MUCC‘s Yukke posted the photo above. He was bombarded with fruits in water, but he seemed rather pleased.
Earlier this morning, we noticed kagari from Avanchick had posted a photo of him in a bath holding two “oranges” with a bottle of green-tea in the background. He exclaims “yuzu bath!” and talks about the winter solice. Shuu from Girugamesh also joins in with a modest total of two yuzus. For a foreigner, this is a fairly strange thing to eat in a bathtub. Except these are not for eating. Take a look at the twitter photos below.
今日は冬至なので！ ゆず風呂入るーよ╰( º∀º )╯ pic.twitter.com/hn86kI7iPe
— アヴァンチック 篝-kagari- (@avanchick_kgr) December 22, 2015
YUKKEさん半端ねぇ。。。 俺なんて足元にも及ばねえ。。 しかも、あちこちイテェ。。。 https://t.co/gGnnZhS6YS pic.twitter.com/rXN2cEeWT5
— girugamesh_愁 (@shuu_grgm) December 22, 2015
強がらないで！それはオレンジよ！RT @giknemia: @feat16kakka 私はゆず風呂入ってぽかぽかです( ^ω^ ) pic.twitter.com/7uVCNPJTWi
— 閣下@2月28日赤坂BLITZワンマン (@feat16kakka) December 22, 2015
Half a dozen tweets of more floating yuzu in bath water, we noticed there was a trend in Jrockers talking about this which got us interested in this seemingly normal ritual. After some research, we have found that during the winter solstice in Japan, many public hot baths and springs would place yuzu fruits in the hot water to add a citrus aroma to the water. The Japanese consider this good luck and it is believed that bathing in this yuzu during the winter solstice will ward off illness in the new year.
わさびちゃんち: 冬至 https://t.co/PMF1QcP0aE pic.twitter.com/qB6YXRDAMY
— わさびちゃん (@jessiepon) December 22, 2015
冬至。今日はカボチャ食べて、柚子風呂に入る日らしい(こっちの地方では) カボチャ食べれなかったので、サイズはカボチャ級の柚子を風呂に投入。シュール pic.twitter.com/CGzGbXJsal
— 唐々煙 (@kara2kmr) December 22, 2015
今日はゆずの日だって～♪♪ ひめちゃんも今日はゆず風呂に 入るの～? でもまずは写真撮影?? ひめちゃん嫌ずらしてる～?? pic.twitter.com/VqJlb94b1E
— ダックスのひめちゃん (@iPhon0306) December 22, 2015
ゆず風呂でも入るか～ pic.twitter.com/2lRYQD70lN
— River (@ZVRA) December 5, 2015
Bonus capybara in yuzu bath!
冬至だったのでゆず湯につかるカピバラたちの画像！ : ハムスター速報 https://t.co/cqmTXsl1Jk @hamusoku
— ハム速 (@hamusoku) December 22, 2015
Would you like to try a yuzu bath? It’s not always easy to find fresh yuzu, especially outside of Asia, so you can try to purchase bottled yuzu juice online, or attempt to grow your own yuzu tree.