With the current sauna boom, more and more facilities are offering stylish ways to enjoy saunas. From saunas at spa facilities to private saunas, tent saunas, and places where you can experience loryu, the options are diverse. Here, we present the popular ranking of sauna facilities chosen by Tabiiro readers.
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しおはまの湯 四国健康村
Kagawa
Kagawa
しおはまの湯 四国健康村
Shiohama no Yu Shikoku Kenkomura, located approximately 10 minutes by car from Sakaide IC on the Seto Chuo Expressway, is a hot spring facility where you can enjoy a bath, sauna, and meals all day long. There are a variety of baths for men and women, and the women's bathroom has a new exclusive "Lowry sauna", where they hold daily self-lowry sessions, which are rare in Kagawa Prefecture, and Aufguss, which involves raising steam and blowing hot air through it. You can enjoy popular theater performances inside the building, and the restaurant offers local gourmet food from Kagawa Prefecture and a wide variety of drinks. The popular Shikoku Aquarium is about a 7-minute walk from the facility, and there are many tourist attractions, so why not take a bath to soothe your fatigue during your trip?
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北投の湯 いわき健康センター
Fukushima
Fukushima
北投の湯 いわき健康センター
Located in Obama-cho, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, this is a complex spa where you can enjoy a wide variety of baths, including an open-air bath where you can enjoy the changing nature of the four seasons, a herbal medicinal bath, a tourmaline bath, and a highly concentrated carbonated spring bath. It is a popular "bath resort" where families can spend a whole day having fun, as it offers a full range of services such as an authentic Loryu sauna, bedrock bath, and Akasuri, as well as a restaurant and relaxation space. It is suitable not only for family use but also for groups and business use. It also has accommodation facilities and is widely used for training camps, training sessions, and banquets.
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湯や 晴ル音
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi
湯や 晴ル音
"Yuya Harune" stands in a corner of Yuno Onsen in Shunan City, Yamaguchi. They have three types of hot spring facilities: private hot springs, saunas, and large communal baths. The theme of the private hot spring is Yakushi Nyorai. "Tsubotsubo" is an open space where you can also take a bath in the outside air, with a bathtub shaped like the medicinal pot held by the Yakushi Nyorai in his left hand. In addition, the word "koukou," which represents a shining white light, is an image of the moonlight bodhisattva standing next to Yakushi Nyorai, and you can enjoy the feeling of bathing in dim moonlight even during the day. The public bath has been renovated while retaining the form of Yunoso, which closed in 2022, so fans of the old days will feel nostalgic.