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Liminal spaces are the subject of an Internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition (pertaining to the concept of liminality) or of nostalgic appeal.

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Bathhouse (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago by hazeebabee@slrpnk.net to c/liminalspace@lemmy.world

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Someone posted a story about this bathhouse's new mirrors (they don't fog up). A commenter posted that the picture is creepy & when I thought about it i realized that they likely thought it was creepy because it's a liminal space, so I decided to post the picture here lol

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Japan?

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

My thought also, due to the chairs for showering.

[–] cevn@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Totally. Looks just like the onsen at the last Ryokan I was at.

[–] hazeebabee@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yes japan! I'll edit to add the link to the original site this is from

Edit: https://soranews24.com/2025/04/28/cleverly-designed-bath-use-glasses-that-dont-fog-up-make-a-splash-in-japan/