Saunas with cold plunge 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.

Higashiizu, Japan

Atagawa Sauna Koya Fuminaya is a small guesthouse in Higashiizu, built around a wood-fired sauna. A rooftop infinity cold plunge faces the Pacific. The sauna runs on self-poured löyly and takes one booked party at a time, up to eight people.

Tokyo, Japan

Ban Sauna Ginza East is a dedicated sauna near Tsukiji Honganji. A heated mineral floor, dry sauna and fine mist share one room, booked solo or as a private hire for up to six. It finishes with a 9-18°C cold plunge and a covered outdoor rest area.

Fukuyama, Japan

A sauna and capsule hotel three minutes from Fukuyama Station, above a café and cinema. The sixth-floor sauna runs hot in the Showa strong style, with a cold plunge and a warm bubble bath to cool down between rounds. Capsule beds on the floors below let a sauna session run into an overnight stay.

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.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

Edoyu is a large bath and sauna complex in Sumida, Tokyo, near the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It runs three saunas, including a wood-scented Finnish room, alongside six baths, bedrock baths, dining rooms and several rest areas.

Tokyo, Japan

Egotayu is a Nakano ward sento rebuilt in 2021 around a below-ground, earth-toned design. It runs on well water and keeps a sauna, a carbonated-spring bath, an electric bath and a cold plunge.

Kyoto, Japan

A neighbourhood sento near Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto's Sakyo ward, using fully softened water in both the tubs and the washing stations. The sauna comes with a television, and a cold plunge finishes the cycle.

Kyoto, Japan

Gokoyu is a neighbourhood sento in Kyoto's Shimogyo ward, run by the local bathhouse association. Alongside a mineral-infused radon bath, it offers two saunas and a cold plunge on the upper floor, plus a separate rock-bed sauna by reservation. A small snack counter serves drinks and light food after bathing.

Osaka, Japan

Hanshin Sauna is a men's hot spring bathing floor on the seventh storey of Hotel Hanshin Osaka, a short walk from Fukushima Station. A high-temperature dry sauna sits alongside a natural hot spring pool, an outdoor bath, a cold plunge and a jacuzzi. Day visitors can pay to enter, at a discount for hotel guests.

Osaka, Japan

A neighbourhood sento in Osaka's Higashiyodogawa ward, run for generations by the same family. It has a steam sauna with a small cold plunge alongside it.

Yokohama, Japan

A neighbourhood sento in Yokohama's Hiyoshi area, with Japanese- and Western-style bathing rooms that alternate daily. The Japanese side has an outdoor bath, and the sauna has its own cold plunge.

Iwanuma, Japan

Tateshita Sauna and Living is a private-hire sauna cabin near Sendai Airport, booked whole for up to five people. The room runs at 80-90 degrees with self-directed loyly, paired with a 15-17 degree cold plunge two steps from an outdoor rest terrace. A sauna-only day booking is available alongside overnight stays in the attached maisonette.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

Igusayu is a neighbourhood sento in Suginami ward, reopened after a 2018 renovation. It keeps a dry sauna and a cold plunge alongside an open-air bath and a carbonated-spring tub.

Tokyo, Japan

Jisshiyu is a modern sento built into a municipal complex near Kodemmacho station in Chuo ward, opened in 2014. The men's bath has a dry sauna with a cold plunge, and the women's bath has a steam sauna instead.

Tokyo, Japan

Jujoyu is a neighbourhood sento in Kita, Tokyo, a five-minute walk from Jujo Station. Alongside the hot and cool soaking tubs, there is a sauna and a cold plunge regulars rate as especially well chilled. High ceilings and well water give the bathhouse its particular character.

Kyoto, Japan

A municipally run public bathhouse in Kyoto's Fushimi ward, with a hotel-like facade and a bathing room that looks onto a courtyard. The two-tier sauna pairs with a cold plunge for the full cycle.

Kyoto, Japan

A neighbourhood sento in the Murasakino area of Kyoto's Kita ward, with deep and shallow soaking tubs alongside a jet bath and an electric bath. The sauna pairs with a cold plunge for the full cycle.

Tokyo, Japan

Kosenyu is a sento in Tokyo's Itabashi ward. It offers a salt sauna and a rock sauna alongside a cold plunge, near Nishidai station.

Tokyo, Japan

Kugaharayu is a neighbourhood sento in Ota, Tokyo, drawing on both a natural hot spring and an artificial carbonated bath. Entry covers the steam sauna; the far-infrared sauna costs a small surcharge, and each has its own cold plunge. The bathhouse is billed as Ota Ward's first health-promotion sento.

Kihoku, Japan

Log&Sauna Jyouno-hama rents out private log cabins near Kihoku's Kumano Kodo coast. Each has its own wood-fired sauna, a cold plunge, and a hot tub in the same timber-lined space. A private barbecue deck sits outside.

Sapporo, Japan

Mochizukiyu is a neighbourhood sento in Sapporo's Misono district, open since 1963. It pairs a high-temperature electric sauna with a women-only salt sauna and a cold plunge. An open-air bath strung with lights joins a run of themed tubs, including a black silica mineral bath.

