Jjimjilbang sign in Apgujeong, Seoul

Jjimjilbang (찜질방) are large, gender-segregated public bathhouses in Korea, complete with hot tubs, showers, Finnish-style saunas, and massage tables, similar to what you may find in a Korean sauna or mogyoktang. However, in other areas of the building or on other floors there are unisex areas, usually with a snack bar, ondol-heated floor for lounging and sleeping, wide-screen TVs, PC bang, noraebang, and sleeping quarters with either bunk beds or sleeping mats.

Most jjimjilbangs are open 24 hours and are a popular weekend getaway for Korean families to relax and spend time soaking in tubs or lounging and sleeping, while the kids play away on the PCs.

[edit] See also

• Sentō
• Sauna
• Taiwanese hot springs

[edit] External links

• Korea's Jjimjilbang Offers Various Entertainment Programs (2005-03-02) Chosun article
• For All Kinds of Good, Clean Fun, Koreans Turn to Bathhouses (2008-10-04) New York Times article

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