Onari Sauna御成桑拿

About

A public sauna right in front of Kamakura Station, a three-minute walk from the West Exit, where men and women bathe together in swimsuits. The bandai-style counter at the entrance is a front door open to the town, expressing respect for Showa-era sento culture through new design.

The sauna, supervised by the academic sauna label "madsaunist," is equipped with "MAD ENGINE," an electric steam generator introduced for the first time in Japan. On the left and right sides of the room, guests can experience saturated steam and superheated steam, each generated separately. Combined with a proprietary air intake system, both kinds of steam are truly hot and moist, yet never make breathing difficult. "Human Löyly," a unique bathing method in which you pour cold water over your whole body once your body temperature and heart rate have risen, lowers your surface temperature so you can keep bathing and warm up deep inside.

The indoor rest area has low benches, round tables, and plants, where post-sauna conversations naturally arise. The rooftop open-air rest area was designed by Makoto Tanijiri (SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE), who imagined "the comfort of Nobita relaxing on the rooftop in Doraemon." Lie back on the wide deck overlooking Kamakura, and your view fills with sky. The breeze passes through a quiet you would never expect in front of a station, carrying the occasional sound of temple bells and trains. Wrapped in sky and wind, you lose track of time.