JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED SAUNAS
LocationKamido, Morioka, IwateCompletedSeptember 2017DesignKentaro Imai ArchitectsLighting designBonbori Lighting Architect & AssociatesFloor area3,368 m²
Introduction
Spa and sento in one
After looking at how it differed from nearby facilities and surveying the area, the design idea became “SPA × sento”.
The bathroom has a mosaic tile picture of the local Mt Iwate.
01 · Baths
A carbonated bath and a silk bath
There is a carbonated spring bath with a high concentration of dissolved CO₂.
The silk bath is milky white with fine bubbles. There is also an electric bath.
02 · Outdoor bath
An outdoor bath with the warmth of natural wood
An open outdoor bath where you feel the warmth of natural wood.
03 · Saunas
Far-infrared sauna and steam sauna
The sauna warms you with far-infrared heat.
The steam sauna is at about 100% humidity, warming you slowly at a relatively low temperature.
What is mosaic tile?
A finish that makes patterns or pictures from small tiles, long used on sento walls.
Yukko Morioka has a mosaic tile picture of Mt Iwate.
OperatorSPA Sento Yukko Morioka
DesignKentaro Imai Architects
Photos© SPA Sento Yukko Morioka (official website: “Baths and sauna”)
SourcesSPA Sento Yukko Morioka official website: “Baths and sauna” / Kentaro Imai Architects: “Yukko Morioka”
