21. Coffee Bathing When the Japanese as you "Would you like some coffee？" think twice before you answer. In Japan， it is quite popular to have a "coffee hath." For about US$20， you can get a ground coffee bath； that is， they "boil" you in coffee. The coffee smells good， but you ll probably feel the heat. It sounds like fun， doesn t it？ Well， the Japanese don t do it for fun. They believe it helps cure diseases. Who knows？ Maybe it s true. But in spite of what they say， I ll just take my coffee in a cup， thank you.