Canada, I would have been in deep trouble. Different cultures. Which is a very large part of what makes this world interesting! Love your videos. You're a lot more "animated" than Brightside's animations! 😊
@@MrsEats you remind me that even though there are so many outward differences between people from different countries and different time periods, we're still all the same inside
I'm from Spain and I don't know if most of people in my country do the same but I personally always take a bath in the night because after a long and tiring day, there's nothing better than a relaxing warm bath! It's the best moment of the day for me, so I understand why Japanese people do it too ^^
Take a shower first thing in the morning to help you wake up and to make sure you are your most clean when you begin to interact with the public, don’t have beadhead hair, crust in your eyes, etc. If you work out or want to be amorous with your significant other in the evening, take another shower then. I couldn’t wake up in the morning without a shower and would feel dirty all day.
yes, I feel you, but take a shower close to bed, and ignoring anything else, in the morning you really only need to wash your hair and face. Of course, everyone has a different body, and some peoplke wake up more... oily? than others, so both would good unless your skin connot handle it than AM only it is.
It's super interesting how often some people shower. :D Or wash their hair. For example, I wash my hair once in a week. Some people I know wash their hair every second day. But nobody did this every day.
Exactly this. Going out in public still drenched in your sleep sweat and bad hair.. how does anyone find that acceptable? Who cares if your sheets get dirty, they washed easily enough. Not offending others with your stench is far more important.
Actually, I was taught to shower in the evening because it was unclean to not bathe before bedtime. I've never followed the Japanese tradition of bathing, but it does sound like it'd be really refreshing. I think I'll incorporate that into my daily regimen. In a lot of modern American homes and upperclass apartments it's common to see the toilet in a seperate room from the tub and sink. I've noticed that it's very common for the home kitchen to be small in Asian and Middle Eastern countries.
i get showers before bed because i dont want to be dirty in my bed. i love sitting in the shoer for about an hour an half, even got a shower bench put in my bathroom so i could chill out even more.
This is basically my routine so far minus the bath since I don't have one but I used to do this when I had one after I tried it in Japan. Made me appreciate baths a lot more haha
Came here for the language videos - stayed here for _all_ the other content, too. 😄🤭 So refreshing to see your videos and it's also nice for me to recognise that indeed there _are_ Japanese guys who are familiar with the principles of irony and sarcasm. 💕😊 (I had some misunderstandings with my penpal in Kobe due to that... 😉) Stay safe and healthy, dear Mrs. カンチョウ. 😎 Edit: Taking a real quick shower in the morning and a shower & bath in the evening. (most western city of Germany)
I always shower in the evening because 1) I get gross and sweaty all day long 2) I am matried and usually the evenings I am spending time with my husband and 3) trying to fit in a shower during the day is difficult with children. It's easier to just wake up and get ready for the day vs waking up earlier to shower and get ready. I think an evening bath makes for better time management the next day :)
@@TheRealSlimShady509 what's the different between showering at night every day instead of the morning?? I fail to understand why someone that would be greasy and gross.
Lots of anime show the typical bath process in Japan, so that one wasn’t a big surprise, but the facts at the end were cool. And Mrs Eats say fugu fugu fugu fugu fugu! Buu almost die laughing XD
Regarding the slurping of noodles, I’ve heard that there is also a very practical reason for doing so: if done right, slurping _enhances_ the flavors! Apparently there’s something about slurping up noodles quickly releases more aromas into the air, and thus into your nose. If both reasons are valid explanations, then that’s even better!
I am a pure filipino and I take a bath at night rather that morning, and one night my Grandparent ask me that why I always take a bath at night, I said, “I want to become a japanese”
It’s so interesting to me how so many people don’t shower in the morning it’s just mainly at night. Because your body does attract germs in the morning whether you’re sleeping or not but whatever. Showering at night is so refreshing and relaxing get your good nights sleep.
We bathe this way basically where I live in the US. Defiantly our kids. Wash in shower, bathe in bath, then rinse in shower. Second soak is something we rarely have the time for but I certainly love it. Tubs are are much deeper than other places I’ve visited in the US. Though the stores only sell small ones now. You have to order a good one... Also we have a quick shower in the morning to look fresh a professional at school or work. Then we bathe like I said in the evening after a long day. These videos may get Japanese things wrong a bit, but how do they not understand that in the US we have 1,000s of cultures...
I used to love going to the Onsen when I lived in Japan! I had a group of friends I used to go with! I couldn’t go after I got my tattoos. I lived there for 10 years. You remind me so much of my future sister in law! My brother is a teacher in Japan and is engaged to a very nice lady named Chihiro. We love her so much!
I stayed at the Hotel New Otani a couple of years ago and the room I stayed in had a cypress bath with instructions on how to use it - best bath I've ever had 🥰 as was the complimentary sake after :)
I think we have a bathroom toilet to save money on labour and make it easier to link up all the plumbing. Then again we can have two toilets in one house, one on each floor depending on the build (in the UK)
My mother would never allow me to go in the living room without changing into home clothes and would not allow me sit on top of my bed unless I showered.
@@violetsdior She is Polish so she is very cheap. She used to dress me in a jogging suit that had ‘BUM SPORTSWARE’ so yeah when I hit puberty fully I became the smelly kid and wore clothes entitled ‘bum’
Yes Mrs. Eats, we really enjoy your videos. Always look for more and sometimes view the older ones that I missed. You are so funny and informative. Thanks for the information. I will get to Japan and practice good manners...
