From the Forest: The Sawdust Story
The forest’s gifts become warmth.
Then, a new harvest.The sawdust story: a cycle of nature’s gifts
Sawdust from timber milling becomes the warmth of fermentation that surrounds your body. These nine scenes show how it is prepared and how it is used after its time in the bath.
Chapter 1
From the forest
A conifer forest
It all begins in a thriving forest.
Sawdust from timber milling
When timber is cut into boards and other products, sawdust is produced as a by-product. Otaru Ion House puts this sawdust to use.
Transport from the sawmill
The sawdust is transported by truck.
Chapter 2
Nurturing warmth
Sifting for fine sawdust
Larger particles and wood chips are removed to select fine sawdust. This reduces prickliness against the skin and prepares the sawdust for bathing.
Packed in cloth sacks
The sifted sawdust is packed in cloth sacks and taken to the bath.
Adding extract and fermenting
Ohtaka Enzyme extract is mixed into the sawdust, which is stirred to introduce air and allowed to ferment.
Bathing in sawdust
Enjoy a moment of warmth for body and mind in fermented sawdust.
Chapter 3
From soil to a new harvest
From the bath to the fields
After use in the bath, the sawdust is taken to fields and used as fertilizer.
Growing and harvesting produce
The sawdust, now fertilizer, helps vegetables and fruit flourish.
Experience the warmth of sawdust.
Explore the bathing steps and what makes a sawdust bath special.
Learn about sawdust bathing