JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED SAUNAS
LocationKomagome 5-chome, Toshima City, TokyoHot springTokyo Somei Onsen (iodine-containing sodium chloride strong salt spring, 46.6 °C)SaunaStadium sauna, cold bath and cool-down space
Introduction
Amber water and a tiered sauna
The official site invites you to look up at the open sky while bathing in the amber natural hot spring. The cypress indoor bath is kept lukewarm.
The baths have a tiered “stadium sauna”, a cold bath and a space to cool down.
01 · Sauna
The stadium sauna
A wooden sauna with tiered benches.
02 · Cold bath
Cold bath and cool-down space
A cold bath and a space to rest after the sauna.
03 · Outdoor baths
Amber outdoor baths
Outdoor baths of the amber natural hot spring.
04 · Indoor bath
Cypress bath
A lukewarm bath in a cypress tub.
What is a strong salt spring?
A hot spring with a very high salt (chloride) content.
Tokyo Somei Onsen is an iodine-containing sodium chloride strong salt spring, amber in colour.
OperatorTokyo Somei Onsen SAKURA
Photos© Tokyo Somei Onsen SAKURA (official website “Onsen”)
SourcesTokyo Somei Onsen SAKURA official website
