Jjimjilbang Korea Has Rules Nobody Mentions at the Door

Foreigner in pink spa uniform and bare feet facing shoe lockers in a jjimjilbang korea entrance lobby

The counter sits at chest height, there is a queue forming behind you, and somewhere to your left about forty pairs of shoes are already tucked into numbered wooden slots. You are still wearing yours. That is usually how a jjimjilbang korea visit begins for a first-timer — one step behind everyone else, holding a … Read more