Outdoor saunas in Tokyo

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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.

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Aqua Garden Mitsukoshiyu is a neighbourhood sento in Shirokane with a well-kept garden. The men's and women's bathrooms swap weekly, and the side with the open-air rock bath also runs a sauna and a chilled cold plunge.

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Asukayama Onsen is a day-use bathhouse in Kita-ku, using pumped and heated groundwater rather than a true hot spring. It runs a full infrared sauna alongside large tubs, jet baths and an open-air bath.

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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.

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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.

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A neighbourhood bathhouse near Tokyo Skytree, its bathing hall painted with murals of the tower and Mount Fuji. Two sauna rooms sit alongside different tubs: one by the outdoor bath, one by the carbonated-spring tub. The whole space can also be booked privately outside normal hours.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Nakanobukinen-Yu is a sento in Shinagawa's Hatanodai area, with open-air baths for men and women alongside a steam sauna. The men's open-air bath looks onto open sky, while the women's overlooks a pond with koi and turtles. Eight bath styles are on offer alongside the steam room, from a lying bath to an electric bath.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Sugamoyu is a neighbourhood bathhouse in Toshima ward, fully rebuilt in 2022. Tatami flooring runs from the changing room into the bathing hall, and its sauna runs an automatic löyly every twenty minutes. Cold plunges sit at two temperatures, with both indoor and outdoor rest areas.

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Thermae-yu is a natural hot spring and sauna complex in Kabukicho, open around the clock. Its outdoor bath is fed by hot spring water carried from Izu, alongside a bedrock sauna and cold plunge. A rooftop bar and restaurant round out the building.

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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.