Ceremonial saunas in Kagoshima, Japan
ホテル ニューニシノ 天然温泉＆サウナ
The bathhouse of Hotel New Nishino in Tenmonkan is open to non-guests and is men only, with a monthly ladies' day. It has a Finnish sauna lined with Finnish kelo wood, where staff pour aroma löyly several times a day, and a binchotan charcoal steam sauna, plus a large bath, reclining room and izakaya. The hotel notes the bath is not natural hot spring water while a new well is drilled. General entry is ¥2,200; a morning rate is ¥1,400.
繋がるサウナ THE BARREL
THE BARREL is a sauna in Yojiro with four rooms: CABIN, a main cabin with benches stepped from 20 cm to 140 cm and staff-led Aufguss and Kugel sessions, and three barrel saunas, VIHTA at 100°C, PINE at 90°C and KELO at 72°C, each with self-löyly aromas. A chiller-cooled cold bath, a forest-style outdoor rest deck and a silent meditation room complete it. Weekday entry starts at about ¥1,000; women can visit on ladies' days announced on Instagram. Open 10:00 to 24:00.
ホテル ニューニシノ 天然温泉＆サウナ
The bathhouse of Hotel New Nishino in Tenmonkan is open to non-guests and is men only, with a monthly ladies' day. It has a Finnish sauna lined with Finnish kelo wood, where staff pour aroma löyly several times a day, and a binchotan charcoal steam sauna, plus a large bath, reclining room and izakaya. The hotel notes the bath is not natural hot spring water while a new well is drilled. General entry is ¥2,200; a morning rate is ¥1,400.
繋がるサウナ THE BARREL
THE BARREL is a sauna in Yojiro with four rooms: CABIN, a main cabin with benches stepped from 20 cm to 140 cm and staff-led Aufguss and Kugel sessions, and three barrel saunas, VIHTA at 100°C, PINE at 90°C and KELO at 72°C, each with self-löyly aromas. A chiller-cooled cold bath, a forest-style outdoor rest deck and a silent meditation room complete it. Weekday entry starts at about ¥1,000; women can visit on ladies' days announced on Instagram. Open 10:00 to 24:00.