

I just watched the latest Net-juu no Susume and there's the stereotypical
caught-in-the-rain scene, and then usually accompanying shower scene. Since
this anime makes a point to be more similar to the real world than others, it
made me wonder if this sort of thing actually happens in Japan. I recognized
[the trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CaughtInTheRain) from
anime, but in researching this question, it seems that it's also common in
other mediums.

Is the rain that cold over there? Do people usually take showers at other
people's houses after a downpour takes them by surprise?


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Do people in Japan really shower all the time after a rainstorm, or is that just an anime thing?


Regardless of whether the rain was cold or not, taking a shower after a
downpour has a health related reason. The rain is not a very clean source of
water with the factories and other pollutants in the air. Taking shower was
meant to wash away the dirts.

As to offering shower to non-household members, it is a show of hospitality.
As Dimitri MX and you said in the comment, it would differ from one people to
another. Some would offer shower, while others might offer just some towel.

As a comparison, in Indonesia (another Asian country), we were taught to have
shower, or at least wash our head after we got wet by rainwater. The believe
was that if you let it be, you will get headache after some time.


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