Yeah, I don't like european bath tubs. They are so shallow! I'm pretty big so I can't lay down to get my whole body soked even though sometimes I really want to. I'm currently applying for a year abroad in Japan and baths are one of the things I look forward to most. Also driving license in Germany is the same, scooter at 16 and car at 18.
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, I just couldn’t get the used to western style shallow bathtub. It was not made for taking a long deep bath, right? Good luck with your coming to Japan! I am cheering you from here!👍☺️
Australians have adapted a few Japanese traditions, such as shoe off areas, bathing then showering (to wash germs that stay on the skin in the bath - at least in my household), and due to droughts we also reuse bath water for plants and grass watering (not for washing machines)
@@mud6866 only in a drought/ when water restrictions are enforced! We scoop it out with a bucket. I rarely use a bath, so when I shower in a drought I place a bucket on the shower floor next to me to collect water, then use it on plants and the grass. Depending on restrictions, it’s illegal to water the grass and wash your car. It got so bad during the bush fires. My new car got ash indented on it. We were allowed 1 bucket of water only to watch our car - no hose.
That's the bath tubs we usually have in our homes. The long one you have to lay back to get all the way in the water. Most people here these days will also have a "shower head" up above on one end of the tub so they can shower in the tub. We just have a "shower curtain" that goes around the open side to prevent water going out on the floor when using the shower in it.
I love your content! I’ve been to Japan and I lived in Spain, Morocco and Turkey where I visited “Hammam’ which is what the public bath is called once a week. Such a healthy tradition. I miss it so much. Here in the US, there are a few Korean public baths and one or two Hammams but they extremely expansive!
In india , we bathe when we have have water or according to caste. Not like the traditional classes tho, the people like pandits,workers and moms bathe in the morning, grandparents bathe early early morning and middle aged people like me bathe when the time is right😆😅
@@MrsEats Thank you Mrs eats but thats the truth cuz not everyone has access to water cuz we have a lot of diverse families, joint families, different jobs ...love your videos,wish you a beautiful day💘sincerely Your indian fan
I started teaching myself Japanese this January and now I'm binge watching your vlogs. Love your personality! So glad to have found you ❤️ P.S. Sometimes when you speak Japanese you sound a little bit like Hanje Zoe, especially from the first two seasons.
I think it's cool, that taking a bath is so important in Japanese culture, I really were positively surprised about it. Also wanna know more about ancient Japanese history right now, I think it is pretty interesting in comparison to old Roman or Greek culture you get to know in Europe. Thank you so much for the video today, ありがと.
Hey thank you for your comment! Yes, Japanese bath culture is very interesting! I think you will love it if you try it! Would you be shy to take a bath in public?
@@MrsEats Here in Germany we know FFK - FreiKörperKultur - it's like being on the beach without any clothes, I'm used to that, so I guess it's not a big step ahead for me for taking a bath in public. I guess it has so be a comfortable atmosphere there though.
I personally dont know how people can go about their day and go to bed without showering. BLEH!!!! Makes me wonder what their beds smell like. On second thought....I'd rather not.
You did know that you transpire at night? :D So I don't think the bed will smell bad because people go to bed without a shower. Many people don't shower/bath every day and they do not smell bad. So I doubt the beds will.
Omg finally someone like me.. All my life my family was making fun of me for always taking a bath before bed and others called me a "germaphobe". So im so happy I found this comment👌✨
Here in Sweden we have the same age limits as Japan for the licenses, scooters license at 16 and car license at 18. You can start practice driving the privately when you’re 16 but you and and the tutor (most often a parent) must go a course to be legally able to start practice.
Hop in from Europe, I was risen by grandma so I got it bit different and take shower morning and evening (don´t have a bathtub in my small flat) but people here also wash at night.
I'm from Germany too. :) I like to shower in the morning too when it's warm outside and it was at night. :) I mean, when someone work in the garden or do sports .. it makes sense to clean oneself. But most people don't shower on a daily basis because they're not dirty and don't smell. :D And it's healthier for the skin.
I'm from the US, and there's quite the early morning shopping/workout culture here, so lots of us shower before bed, wake up early to do yardwork, shopping, and working out. When we come back, it's usually late morning or early afternoon, so we take a shower again. But other times we shower first thing in the morning because it wakes you up nicely :)
I've always loved bathing in the evening. You wash off the sweat/dust/pollution/etc you've been in contact with all day, and you get to go to bed all nice and clean. I'd give anything to live in a Japanese style home that has those nice tubs/shower rooms!
I'm from Northern Ireland and its also really common to have the toilet in a separate room from the bath, its also tradition for the dad of the family to sit at the top of the table.
Yup... Born in Japan but raised in the U.S. Bathing and/or showering was fundamental to our after dinner evening rituals. Just like brushing our teeth (not immediately but before bed) is. Also, clean bedding twice weekly (Wednesdays and Sundays which also coincided with hair washing on the same days) that were left out to air dry under a lazy afternoon in the sun made sleeping that night much more comfortable and relaxing as both bedding and clothes smelt so wonderful and natural, rather than just binning the loads in the dryer with chemical cloths.
Love your videos and your sense of humor. I think Mr. Eats gets a lot of joy from you. Between workouts and being a medical professional, I bathe 2-3 times/day. Between me, wife and two teenage kids, you'd hate to see my water bill. 😱
Sometimes, if I can get the energy and ambition, I'll shower in the afternoon a couple times a week. Living with depression is really fun! (Sarcasm) I want to bathe in the evening but by the time the sun goes down I'm tired and don't have the will to :c
