Piotr Wawrzyniak - Sauna High Japan

#Sauna News Digest 4

last updated 2024/06/28 Revolutionary invention for those who love sauna! Finnish style home sauna "Ouchi de sauna Rich" for two made by Ouchi DE Sauna Niiro has finally introduced their pro model "Ouchi de Sauna Rich" (literally "sauna at home Rich") they have been preparing since last year.

Music for Sauna

#Music for Sauna 4

last updated last updated 2024/06/03 Cornelius is a popular new age band, and not only in Japan. Apparently, they are having a Europe and USA Tour this year. They also share with us a love for sauna, which is apparent in their new track "サウナ好きすぎ、より深く / Too Much

Japanese Saunas

#Japanese saunas: Yunokura Garden (Kanagawa)

last updated 2024/05/19 Yunokura Garden is a super sentō located close to the Shōnan Bellmare football team stadium. It has a fantastic auto-löyly convection sauna with high level of humidity and on spot temperature Mizuburo. Type of facility: Super-sentō Price: 900 yen on a weekday, 1000 on a

Japanese Saunas

#Japanese saunas: Enoshima Island Spa (Kanagawa)

A unique experience of sauna/hot bath on Enoshima island, but is it worth it? Type of facility: Spa Price: 1700 yen for two hours Tower is not included Tattoos: Not allowed Shampoo/Body soap: Included Sauna type: Dry sauna (retractable type), up to 3 people Sauna temperature: 94°C

Music for Sauna

#Music for Sauna 3

Let me introduce another track of the "Music for Sauna" series. As you might agree, some people call sauna an "artificial nature". A place that might be build in the middle of a huge metropolis like Tokyo, but can make you feel calm and relaxed. Like in a forest. Coming

Sauna News Digest

#Sauna News Digest 3

last updated 2024/04/27 Zeus from "Bikkuriman" featured as a sauna merchandise in Anshin OyadoNS Group's capsule hotel chain “Anshin Oyado Sauna” is having a collaboration project to commemorate the 39th anniversary of Lotte's “Bikkuriman” at seven locations in Japan. There are two plans available: ・a plan with sakatsu

Japanese Saunas

#Japanese saunas: Ofuro no Osama, Kozashibuya Ekimae (Kanagawa)

last updated 2024/04/23 Ofuro no Osama is one of my favorites, especially this branch in Kozashibuya. Type of facility: Super-sentō Price: 1000 yen in a weekday, 1150 in a weekend day 900 and 1050 yen retrospectively if you buy a member's card (costs only 100 yen) Towel is

Music for Sauna

#Music for Sauna 2

last updated 2024/04/20 This time, I present the infamous ambientish「花に水」("Watering a flower"/"Water for flower") by Haruomi Hosono. The album was composed in 1984 and was made for Muji in-store background music. If there were tunes such as this one in shops these days, I would

Japanese Saunas

#Japanese saunas: Fujimiyu (Kanagawa, Fujisawa)

last updated 2024/04/23 Fujimiyu is my current "home-sentō/sauna". I visit it at least twice a week as it is the closest sentō with sauna where I live. Located near the north exit, it is the only sentō-sauna in the vicinity of Fujisawa station. Fortunately, it does not

Sauna News Digest

#Sauna News Digest 2

last updated 2024/04/16 How many people in Japan go to Sauna?As we all know, sauna experiences a popularity increase in recent years. It can be associated as a part of Japanese culture due to its uniqueness, and it is being visited by both young and old. But

Music for Sauna

#Music for Sauna 1

last updated 04/11/2024 What music might fit sauna if any? In this series I will be posting some tracks that I feel could enhance our sauna experience. I am not the only person that associates sauna with meditation as it certainly seems to have some mutual points. For

Sauna News Digest

#Sauna News Digest 1

last updated 04/02/2024 Iyonotojiba Kisukenoyu has been elected as Sauna number one in Japan for the second consecutive yearIt appears that in the 2024 Sauna ranking of the most popular Japanese Onsen website "Nifty Onsen", Iyonotojiba Kisukenoyu from Ehime prefecture Matsuyama City has been awarded the first prize

Japanese Sauna Terminology

last updated 2024/06/03 ・A Akasuri (アカスリ) : <to be added> Aufguss（アウフグース）: Sauna performance originated in Germany. In German aufguss means "infusion". The performer pours the water on sauna stove stones and stirs heat waves from accumulated steam using a towel. Auto-löyly（オートロウリュ） : <to be added&

Manual

How to enjoy Sauna in Japan

last updated 04/23/2024 Sauna boom in Japan is a real thing. There have been mangas, dramas, books, festivals and more. New facilities are emerging constantly. Some people visit sauna once in a while, but others even everyday. Allow me introduce how they do it in Japan, so you

Japanese Saunas

#Japanese saunas: Riseikan (Kanagawa)

last updated 2024/04/23 Riseikan is a an old-school Shōwa Sentō located between the Hinodecho and Koganecho stations. I heard some rumor that the Sauna there is really hot which made me only more excited to go. Type of facility: Sentō Price: Bath only 500 yen, Sauna + 200 yen