Saunas with aufguss in Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Akazaru occupies a former ryotei in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, now converted into a sauna. The second-floor public sauna is men-only, with staff-led aufguss, a cold plunge and an outdoor rest space overlooking a courtyard. A separate ground-floor private room, bookable by phone, adds a cypress-wood bath and can be taken for the day or overnight.

Tokyo, Japan

COCO VILLA sauna is a private-room sauna near Azabujuban in Tokyo, with four room styles including a barrel-shaped Taru room. Each room has its own self-löyly stove and a cold plunge refreshed between bookings, for one guest or a pair. Walk-ins are taken when a room is free, though booking ahead is the usual route.

Tokyo, Japan

Cocofuro Takanoyu is a redesigned neighbourhood sento in Ota ward built around a hot-air sauna with an automatic löyly cycle. A deep cold plunge and a beer counter sit alongside the regular hot baths and a carbonated-spring tub. It keeps the sento's everyday rhythm while making the sauna the reason to come.

Tokyo, Japan

Corridor no Yu is a hotel spa and sauna on the fifth floor of the Granbell Hotel in Ginza, open to non-guests as well as those staying over. The dry sauna runs automatic löyly, with a separate steam room on the women's floor. An outdoor rest deck with reclining loungers is a rarity in central Ginza.

Nagoya, Japan

Cred Spa Sauna is a dedicated sauna venue near Sakae station in Nagoya, with a large shared sauna alongside private single and group rooms. Löyly runs on an automatic cycle, and a grass terrace outside gives room to cool off. Visitors wear swimwear throughout, and private rooms are booked by the hour.

Hiroshima, Japan

Grand Sauna Hiroshima is a men-only capsule sauna in the Yagenbori nightlife district. Day-use sauna access is sold separately from overnight capsule stays. Aufguss sessions run on a published schedule, and the facility includes a massage service and restaurant.

Tokyo, Japan

Hotta-yu is a neighbourhood sento in Adachi's Nishiarai area, rebuilt in 2022 around its Showa-era tile mural. An auto-löyly herbal sauna sits beside the open-air bath. The men's side has a deep cold plunge, and the women's side offers two plunge temperatures.

Miyazaki, Japan

Kodomonokuni Sauna Park sets private cedar barrel saunas inside Kodomonokuni park on Miyazaki's Aoshima coast. Sessions are self-directed loyly and book by the hour for up to eight people, with an open-air terrace looking over the Pacific. Swimwear is required and the space is shared by all guests.

Nasushiobara, Japan

Mori no Tenku Sauna & Roten Buro is a private, wood-fired Finnish sauna in forest above Nasushiobara. Each booking takes one group, with an open-air bath, self-poured hojicha löyly, a cold plunge, reclining chairs and hammocks. Overnight sessions are for guests of the attached villa, and a café serves food afterwards.

Etajima, Japan

Not Busy Sauna & Cafe is a Finnish-style community sauna on Etajima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. It is built around a low-temperature triangular sauna, a cold plunge fed by groundwater and a café serving Finnish beer, wine and coffee. Guests pour their own löyly, and small groups can book the place privately.

Tokyo, Japan

Paradise Otemachi is a men-only recovery spa on the 26th floor of an Otemachi office tower, open to visitors without a gym membership. It offers a löyly sauna, a mist sauna, and an oversized cold plunge, with an outdoor air-bathing deck and a panoramic jacuzzi. Entry is restricted to age 18 and over.

Fukuoka, Japan

Sauna Sakurado is a six-room private sauna building in central Hakata. Each room is booked by the hour, with a Finnish wood-stone heater, self-service herbal löyly and a deep soft-water cold plunge. A first visit needs no membership, and a ground-floor cafe-bar is open to anyone.

Funabashi, Japan

Re: Private Sauna is a private-room sauna in Funabashi, booked by the hour. Each soundproofed room holds a Finnish-style sauna with self-service löyly and a cold shower for cooling down. The lounge doubles as a cafe, and herbal löyly or whisking sessions can be added to a booking.

Yokohama, Japan

A fully private, Finnish-style sauna room booked by the hour near Tamaplaza station, one of three ROKU SAUNA locations. Each room has its own löyly control and a cold bath or cold shower. An infinity chair completes the cool-down.

Kyoto, Japan

Rumor Plaza is a men-only sauna and capsule hotel in Gion, Kyoto. It has three sauna rooms and a rooftop bath looking over the city. Sauna and bath entry is sold separately from a hotel stay, on ticketed courses through the day.

