Gokurakuyu Fukui — a far-infrared tower sauna and a binchotan cold bath

Gokurakuyu Fukui is a bathing facility of the Gokurakuyu chain in Fukui. It has a high-concentration carbonated spring, an outdoor rock bath and jar baths. The saunas are a far-infrared tower sauna and a scented steam bath, and outdoors there is a cold bath with binchotan charcoal. Everything below is based on the official website.

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LocationKaihotsu 1-chome, Fukui, FukuiSaunasFar-infrared tower sauna, scented steam bathCold bathOutdoor binchotan cold bathBathsHigh-concentration carbonated spring, outdoor rock bath, jar baths

Introduction

A cold bath outdoors

The cold bath is outdoors, with binchotan charcoal in it.

The sauna is a tower sauna of light-coloured wood.

01 · Indoor and outdoor

Carbonated spring and outdoor bath

There is a high-concentration carbonated spring and an outdoor rock bath.

02 · Jar bath and cold bath

Jar bath and cold bath

There is a one-person jar bath and a binchotan cold bath.

03 · Saunas

Saunas

There is a far-infrared tower sauna and a scented steam bath.

What is binchotan?

Hard charcoal made by burning ubame oak or similar woods at high temperatures.

Gokurakuyu Fukui puts binchotan in its outdoor cold bath.

OperatorGokurakuyu Fukui

SourcesGokurakuyu Fukui official website: “Our baths”