Tokyo citizens preparing for traditional yuzu bath
date:Dec 18, 2018
In what may seem like a curious tradition, the Japanese practice of bathing with yuzu on Winter Solstice Saturday December 22, this year is said to help promote beauty, health and general well-being. Yuzu, a lemon-like native Japanese citrus with a distinctive refreshing aroma, has been lauded for centuries for its health-providing properties of vitamin C, A, calcium and citric acid.

Each Winter Solstice, many baths around Japan will have these bright-yellow fruit bobbing around. Known as yuzuy
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