tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post8987763718212252776..comments2023-11-25T21:38:49.841+09:00Comments on Sophelia's Japan: Public Bathing and Body ImageSopheliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09891110033136610235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488248462844133120.post-44418358629330265112013-03-28T08:49:06.383+09:002013-03-28T08:49:06.383+09:00Strange how onsens have become safe havens for the...Strange how onsens have become safe havens for the body conscious in a country where eating disorders are increasingly becoming more prevalent. I and other ALT friends (who are in the healthy weight range by Western standards) have been lectured by Japanese doctors about the dangers of "obesity" and how we must begin dieting immediately. Why do they do it? One of life's great AussieOnTheIzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572177200671354787noreply@blogger.com