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

Nu-Land Sagamiyu is a day-use hot spring complex in Tokyo's Ota ward, built around the area's distinctive black-tinted natural spring water. Eight bathing options include a far-infrared sauna, a cold plunge, an open-air bath and jet baths. The complex also has a restaurant floor and a lounge that hosts occasional live music.

Tokyo, Japan

O2 Plage is a private sauna floor inside the Grand Hammer leisure building in Shinbashi, Tokyo. Individual rooms use Finnish sauna stones for self-service loyly and each opens onto its own cold plunge. Rooms are booked whole by the hour rather than shared on a drop-in basis.

Tokyo, Japan

Omoriyu is a neighbourhood sento in Ota Ward known for an unusually hot dry sauna, nicknamed Yaba Mori by regulars. Staff manage the dry heat with a kettle, a vihta whisk and aromatherapy mist, and bathers cool off in a cold plunge. The sento also has a tourmaline bath and a heated medicinal bath.

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.

Hamamatsu, Japan

Private Sauna .Y is a Hamamatsu private-room sauna booked by the hour. It has a chilled cold plunge, self-service löyly with aromatic oils, and an outdoor rest area for cooling down. A separate five-person VIP room and an optional massage room can also be booked.

Kumamoto, Japan

Kaminoura 307 is a fully private sauna and lodging space in central Kumamoto, booked by the room rather than sold as individual entry. It has its own cold plunge and an outdoor rest area for cooling off between rounds.

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.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

Rosco is a 24-hour sauna and capsule hotel near Komagome station, with separate bathing floors for men and women. The men's floor adds an outdoor jacuzzi used as a cold plunge. Day guests can use the baths without booking a capsule room.

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

SAUNA & co is a private room sauna in Kuramae, Tokyo, with self-service löyly and an ice-chilled cold plunge. Rooms take up to three people, and mixed genders wear swimwear together. The space adjoins a café and small hostel.

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.

Seki, Japan

Sauna Villa Itadori is a whole-villa rental on the banks of the Itadori river in Seki, taking one group a day. A cypress-built container sauna and a cold plunge run on natural groundwater from the property. The stay also includes an indoor bath, a covered barbecue area and a pizza oven.

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.

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.

Yamanakako, Japan

Shizuku is a ryokan on the shore of Lake Yamanaka. Every guest room has its own Nordic-style dry sauna, cold plunge and a view toward Mount Fuji. Day-use bathing is also available, covering the communal bath, open-air bath, sauna and cold plunge.

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.

Kumamoto, Japan

Somari is a private sauna and stone spa in Kumamoto, with ten individual rooms from solo to four-person suites. The cold plunge and showers run on natural mineral groundwater. Larger rooms add oxygen capsules and a barbecue grill.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

A third-generation neighbourhood bathhouse a few minutes from Higashi-Mukojima station, open since 1951. The bathing hall pairs a sauna with a cold plunge, alongside jet, bubble, electric and bedrock-combination tubs. A rotating herb bath runs weekly.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

The Class. is a private-room sauna club in Ebisu, built around a proprietary lava-rock sauna held around 65 degrees Celsius with automatic löyly. A fifteen-degree cold plunge and dedicated rest beds follow in the same room. Visitors can book a room without joining, alongside a membership tier for regulars.

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.

Tokyo, Japan

Totoken pairs a running station with a dedicated sauna and a craft beer bar by the Sumida River in Nihonbashi Hamacho. The sauna floor has a cold plunge and a rooftop outdoor rest area, and men's and women's sessions alternate through the week. Sauna-only visits are welcome without joining a run.

Sasebo, Japan

Ukusauna sits above the coast on Ukujima island, the northernmost of the Goto islands off Sasebo. Its hinoki cabin is heated by a pair of wood-fired stoves with self-service löyly, and the cold plunge draws on the island's own groundwater. An outdoor rest deck looks straight out over the water.

Shizuoka, Japan

Umegashima Drive-In & Sauna Villa occupies a former roadside diner's site beside a waterfall in the mountains above Shizuoka. Two private villas are on offer, one a Japanese-style room warmed by a German-made stove, the other a Western-style room heated by wood. Both draw their cold plunge from the headwaters of the Abe river.

Shioya, Japan

A wood-fired sauna and Texas-style barbecue diner sits in the Tochigi countryside. Groundwater from a locally celebrated spring feeds the cold plunge. Sessions are sold both as shared, public slots and as private hire for a group.

Tokyo, Japan

Yksi Sauna & Stay pairs fully private sauna suites with a small attached hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku. Each suite holds its own change area, sauna, cold plunge and rest space, heated by a genuine Finnish stove with self-service löyly. A rooftop glamping deck adds an outdoor lounge for staying guests.

Sapporo, Japan

Yuya Salmon is a neighbourhood sento in Sapporo's Nishi ward. Its name is a nod to the hope that bathers return again and again, like salmon to their home river. The sauna is a small surcharge on the standard bath admission, followed by a cold plunge fed by fresh groundwater.