Hot springs contain trace elements that are beneficial to human health, and most of the chemicals in the hot springs will precipitate on the skin, changing the pH of the skin, so it has the effect of absorption, precipitation and removal, and its chemicals can stimulate the autonomic nervous system, endocrine and immune system.

Hot springs are good for health, some people say that they can treat skin diseases, heart disease, etc., and can eliminate fatigue, but for Luo Fei now, as long as he can take a hot bath, it doesn't matter whether it is a hot spring or not.

A place like a casino, no matter how upscale it is, is not a comfortable thing to spend the night in.

When you come out of the casino in the morning, you will feel slimy, as if you are covered with a thin layer of slime. Smoked with cigarettes and cigars overnight, everyone was filled with the smell of smoke, and the smell was extremely bad. Soaking in a hot spring at this time is a supreme enjoyment.

Kameda Nakatsu, the old gambler, apparently did this a lot, and the little girls who served him asked him with interest how much money he had lost last night.

Kameda Nakatsu naturally corrected the little girl's mistake loudly, saying that he had won a lot of money, and asked Luo Fei to testify against him.

Although the little girl even claimed to be, her expression didn't look like she believed it.

There are data that hot spring baths can not only relax muscles and joints, but also eliminate fatigue; It can also dilate blood vessels, promote blood circulation, and accelerate human metabolism.

In addition, most hot springs are rich in chemicals that are helpful to the human body. For example, calcium carbonate in hot springs has a considerable effect on improving physical fitness and restoring physical strength; The rich calcium, potassium, radon and other components contained in the hot springs have certain effects on adjusting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, treating diabetes, gout, neuralgia, arthritis, etc.; The sulphur spring softens the keratin, and the sodium-containing carbonated water bleaches and softens the skin.

It is reported according to relevant information. There are more than 2,600 hot springs in Japan from north to south, and there are 75,000 hot spring inns. It is reported. About 110 million people in Japan use hot springs every year, which is equivalent to the total population of Japan. Thus. Japan is known as the "Kingdom of Hot Springs". Japan's hot springs are not only numerous and varied, but also of high quality. There are famous hot springs in almost every region, and soaking in hot springs is a pleasure and an essential part of life for Japanese people.

Luo Fei has been in Japan for so long, but he has never been to a hot spring, which is also strange. However, these months are just in time for summer, and Luo Fei has little time to wander around, and he doesn't have much opportunity to take the two girls, Rina Aida and Komi Aoba, to enjoy the hot springs together.

Japan's hot springs have a long history.

In Japan, there are detailed descriptions of the emperor's bathing in hot springs in ancient historical documents such as Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, indicating that the Japanese learned to use hot springs a long time ago.

In the Nara period. Due to the introduction of Buddhism, temples were built in various places, and the bathing of monks played a major role in the development of hot springs, and the healing properties of hot springs were already discovered at that time.

The Heian period's Manyoshu records of Yugawara Onsen in Kanagawa Prefecture and Kamiyamada Onsen in Nagano Prefecture indicate that the eastern part of the country was also developed, and that the hot springs were mainly used for recreation, healing, and various religious activities by nobles and monks, and that the hot springs were deeply associated with religion at that time. After Minamoto Yoritomo established the Kamakura shogunate and moved the capital from Kyoto to Kamakura, hot springs in Tokai, Tohoku, Koshin, and other places began to appear in historical documents. Sick monks set out to visit various hot springs for treatment.

During the Muromachi period, hot springs became a place of recreation for dignitaries and other dignitaries, and were not open to the general public. By the time of Azuchi-Momoyama, hot springs had been widely used to treat wounded soldiers. Especially in Koshu and Shinshu, the warring generals such as Takeda Shingen and Sanada Yukimura had their own "secret soup".

In the modern Edo period, medicine was not yet very advanced. The medical effects of hot springs have been highly valued, and they have been developed to a great extent. in this period. Not only are hot springs popular among generals and celebrities, but also the general public has begun to enjoy hot springs.

This knowledge is all when you soak in the hot springs. Kameda Nakatsu told Luo Fei. This old man, when he is not gambling, is still a qualified priest.

Not only is he very knowledgeable, but he also talks very personablely, and he is a qualified god.

Luo Fei has always been respectful of religion, let alone Shinto, which is unique to Japan.

Luo Fei felt very nonsense about the Japanese calling everything that could not be explained, or something that was abnormal and normal, as a god. Obviously, only in primitive times would anyone do this.

Maybe it's because of cultural differences, even though Luo Fei has now integrated into Japanese life, but once it comes to these national things, he still can't hide his coldness.

And Kameda Chuxia obviously became very excited because he won the money, and talked a lot. And like all the clergy, the old boy turned the conversation to his own job as he spoke.

It can be regarded as popularizing the knowledge of Shinto for Luo Fei.

