腦洞大開!島國發明“仿子宮成人包裹術”！

Adult Wrapping -The Japanese Therapy Craze That Recreates the Comforting Feeling of a Womb

腦洞大開！島國發明“仿子宮成人包裹術”！

Otona Maki, or 'adult wrapping', is a Japanese therapeutic method of correcting posture and alleviating body stiffness by wrapping the human body in a large piece of cloth that emulates the comfortable feel of a mother's womb.

“仿子宮成人包裹術”是日本矯正體態、緩解全身僵硬的一種療法。這種療法需要把人裹進仿子宮環境的布料中去。

Otona Maki is not a mainstream practice in Japan, but after recently being featured on a popular television program, more and more people are talking about it and giving it a try. The idea behind this bizarre looking therapeutic practice is to tightly wrap the human body (in various poses) in a large piece of breathable cloth for about 15-20 minutes per session. Babies are often wrapped the same way to correct minor physical defects and give them a feeling of security, and otona maki aims to do the same for adults.

“仿子宮成人包裹術”雖然在日本還沒成爲主流，但最近卻在主流電視頻道中頻頻播放。越來越多的人提起它，也想親身試試看。這種奇特的療法要把人以各種姿勢，裹進一塊透氣布料中去，每次需要15-20分鐘。曾有人這樣把嬰兒裹起來，在保證他們安全感的情況下，來矯正輕微身體缺陷，“仿子宮成人包裹術”打算在成人身上這麼操作。

I'll be the first to admit that it looks pretty weird, but according to Yayoi Katayama of Japanese blog Vienna-Juku, there are real benefits to practicing adult wrapping.

“我承認這看起來非常奇怪，但確實對身體有所幫助。”日本博主Yayoi Katayama表示。

As we all know, babies and young children have very flexible spines, but as we grow up, most of us lose that flexibility. After going through several sessions with your body fixed in a certain position for a short amount of time, you can regain that natural flexibility and improve posture. Yayoi calls the practice a way to reset your body, and claims that after taking part in a session, she also felt relaxed and rejuvenated.

衆所周知，嬰幼兒的脊柱柔韌性很好，但隨着年齡的增長，我們大多數人會失去當初的柔韌性。但如果讓身體短時保持特定姿勢，幾個療程下來，人體就會重獲天生的柔韌度、改善體態。Yayoi把這種療法叫做“重啓身體”，她說一段理療後，感覺自己身體放鬆下來並重回活力。

But despite Japan's appetite for the bizarre, otona maki seems a bit too weird even for them. People comparing it to a mummification technique, or making references to Japanese horror films.

雖然島國人民口味本來就重，但這種療法對他們來說還是難以接受。他們覺得這簡直就是在做木乃伊，跟日本恐怖片沒什麼兩樣。

Otona Maki was apparently developed by Professor Nobuko Watanabe, known for creating the Toco Chan maternity belt, a very popular product in Japan. A 30-minute adult wrapping session costs 3240 yen ($28), while 50 minutes inside the cloth womb costs 6480 ($56).

“仿子宮成人包裹術”由日本Nobuko Watanabe教授研發，他還發明瞭一款名爲Toco Chan的孕婦拖腹帶，在日本相當流行。這個重口味的療法價格還不便宜：3240日元（28美元）30分鐘，6480日元（56美元）50分鐘。

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