Hadaka no tsukiai explained

is an idea in Japanese culture that spending time together naked allows for more open and honest conversation. Hadaka no tsukiai relationships are platonic rather than sexual.

A family, a group of housewives from the same neighborhood, a group of businessmen, or a group of classmates might spend time together naked at a sentō bathhouse, at an onsen hot spring, or at a health club. This allows opportunities for social bonding.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Re-made in Japan: Everyday Life and Consumer Taste in a Changing Society. Scott Clark. July 7, 2021. The Japanese Bath: Extraordinarily Ordinary . https://books.google.com/books?id=IR_QNxQSaA0C&dq=history+of+sent%C5%8D&pg=PA89. Joseph Jay Tobin. Yale University Press. 1992. 89–104. 0300060823.
2. News: BBC. July 9, 2021. Japan's naked art of body positivity. February 3, 2020. Lily Crossley-Baxter.