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James Gibson
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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…

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