Onsen Vocabulary: Cypress, Stone, and Steam

A guest room bathroom area with a Japanese hot spring bath aesthetic: the bathtub is a square tub made from a single piece of cypress wood or hooped cypress planks, measuring 1500x1500mm and 700mm deep, allowing one to sit and soak up to the shoulders. The wood is unpainted, showing varying shades and a unique aroma after prolonged immersion. The floor and walls are dark gray stone slabs with wider gaps. On the wall, there is a horizontal long window looking out onto a small inner courtyard with bamboo and gravel. The showering area is next to the bathtub, with a wooden stool and a low handheld shower. Steam permeates the air, and the illumination is extremely low. Avoid: Using acrylic or cast iron for the bathtub, applying glossy paint to the wood, adding massage jets, the window overlooking an open city view.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間以日式湯屋為語彙的客房浴區:浴池是整塊檜木或以檜木板箍成的方形浴槽,尺寸 1500x1500mm,深 700mm,可以坐著泡到肩膀。木頭是未上漆的,長期浸水後呈現深淺不一的顏色與獨特的氣味。地坪與牆是深灰的石板,縫隙較寬。牆上有一道橫向的長窗,望出去是一小片竹子與碎石的內庭。沖洗區在浴池旁邊,有木凳與矮的手持花灑。蒸氣瀰漫,照度極低。避免:浴池使用壓克力或鑄鐵、木材上亮光漆、加入按摩噴嘴、窗外是開闊的城市景。