Ceremonial saunas in Tokyo, Japan
サウナ&ホテル かるまる池袋
Sauna & Hotel Karumaru Ikebukuro is a men-only sauna complex with capsule and hotel rooms in Ikebukuro. It has four saunas: a rock sauna lined with Aji granite with auto-löyly and aufguss, a kelo sauna with self-löyly, a one-person herbal steam barrel and a wood-fired stove sauna. Four cold baths range from a single-digit plunge with jets to 33 °C, and there is an open-air jacuzzi. Entry ¥3,480, or ¥1,980 for 60 minutes; open 11:00 to 10:00 the next day, baths until 9:00. No tattoos.
サウナ東京 (Sauna-Tokyo)
Sauna-Tokyo, a minute from Akasaka Station, is a men-only sauna open 24 hours with five saunas and three cold baths. Its main löyly sauna seats over 40, with sound, lighting and auto-löyly under automatic control, and hosts aufguss shows; there is also a self-löyly kelo sauna, a humid bona meditation sauna, a Showa-style dry far-infrared sauna and an Edo-style cupboard steam bath. Cold baths run at about 15, 22 and 8 °C. From ¥1,900 an hour on weekdays; occasional ladies' days.
東京ドーム天然温泉 スパ ラクーア
Spa LaQua is a large hot-spring spa in Tokyo Dome City fed by amber sodium chloride water from 1,700 m underground. The men's baths have four saunas, including a 100 °C log sauna, a Finnish self-löyly sauna and a sauna with staff-led aufguss; the women's have three, including a 45 °C mist sauna, with staff löyly sessions. Cold baths run at about 17 to 22 °C. Adult entry from ¥3,500 including towels and loungewear; open 11:00 to 9:00 the next day; no tattoos.
渋谷SAUNAS
Shibuya SAUNAS, three minutes from Shibuya Station and produced by Katsuki Tanaka, author of the sauna manga Sa-do, has nine sauna rooms of eight kinds in two bath areas that swap between men and women on odd and even days, among them a sound sauna, a bed sauna and kelo saunas used for whisking. Cold baths are up to 150 cm deep, and aufguss masters perform shows. Bathing is nude. Standard weekday entry ¥3,200; open 8:00–24:00; tattoos allowed on a trial basis.
サウナ&ホテル かるまる池袋
Sauna & Hotel Karumaru Ikebukuro is a men-only sauna complex with capsule and hotel rooms in Ikebukuro. It has four saunas: a rock sauna lined with Aji granite with auto-löyly and aufguss, a kelo sauna with self-löyly, a one-person herbal steam barrel and a wood-fired stove sauna. Four cold baths range from a single-digit plunge with jets to 33 °C, and there is an open-air jacuzzi. Entry ¥3,480, or ¥1,980 for 60 minutes; open 11:00 to 10:00 the next day, baths until 9:00. No tattoos.
サウナ東京 (Sauna-Tokyo)
Sauna-Tokyo, a minute from Akasaka Station, is a men-only sauna open 24 hours with five saunas and three cold baths. Its main löyly sauna seats over 40, with sound, lighting and auto-löyly under automatic control, and hosts aufguss shows; there is also a self-löyly kelo sauna, a humid bona meditation sauna, a Showa-style dry far-infrared sauna and an Edo-style cupboard steam bath. Cold baths run at about 15, 22 and 8 °C. From ¥1,900 an hour on weekdays; occasional ladies' days.
東京ドーム天然温泉 スパ ラクーア
Spa LaQua is a large hot-spring spa in Tokyo Dome City fed by amber sodium chloride water from 1,700 m underground. The men's baths have four saunas, including a 100 °C log sauna, a Finnish self-löyly sauna and a sauna with staff-led aufguss; the women's have three, including a 45 °C mist sauna, with staff löyly sessions. Cold baths run at about 17 to 22 °C. Adult entry from ¥3,500 including towels and loungewear; open 11:00 to 9:00 the next day; no tattoos.
渋谷SAUNAS
Shibuya SAUNAS, three minutes from Shibuya Station and produced by Katsuki Tanaka, author of the sauna manga Sa-do, has nine sauna rooms of eight kinds in two bath areas that swap between men and women on odd and even days, among them a sound sauna, a bed sauna and kelo saunas used for whisking. Cold baths are up to 150 cm deep, and aufguss masters perform shows. Bathing is nude. Standard weekday entry ¥3,200; open 8:00–24:00; tattoos allowed on a trial basis.