When the first Jesuit missionaries arrived in Japan in the 16th century and discovered that the Japanese believed in bathing every day, it was very strange to them. As Europeans they probably believed that once a year was enough.
I’m reading “Samurai William” now. (The basis for Richard Chamberlain’s character in “Shogun”).
The Jesuits only began to make progress in Japan when a new head Jesuit landed. He had them become more Japanese, which meant better hygiene, hiding the meat, including prep tools, utensils, cookware, and serving ware, since the Japanese could smell it.