Shintoism, abbreviated as Shinto, was originally a traditional national religion in Japan, which was originally based on nature worship and belonged to the animistic polytheistic belief (spirit worship), which regarded various animals and plants in nature as gods. Shinto did not have an official name at first, but it was not until the 5th to 8th centuries A.D. that Buddhism was introduced to Japan via Korea, and it was gradually accepted by the Japanese, who coined the term "Shinto" to distinguish Shinto from foreign Buddhism in order to compete with the term "Buddhism".

The term "Shinto" first appeared in the Nihon Shoki, which states that "the emperor believed in Buddhism and respected Shinto".

Although the word "Shinto" is also found in Chinese characters, the concept of the word is actually different between China and Japan, and if we interpret Shinto literally, we will be misled by its name.

The Japanese call all gods Kami, and after the introduction of kanji to Japan, the character "god" was used to mean Kami. The Japanese call Kami, the ancestors of the royal family, the ancestors of the clan, and the spirits of the great heroes of the deceased, and also call the spirits of the mountains, trees, foxes, and other animals and plants that are worthy of worship.

The book "Ancient Biography" makes the following note on Kami: "Whoever is called Kami is called Kami, starting from the gods seen in the classics, birds, beasts, plants, trees, mountains and seas, etc., and all those who are extraordinary are called Kami. Not only the excellent, the kind, and the meritorious. All the wicked, the strange, and the terrible are called gods. In other words, the "gods" worshipped by Shinto are not only the so-called gods of the Chinese, but also some horrific and vicious gods.

Shinto developed from the primitive religion of Japan, and initially focused on the worship of nature spirits and ancestors, and was roughly divided into three major systems: shrine Shinto, sectarian Shinto, and folk Shinto.

Shinto religion is a polytheistic religion with 800,000 gods, 8 million gods, or 15 million gods, and is especially dedicated to Amaterasu, the ancestral god of the sun. The Japanese nation is called the "Tensun Nation", the emperor is a descendant of Amaterasu and his representative in the world, and the emperor is the god system. The place of worship is called a shrine or shrine, and the priests are called ancestral officials, ancestral palms, etc.

Unlike Christians, Shintoists have a fixed weekly service, and believers can worship at the shrine on the 1st and 15th of each month, or on the day of the festival, or at any time according to their personal needs, while devout Shintoists go to the shrine every morning to worship.

Newborns are required to visit the protector deity within 30~100 days after birth, and children aged 3, 5, and 7 years old visit the shrine on November 15 to thank the gods for their blessings and pray for the healthy growth of the children.

Most Japanese people believe in both gods and Buddhism at the same time, and weddings are mostly based on Shinto customs, while funerals are mostly based on Buddhist funerals. Traditional Japanese houses have both Shinto shrines and Buddhist shrines, with Shinto shrines dedicated to protectors and Amaterasu, and Buddhist shrines dedicated to the spirits of ancestors and the dead.

Strictly speaking, there are no Shinto scriptures to be found, and if you want to list representative classics, the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki can barely be called Shinto classics.

The Shinto view of God and the Christian view of God are completely different. Shinto is a polytheistic religion, the Japanese believe that there are eight million gods (imaginary fingers, meaning many), natural mountains, forests, the sun, fire, thunder, animals (such as foxes, snakes), ancestral spirits, etc. have become the objects of their worship and worship, so there are mountain gods, water gods, sea gods, field gods, earth gods, thunder gods, sun gods (such as Amaterasu Okami) and so on.

To put it mildly, in ancient times, if you did something that others did not dare to do, and you did it by means beyond the understanding of ordinary people (such as bloody and violent), then you are very likely to become a god that ordinary people worship.

In Japan, fierce gods, demon gods, and demons are all symbols of strength and are worshipped.

If a swordsman is described as a ghost, then he must be highly respected, thinking that the strength of this swordsman is beyond the scope of ordinary people.

Perhaps the more contradictory character of the Japanese is related to the national religion developed from their primitive worship, worshipping power, and being ashamed of bullying the weak in their bones.

After soaking in the hot springs, Luo Fei followed Kameda to rest on the recliner by the pool, and naturally a little girl in a kimono came to wipe their bodies and bring them fragrant tea.

"Nakano-kun, it's so enjoyable to go to the casino with you, when do you have kung fu, let's work together again, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep." Kameda Midsummer said to Luo Fei while drinking warm tea.

"Hehe, as long as I'm free, Kameda-senpai can call me at any time. Why wouldn't I have the opportunity to win? It's just Kameda-senpai, as a priest, what's the use of asking for money? ”

Kameda Midsummer was stunned by Luo Fei's question, yes, he is a full-time priest, and his food and clothing are provided by the Divine Palace, what do you want money for?

Kameda Nakatsu scratched his head and said with some uncertainty: "This money, just keep it when you didn't lose it with me?" ”

"Poof!" Luo Fei spit out the water he had just drunk, and let this old boy come up with such a strange reason.

Compared with those abbots in China, this Kameda Nakatsu is really silly and cute. (To be continued......)

PS: There is a lot of information in this chapter, so please bear with me.