Swimming Pool in Japan

Yesterday went to the swimming pool nearby my house, it costs 300 yen which is quite reasonable for Japan standard.　But we cannot shampoo here after swim..too bad..But the one in my uni can shower and shampoo, there is even a sauna room.

Swimming pool　in Japan is more strict than in Malaysia where u just jump into the pool with whatever you have even without swimming cap. Here, you need to equipped with swimming cap and cannot wear ANY accessories even earrings. The lockers here usually do not have changing room where everyone will just change in the locker area. This is why in fitness center in Malaysia sometimes we can see people just change in front of the locker.

We know that Japanese like to line-up, even the pool, they divide the pool into lanes for different purpose and you have to swim in the certain direction. The lanes are usually divided into fast speed, normal speed, low speed, free movement and for walking..yeah..WALKING, they walk in the pool.

The swimming suit for gals usually black, blue, gray and is one piece, at first I felt so awkward in my two piece red bikini and I faster go and buy the standard one. The guys here wear knee-length beach pants to swim..weird right?

The pool here usually is 1.4 meter or at most 1.5 meter, unlike in Malaysia we have 12ft pool ..argh...I miss the swimming pool in Malaysia.........