It's not beautiful when people over 40 walk naked.
I remembered this when I was about to climb into the natural hot spring baths in Japan's yutenaka.
The last thing I experienced was in a hot tub in California, when I was much younger, the group was called up and a lot of alcohol was consumed.
The second idea is that the only thing that is similar is hot water.
Now, I remove my eyes from the drooping flesh around me, take off my robes, add the horrible picture, and drop into the steaming water.
I visit traditional power points in Japan, a place where people seek spiritual renewal, physical recovery, happiness, peace of mind and good luck in love, business and school.
There are three configurations of these power points: Monuments and monuments;
Temples and shrines;
Natural wonders such as rivers, mountains, waterfalls and hot springs, just like the hot springs I'm soaking in.
But instead of relaxing and not being nervous, I felt overcooked and overworked because I just noticed that I was the only one who lost a small rag when I walked from the pool to the locker
So I hope the only non-
The Asians in the room would also unobtrusively cram my pink, crumpled body into my body --
Short Robe, quietly walk away and retrieve my rag.
My tour of power started in Tokyo and visited the Meiji Shrine, a shrine featuring a famous facade
Energy point, well of kiyomasa.
I watched the tourists take pictures on their mobile phones as wallpaper, which brought good luck.
The next stop is Fuchuan Liujin, who throws his wishes on paper into the water.
If the paper is dissolved, the wish is fulfilled.
At another stop, Kameido Tenjin, visitors stroked the head of a stone cow for therapeutic purposes.
After my misfortune in taking a shower in Yoda, I took a taxi to Jigokudani.
The name means "Hell Valley", but this place in the north of nagano, 1998 Winter Olympic Games, is more like a paradise for snow monkeys who live here.
The northernmost Japanese macaque in the world
Non-human primates living here gather in natural hot springs in winter.
No one likes to play small rags, but they don't seem to care and are calm.
Me too, just looking at them.
Another Nagano attraction is located in Zenkoji, a 1,400year-
Old Buddhist Temple: The Golden Triad of Tiantian, according to legend, is the first Buddhist idol to arrive in Japan.
This major attraction attracts about 6 million visitors and pilgrims every year, and many hope to find the revelation by touching the keys to heaven.
This is my spiritual journey: there is no life or sacrifice of monks for many years, no endless time to read ancient texts.
All I have to do is fumble on the pitch.
The black tunnel under the main altar until I touch the key.
However, first of all, I visited the temple with Taka
Pastor Zeki Fukushima and Zu.
Before he entered the post of priest, Fukushima received a doctorate. D.
Engaged in chemical engineering and research in the United StatesS.
He probably felt the Western inclination that I wanted to find a shortcut to heaven.
He advised me to line up to get a blessing from the Temple religious leader.
What does it matter if I'm not a Buddhist? âx80x9d I ask.
No, he replied.
There is no sect in this temple.
We do not care about religion;
We care about faith.
I get my blessing and go into the tunnel of darkness.
Blindness should help clear away worldly ideas, but all I can think of is: don't accidentally catch the body parts of strangers and don't mess up the keys.
I found the key attached to the wall, but there is no shortcut to enlightenment.
On my way out of the temple, Fukushima told me that there were 7,777 stones on the walkway to the front door.
I don't expect them to accept his number because of faith.
This is the first step.
On the last morning in Japan, I found out where the country really is.
No, it's not the throne of Emperor Akihito, though I bet he has a throne like this, as is more than half of the Japanese family.
This particular place, though unremarkable as it sounds, may be the ultimate embodiment of Japan's technological dynamism: The electronic toilet seat.
To clarify, this is my first time to go to the toilet in Japan, but this is the first time I have tested all the features.
There are two options for transitioning from the American potty to the Japanese toilet, one is to sit up and the other is to sit down, like from the carriage to the shuttle.
You're not sure what the button does, but you feel like you 've been sitting for a long time.
I am familiar with some standard functions: Heated seats with padding;
Automatic Wash and cover tight;
Automatic deodorant.
But I did not explore the buttons on the digital control panel marked in Japanese.
Until now, I had time to kill my time before catching the train, and I did not experience the vibrancy, meditation and recreational qualities of the Japanese toilet.
This special model, which I call water park special, has two nozzles, spray, pulse or flow according to the button I press, give me a mini on my backshower.
The water is heated accurately to 100.
4 degrees Fahrenheit
My wife heard me giggling in another room and asked, "What happened there ? "?
I called, just research the power point.
Let me try it next.
The function of the dryer causes more laughter.
I found one button to play the music and the other to mimic the sound of the toilet flush to cover up other sounds.
However, the other button activates a seat vibrator that prevents numbness in the legs when sitting too long.
I have heard that the latest generation of toilets in Japan can measure your blood sugar, blood pressure, weight and body fat.
What I'm worried about is that when we sit in the toilet, the toilet will eventually be programmed to make sharp comments, like one at a time, have you eaten?
But on the whole, even then, there is a small price to pay for all the other benefits that these electronic powers offer.
I was high all the time-
The technology products brought back from Japan by friends know that we will not see this product in the United States for at least a year.
I wouldn't be surprised if there were souvenirs
Hungry tourists will soon turn their attention to these washing, drying, fluffy, vibrating, blood-
Perfume diagnosisMusic-painting
Heat the toilet in Japan.
After all, who doesn't want to have a real place of power in their own home?