Dear Local Sentō.

Postcard 014

Vernal Equinox

Dear Local Sentō.

Some call you Sentō, some Ofuro and others a Public Bath — as I did when I first arrived. Full of fear, fear of nudity and the unknown. “Just take off your clothes and go in!'' she exclaimed through space above the wall separating us. Years later I fearlessly seek you out when travelling to places new and old. A familiar f…