JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED SAUNAS6 saunas
Beautifully designed saunas in Hokkaido
Sapporo, Jozankei, Obihiro, Hakodate, Noboribetsu. Saunas inside hotels and hot spring inns.
A stove enclosed in peridotite
A cold bath of Jozankei groundwater
A wall of sliced white birch
The first auto löyly in Yunokawa Onsen
Two cold baths: river water and spring water
Three saunas at a hot spring hotel in Ashibetsu
Planning a visit
Hours, cold baths and tattoo rules for these 6 saunas
| Sauna | Area | Hours | Cold bath | Tattoos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansetsu Sapporo (baths and sauna) | Sapporo | — | — | — |
| Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione (sauna) | Jozankei | — | Jozankei groundwater, 13–14 °C, 1.1 m deep | — |
| Hokkaido Hotel (moor hot spring and sauna) | Obihiro | — | Underground water from the Satsunai River | — |
| Yunokawa Onsen Hanabishi Hotel (löyly sauna) | Hakodate | — | Outdoors (spring 18–21 °C, autumn 14–17 °C) | — |
| Noboribetsu Manseikaku (sauna) | Noboribetsu | — | River underflow 13–15 °C (no chiller), hot spring… | — |
| Ashibetsu Onsen Starlight Hotel & Ofuro Café Seiyukan | Ashibetsu | Day visits 6:00–22:00 | Spring-water cold bath (natural spring water… | — |
From each official website. “—” means the official information we checked does not say.
Questions visitors ask
Which saunas in Hokkaido have a place to rest outdoors?
Dansetsu Sapporo (baths and sauna), Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione (sauna), Noboribetsu Manseikaku (sauna), Ashibetsu Onsen Starlight Hotel & Ofuro Café Seiyukan have an outdoor rest area, according to their official websites.
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