Lack Of Bath In Western Europe, Japan And Southwest Asia

After the fall of the Roman Empire (5th – 6th century), bathing was not common at all especially in Western Europe, Japan and Southwest Asia; Simply because of the decline in wealth and in technology. Taking a bath required a lot of time and effort. You had to get buckets of water and wait for the water to get hot enough so you could take a shower, then you had to make sure you had enough soap to bath with. After the 5th and 6th century bathing was considered temporary and not important. There are medical theories that disapproved of taking a bath, because it was considered dangerous and harmful.
During the 5th and 6th centuries physicians came up with the Miasma Theory. The Miasma Theory states that diseases were caused by bad air. So if you