When I go skiing, I want to warm up my frozen body. A sauna is the best option for that. Striking good snow is the most important thing for us skiers, but we would like to equally emphasize the fulfillment of after-skiing.
In recent years, due to the revival of the sauna boom, a wide variety of sauna facilities have been expanded. Here we will introduce some recommended sauna spots that allow you to enjoy skiing and a sauna as a set.
①Hoshino Resorts, Hokkaido, Risonare Tomam
Lisonale Tomamu, located on the slopes base of Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, is an all-suite room. And all rooms have private saunas. You can set the temperature you like whenever you want, and you can enter the sauna immediately whenever you are staying. Outside the guest rooms, there is a jet bath with a view of the slopes, allowing you to enjoy this extraordinary luxurious moment.
Hoshino Resort Tomamu , Nakatomamu, Shimukaru Village, Yufutsu District, Hokkaido 079-2204
Opening hours: Guests only
: 31,200 yen per night (Design Suite Five Room, per person per person, tax and service charge, breakfast included)
Official website: https://www.snowtomamu.jp/winter /
②Sahoro Resort Hotel, Hokkaido
Hokkaido is known as a sauna country. Tokachi has something called the "Tokachi Sauna Council," which spreads the appeal of saunas in the area throughout the country. One of these, Saholo Resort is a Finnish sauna that allows you to enjoy self-loving. You can experience the aromatic effect at the Vichta (a bundle of young birch leaves) installed inside the sauna.
Saholo Resort, nearby ski resort in Karikatsu Kogen, Shintokucho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 081-0039
Business Hours: 6:00-8:00, 12:00-23:00
Price: Adults/1,000 yen, Children (4 years old to elementary school students)/700 yen
Official website: https://sahoro.co.jp/hotel /spa
③Toyama Prefecture The hive
The hive has a structure that looks like the entire building is half buried in the soil. You can retreat in the soil and experience the feeling of becoming one with nature. There are two types of saunas: "IRORI" and "ENGAWA", both of which allow for self-loving. In "ENAGAWA", the walls are sloping so you can lie down on the wall. You can also view Mt. Tateyama from the large windows placed inside the sauna room.
Awasu Ski Resort Nearby Ski Resort, Tateyama-cho, Nakashinkawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture 930-3213
Opening hours: Day trips only available on days when there are no accommodation reservations
7:00-9:30/12:00-14:30/16:00-18:30/19:30-22:00, 1 group each Limited reservations available
Fee: 25,000 yen
Official website: https://the-hive.jp/
④Mushiro Sauna, Akita Prefecture
A low-temperature, high-humidity Finnish sauna for both children and beginners. You can enter while lying down in a wide range of sauna rooms, or you can enter while talking with friends. Miso barrels that were once used are installed in the cold bath. In the summer, you can put cold water into your head and sink it, or in the winter you can use it at your own pace, such as filling it with hot water to create a large bath.
88-1-2, Odohigashi, Jumonjicho, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, 019-0527,
Nearby ski resort, Jeunes Kurikoma Ski Resort
Opening hours: Guests only
: From 22,680 yen
Official website: https://www.chillnn.com/1835aed0dfc134#hotelMenu
⑤ Lakeside Hotel, Fukushima Prefecture, Minatoya
You can enjoy a Finnish sauna experience using the tent sauna installed on the sandy beach of Lake Inawashiro. Even if it's a tent sauna, don't underestimate its power. Not only is it an airtight tent, but it also throws firewood yourself when the temperature drops. You can create a sauna environment that suits you. We dive into Lake Inawashiro for the cold bath. The water temperature in the middle of winter is in the single digits.
870 Ozawa Nagahama, Inawashiro-cho, Yama-gun, Fukushima Prefecture 969-3285 Hotel Minatoya
Nearby Ski Resort Inawashiro Ski Resort, Hoshino Resort Nekoma Maunten
Business Hours: 9:00-21:00 (closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Fee: 5,000 yen or more
Official website: https://h-minatoya.com/
⑥ Kamitate Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture
Kaminoyu, located at the base of Kamitate Ski Resort, is the sauna supervised by Totonoe Oyakata, and the low ceiling gives it a sense of attention to the heat surroundings. The temperature is set at 70 degrees, not too high. In Totonoi Space, you can enjoy your own unique sauna experience, such as swaying in a hammock.
4121-1 Kamitate, Yuzawa-cho, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata 949-6102
Nearby ski resorts: Kamitate Ski Resort (directly connected), Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort, Kagura, Naeba, Yuzawa Kogen, Iwahara
Opening hours:
(Monday to Thursday) 14:00-18:00
(Friday) 14:00-24:00
(Saturday) 00:00-9:00 / 14:00-24:00
(Sunday) 00:00- 9:00 / 14:00-18:00
Fee: 1,300 yen (2-hour ticket)
Official website: https://www.kandatsu.com/
7) Matsudai Shibatoge Onsen Hotel Unkai, Niigata Prefecture
Hotel Unkai's sauna is available for day trips. Unlike a bonasauna type where heat comes from your feet, a dry sauna where heat is strong from the front of your body, it warms your entire body when warm and warm. The Totonoi space is located in the open-air area, so you can stay relaxing while looking at the sea of clouds that hang low and hang down into the mountains.
Matsushiro Family Ski Resort, 11-1 Hohei, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture, 942-1544
Business Hours: 10:00-20:00 (closed on Wednesdays)
Fee: 800 yen (elementary school students/400 yen)
Official website: https://shibatouge.com/
⑧ Nagano Prefecture HAKUBA ZEKKEI SAUNA
HAKUBA ZEKKEI SAUNA boasts a stunning sauna with a panoramic view of the Northern Alps. You can refresh your body and mood by walking with water that has been added to the aroma oils used in saunas from authentic Finland. After the sauna, I sank my head with the water covered in a Shigaraki pot bath and looked over at the mountains of Hakuba. When visiting Hakuba, don't miss out on the opportunity to sauna.
21582 Kitajo, Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, 399-9301 Hakuba Highland Hotel Rooftop
Nearby Ski Resort Hakuba Sanosaka, Happo-One, Tsugaike Kogen, Hakuba Iwatake, 47, Hakuba Goryu, Hakuba Norikura, Hakuba Cortina
Opening hours: Reservations required for 2 hours
: 8:00-10:00 / 10:30-12:30 / 13:00-15:00 / 15:30-17:30 / 18:00-20:00
Prices:
Official website from 20,000 yen (up to 5 people) https://hakuba-zekkeisauna.com/sauna/rooftop.html
9. Nagano Prefecture Hotel Grand Phoenix Okushiga
Hotel Gran Phoenix, located at the foot of Okushiga Kogen, has two types: a dry sauna with a view with large windows and a Finnish sauna with a newly built self-loving style. In the dry sauna, the whole silver world seen from outside the window seems to have come to another world. The temperature is also high above 100 degrees. The Finnish sauna is 40% humidity and weighs 80 degrees, giving you a sense of heat that is as if it were slowly steamed.
, Yamanouchi-cho, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano Prefecture 381-0405,
Okushiga Kogen Ski Resort (directly connected), Shiga Kogen Yakikayama Ski Resort
Opening hours: Limited
to staying guests: From 24,500 yen (2 meals per person per night)
Official website: https://www.hotelgrandphenix.co.jp/