Before Respect for the Aged Day on the 20th of this month, a cypress board with words of gratitude and kindness for the elderly was floated on the bathtub at a bathing facility in Owase City, Mie Prefecture.
This event is held every year at this time of year because "Yumekodo no Yu" in Owase City utilizes the thinned wood of Owase cypress, which is a specialty of Owase City.
On the bathtub, a total of 200 round cypress boards are floated in the men's and women's baths, and words such as "Thank you always" and "Please take nutrition" from local children to the elderly are written. increase.
The person taking a bath enjoyed the scent of cypress and read the words of gratitude and kindness from the children.
A man in his 60s said, "I feel like I have to do my best. The scent of cypress is good and I think it's a good event."
An intern student working at a bathing facility said, "I can't say that you should come in the midst of the corona, but I hope you will enjoy it."
Since the new coronavirus has also been declared a state of emergency in Mie Prefecture, the bathing facility will shorten the period of the event from the usual year and will hold it until the 23rd of this month.