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The story is a comedy about Lucius, an architect of public bath houses in ancient Rome, who time-travels to various modern-day baths in Japan. The author explores the two cultures in the world "that have loved baths the most: the Japanese and the Romans."

Bubbling with absurd charm, this comedy bridges the gap between ancient Roman engineering and modern Japanese bathing rituals. A displaced architect finds himself constantly bewildered by the strange, steaming wonders of contemporary soak culture.