Edo-period bathtub heated from below
Historical term for a type of bathtub used in the Edo period, heated by a fire built underneath it. Contrasts with 水風呂 (すいふろ), a cold-water bath.
See also: 水風呂 (すいふろ)
The Edo-period suefuro was heated by building a fire underneath it.
水風呂 is a cold-water bath, while 据え風呂 is a heated bath from the same period.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Variant spelling omitting the okurigana え.
Alternate kanji form using 居 instead of 据; less common.
Compound of 据え (sue, 'placing' or 'setting', from verb 据える) and 風呂 (furo, 'bath'). The name refers to a bath that is set in place and heated from below.