3rd place
bronze star award
Simon Urwin
united kingdom 
Photo © Simon Urwin
title
Sento Bather
The mural painting of Mount Fuji, considered a harbinger of good luck, is inspired by the art of the legendary Hokusai, and is designed to allow the metropolitan sento bather to lose themselves, as if in nature.
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entry description
In a society bound by layers of etiquette, the sento (traditional bathhouse) is a haven where locals can shed clothes and inhibitions, enjoying hadaka no tsukiai (naked kinship) with fellow bathers and escaping the intense pressures of modern daily life.The mural painting of Mount Fuji, considered a harbinger of good luck, is inspired by the art of the legendary Hokusai, and is designed to allow the metropolitan sento bather to lose themselves, as if in nature.
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