No.22
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LOCAL NEWS
Bath-hopping in your own town.
Kobe Autumn Bathhouse Tour
Kobe Sento Stamp Rally 2026
Running until Monday, November 30.
A digital stamp rally around 27 public bathhouses in Kobe. People aged 18 and over who live, work or study in Kobe can register on their smartphone, and bathing, usually 500 yen, becomes 300 yen, once per bathhouse.
In Tarumi Ward, "Takamaru-yu" and "Tsuru no Yu" take part. Visit 14 or more and answer a survey to enter a draw for an original towel.
Column by the Third Generation
Keeping things flowing.
Lately I have been focusing on keeping water and air flowing through the guesthouse. Where the wind comes in and goes out, water supply and drainage. These places usually go unnoticed, but when a drain is dirty, even the air feels heavy somehow. My days are spent checking and cleaning them often.
Looking at my own body amid the busyness, I think it is just like buildings: the body also needs its flow kept in order.
To get through the busy month of November, I am giving myself a little care too. I had acupuncture and moxibustion to balance my "ki, blood and water," and after a medical check-up I stopped by a nearby bathhouse. I soaked in the bath and rested body and mind.
Care for the guesthouse and care for myself. I want to keep at both, little by little, without letting things build up too much.
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