Sauna path to fully enjoy Spa LaQua ``Laksa path'' / Illustrations and text by Katsuki Tanaka

Vol.1 Sauna image

Spa LaQua has a nice sauna. There are also four men's bathrooms and three women's bathrooms. However, there are surprisingly many people who don't know how to use a sauna.

Kuma: “What do you imagine when you say sauna?”

Bear: “Now then, Rakuko-san, what do you imagine when you hear the word sauna?”

Rakuko: “Torture room!”

Bear: “Eh!”

Rakuko: "I mean, I don't know why anyone would go into such a hot, humid, and narrow place. I don't think I'd want to sweat that much and lose weight." "There are three? I didn't know! I want them all removed!"

Kuma: "Eh...! Please wait a moment, Rakuko-san."

Rakuko: "Many of my friends don't like saunas, and I don't like the gloomy atmosphere. Are there any special rules or etiquette? It's annoying."

Kuma: "Hmm... It's true that many people don't have very good images of saunas: hot, humid, dark, and small." "But that's because they don't know that they exist."

Rakuko: “Don’t waste your time, say it quickly! Kuma!”

Bear: “You have a bad mouth.” “Sauna is what it is, after all.”

Rakuko: “In the first place?”

Kuma: ``Sauna is the process that leads to bliss, where the body and mind are clean and beautiful, and where the body and mind are refreshed and attuned.'' ``When most Japanese people hear the word sauna, they think of a sauna room, but what is sauna? Part of what saunas are all about is a refreshing and enchanting feeling that lasts for a long time.''

Rakuko: “Refreshing, enchanting, long sauna?”

Bear: “Did you notice?”

Rakuko: “Seriously?”

Kuma: ``Well, that's just a word I coined, but saunas are actually quite pleasant.''

Rakuko: “Hmm.”

Kuma: “There are ways to use a sauna and sauna methods to feel better.”

Kuma: “There is a sauna method to help you feel better.”

Kuma: ``Next time, I'll talk about that more slowly.''

Rakuko: ``I guess I'll pull it next time... You're being so generous, I'll read Katsuki Tanaka's ``Sa-do'' and study first before you teach me! ”

Bear: “Wow! Is there such a thing?”

Rakuko: “What? The water bath is the main feature of the sauna! What?!”

Bear: “Oh yeah! That’s right!”

Rakuko: “Sauna and cold bath - alternating hot and cold baths will improve blood flow and eventually you will feel ecstatic.” “What! Ecstasy!” “Hmmm…” “Eh! Ugh!” That’s right!”

Bear: “What?”

Rakuko: “See you next time!”

Bear: "It's so big!"

to be continued

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