Tokyo, Japan

Hokuo is a sauna and capsule hotel in Ueno with a Finnish sauna and a seventh-floor outdoor bath. A premium aufguss session runs four times each evening, and day-use tickets are sold on top of overnight stays. The floor is men only.

Chiryu, Japan

Sauna Eagle is a 24-hour, men-only sauna by Chiryu Station in Aichi, reopened in 2024 after a renewal. It runs aufguss sessions through the day around three cold-plunge options and a rest area sized for the region. It also has its own food counter on site.

Tokyo, Japan

A private, reservation-only sauna in Ryogoku with two bookable rooms, Kiri and Sora. Each pairs a löyly-style stove with its own cold plunge and a cold-water head splash. Sessions can be booked mixed-gender, with swimwear required.

Kawanehon, Japan

Trip Train is a private-hire sauna at Sumatakyo hot spring in Kawanehon, with two cabins: Metsa and Maa. Metsa takes at least two people and includes houjicha aufguss and a fire pit. Maa is the simpler, more affordable option, open to a single guest.

Tokyo, Japan

Sauna-Tokyo is a men-only sauna specialist in Akasaka with five named sauna rooms and three cold plunges. Rooms range from a kelo-wood self-löyly sauna to a steam box styled on Edo-era bathing, with aufguss shows and a restaurant on site. Regular ladies days open the whole venue to women only.

Setouchi, Japan

A business hotel on Amami Oshima built around a löyly sauna and a communal bath. Both are open to day visitors as well as overnight guests, in the harbour town of Koniya.

Tokyo, Japan

Nine sauna rooms near Shibuya station, produced by Sa-do author Tanaka Katsuki. A deep cold plunge and a scheduled aufguss programme with named löyly masters run through the day. A workspace and meeting rooms are available for guests staying longer.

Tokyo, Japan

Takanawa Saunas sits inside the Takanawa Gateway City development, built around a timetable of retreat programmes rather than a single löyly session. Men's and women's floors each run their own schedule of aufguss and sound-retreat sessions. It also has two cold-plunge temperatures, a hot bath, and a private room for whisking or group hire.

Kawaguchi, Japan

SOLO37 is a solo-focused private sauna near Kawaguchi station, with fully enclosed rooms for one to three guests. Each room has a cold plunge and self-served löyly, plus a bench long enough to lie down on. A women-only room and a shared-use VIP room are also available.

Rifu, Japan

Sou. is a whole-building sauna and stay inside a campground in Rifu, Miyagi, hired by one group at a time. Its Finnish sauna runs on a Narvi stove, paired with a natural-spring cold plunge and forest-view loungers for cooling down. A day-use private sauna plan is also bookable outside overnight stays.

Tokyo, Japan

SPA:BLIC is a Japanese-style sauna house in Akasaka, built around two rooms. One holds a steady humidity through an automated löyly system, the other a nine-person room for self-poured löyly over lava stone. Sunken hot and cold tubs sit beneath a high ceiling, with a private-room sauna and overnight stays on offer.

Higashiosaka, Japan

Yu-Bath Royal Takaida is a super sento in Higashiosaka, built over its own natural hot spring source. The bathing hall has a high-temperature sauna with scheduled auto-loyly, a cold plunge and an outdoor deck for cooling off. There is also a women-only salt sauna and a separate bedrock bath.

Tokyo, Japan

Sway is a private-room sauna in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, booked by the hour rather than shared with strangers. Each of its four rooms has its own Finnish stove, self-service aufguss and cold plunge. Two rooms allow mixed-gender use in swimwear, and a women-only powder room is available after checkout.

Sapporo, Japan

The Centurion Sauna Rest & Stay Sapporo is a men's sauna and capsule hotel in central Sapporo. Its sauna room runs two heaters, Harvia and Metos iki, for both self and automatic löyly. A deep single cold plunge sits beside a larger shared one, with a post-sauna restaurant upstairs.

Osaka, Japan

toto is a fully private room sauna in Osaka's Minami-Semba, booked by appointment rather than shared with other guests. Its two rooms each pair a self-serve löyly stove with a chiller-cooled cold plunge, plus a private lounge for the cool-down between rounds. Amenities and towels are supplied, so guests can arrive empty-handed.

Nagoya, Japan

Wellbe Sakae is a sauna and capsule house in central Nagoya. It runs an aufguss theatre and a separate women's sauna area called Forest House. Whisking treatments are bookable with named practitioners.