''Mogyoktangs'' () are Korean public bathhouses. Typical facilities in the bathhouses include lockers, showers,
hot tubs,
steam rooms, massage areas, and barbershops. Unlike the generally more elaborate
''jjimjilbangs'', which can include facilities such as sleeping areas,
snack bar
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Description
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PC bang
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Although the per capita penetration of personal computers and broad ...
s, ''mogyoktangs'' are usually only bathhouses and not open 24 hours. They are also divided into men-only and women-only sections.
See also
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Jjimjilbang
''Jjimjilbang'' (; , ) are bathhouses in South Korea which gained popularity in the 1990s.
They are separated by gender and typically have hot tubs, showers, hanjeungmak, Korean traditional kiln saunas, and massage tables. ''Jjimjil'' is derive ...
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Sentō
is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance. Traditionally these bathhouses have been quite utilitarian, with a tall barrier separating the sexes within one large room, a minimum of lined-up faucets on both sides ...
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Sauna
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Taiwanese hot springs
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Ttaemiri
''Ttaemiri'' () are the working staff who provide many services at ''jjimjilbang'' (bathhouses) in South Korea.
In popular culture
'' God of Bath'', a South Korean ''manhwa
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References
South Korean popular culture
Bathing
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