Ceremonial saunas in Niigata, Japan
スパ&ラウンジ長潟
Spa & Lounge Nagata is a bathhouse and lounge for ages 16 and up, near the Big Swan stadium in Chuo-ku. Its gold and silver bathrooms swap weekly and use artificial hot-spring water whose type changes monthly. The large far-infrared dry sauna has three tiers, with staff pouring water on the floor to keep it humid, a 15 °C cold bath, an open-air bath and outdoor chairs; towel-waving heat sessions run on Wednesday evenings. Single entry ¥2,200; open 8:00–23:00, Sundays and holidays to 22:00.
極楽湯 槇尾店
Gokurakuyu Makio is a Gokurakuyu-chain super sento in Makio, Nishi-ku, near Bunri High School bus stop. It has a far-infrared sauna, a steam sauna on the men's side and a salt sauna on the women's side, a cold-water bath, and open-air baths including a high-concentration carbonated bath. Staff run aufguss sessions in the men's sauna every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 and 21:00. Entry ¥900 weekdays, ¥950 weekends; open 9:00–24:00, from 6:00 at weekends.
スパ&ラウンジ長潟
Spa & Lounge Nagata is a bathhouse and lounge for ages 16 and up, near the Big Swan stadium in Chuo-ku. Its gold and silver bathrooms swap weekly and use artificial hot-spring water whose type changes monthly. The large far-infrared dry sauna has three tiers, with staff pouring water on the floor to keep it humid, a 15 °C cold bath, an open-air bath and outdoor chairs; towel-waving heat sessions run on Wednesday evenings. Single entry ¥2,200; open 8:00–23:00, Sundays and holidays to 22:00.
極楽湯 槇尾店
Gokurakuyu Makio is a Gokurakuyu-chain super sento in Makio, Nishi-ku, near Bunri High School bus stop. It has a far-infrared sauna, a steam sauna on the men's side and a salt sauna on the women's side, a cold-water bath, and open-air baths including a high-concentration carbonated bath. Staff run aufguss sessions in the men's sauna every Saturday and Sunday at 19:00 and 21:00. Entry ¥900 weekdays, ¥950 weekends; open 9:00–24:00, from 6:00 at weekends.