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Are there any rules or points of etiquette I should know about when staying at a ryokan?

April 26, 2017etiquette Points rules ryokan staying

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Are there any rules or points of etiquette I should know about when staying at a ryokan?

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Firstly, shoes must always be removed before entering a Japanese-style room that has tatami straw mat flooring. Secondly, when using the public bathing facilities, it is considered bad manners to stand while taking a shower in the seated-type stalls usually found around the sides of the baths. This is because you may splash other people around you. Also, it is considered bad manners to immerse your towel in the bath water. Finally, you should of course never wash your clothes in the public bathing area!