SAUNA SAKURADO

About

A private sauna nestled in Tsunaba-machi, Hakata, Fukuoka. It has six fully private rooms, each meticulously designed down to the heat, humidity, light, scent, and feel of the water; the moment the door closes, the world turns to stillness. With löyly using your choice of herbs or tea leaves, aromas unfold in layers and deeply unwind the mind. Every cold bath is deep enough for full-body immersion, filled with weakly alkaline, silica-rich ultra-soft water that gently envelops the body. A level of completion that makes you feel every element has meaning forms the foundation of this place.

The signature room is 2-A, "HIILLOS (Memory of Fire)." Inspired by a ship sailing over white waves bathed in light, the room features, in addition to an electric stove, a Finnish wood-burning stove, the first of its kind in Japan. Fed with firewood from outside the room, it fills the space with the crackle of burning logs, rising heat, and a faint lingering scent, and guests can watch the flickering flames while they rest.

With fire added to an already complete space, the quality of time spent here has deepened even further. Continuing to move beyond completion, SAKURADO receives the award for the second consecutive year.