Oita Usa City
A 140 cm-deep cold plunge bath and auto-löyly every 15 minutes. Usa's rising sauna star
"SAUNA MEGURIYU" is a full-scale facility created for sauna enthusiasts inside Hotel Meguri in Usa City, Oita Prefecture. Its standout feature is a 140 cm-deep upright cold plunge bath filled with underground natural water cooled by a chiller. The cooling experience, which instantly and deeply surrounds the entire body, delivers an overwhelming sense of refreshment unlike anything else. The sauna room is equipped with a powerful auto-löyly that operates every 15 minutes, keeping the room constantly filled with fresh heat and humidity. Together with "Usa Hachiman no Yu," a 100% free-flowing natural hot spring, it promises an exceptional totonou experience through cutting-edge facilities, high-quality water, and a meticulously designed flow.
A bicarbonate spring that gushes from underground and is offered as 100% free-flowing natural hot spring water. With a gentle source temperature of around 40°C, the silky water helps smooth the skin and is also ideal for warming up before or after sauna use. Fresh hot spring minerals gently soothe both body and mind, deepening relaxation after sauna sessions.
A full-fledged dry sauna known for its auto-löyly, which is performed every 15 minutes. Water poured onto the sauna stones turns instantly into steam, filling the room with powerful yet comfortable heat. The clean, modern interior has a calm atmosphere with subdued lighting, designed so you can focus on deep sweating. Enjoy a cutting-edge sauna experience that warms you to the core in a short time.
An upright cold plunge bath lavishly filled with underground natural water and cooled to the ideal temperature by a chiller. The most remarkable feature is its 140 cm depth, allowing even adult men to immerse themselves up to the shoulders and cool the entire body vertically. The mellow texture of underground water, combined with the sense of buoyancy created by the depth, delivers an otherworldly cooldown. It releases your post-sauna body from head to toe in one sweep.
Irregular Holidays
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Enjoy 100% natural spring water baths and a traditional steam bath
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A superb hot spring resort embraced by panoramic views of Hiwaki Valley and famous water
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Myoban's traditional box steam bath and two superb springs. A soothing space on a hill overlooking Beppu Bay
JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
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Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
