Saga Takeo City
A premium resort in harmony with Mifuneyama's nature
"Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel" is an accommodation facility in Takeo City, Saga Prefecture. It is a sacred place in the Japanese sauna world. In a space where Mifuneyama's nature and teamLab's art merge, it offers saunas with completely different atmospheres for men and women. In addition to a large shared wood-burning stove sauna and a medicinal herb steam sauna, the men's bath has a dry sauna where you can do self-löyly, while the women's bath features a white, palace-like sauna that uses kugel, or aroma ice. From a deep cold plunge bath made with cooled water from Takeo Onsen's source to a relaxation room where you can enjoy salt pudding and more, every part of the sauna experience has been designed at the highest level.
An alkaline simple hot spring sourced from the historic Takeo Onsen. The water has a soft texture and blends smoothly with the skin. After totonouing in the sauna and cold plunge bath, soaking slowly in this hot spring deepens recovery from fatigue and relaxation of both body and mind. The alkaline water smooths the skin and is expected to help with neuralgia, muscle pain, and joint pain. In the open-air bath, you can enjoy the hot spring to your heart's content while gazing at the seasonal scenery of Mifuneyama.
A wood-burning sauna that burns thinned timber from the Takeo area and uses old stone from Mifuneyama as sauna stones. Self-löyly uses natural water from Mifuneyama, and the heat and steam blend together to envelop your body. The soft, deep heat unique to wood fires penetrates the whole body and gradually encourages sweating. A luxurious space where you can quietly face yourself while feeling the nature of Mifuneyama. You can experience the power that earned it a place in the Sauna Shuran Hall of Fame.
A steam sauna made with wild medicinal herbs harvested in Takeo and blended around mugwort as a base. The humid steam wraps your skin, and the scent of herbs deepens your breathing. The heat is mild, gently warming the body while opening pores and smoothing the skin. A gentle, calming sweating experience that contrasts with the dry sauna. You can feel the blessings of local nature with your whole body.
A dry sauna where you can enjoy self-löyly using an original roasted green tea from Ureshino, Saga Prefecture. The fragrant aroma of roasted green tea fills the room and enhances relaxation. It is characterized by a sharp, high-temperature heat that delivers a refreshing sweating experience different from the wood-burning sauna. By alternating between the two types of saunas, you can explore a wide range of ways to totonou.
A dry sauna that allows self-löyly using original kugel. The aroma gently spreads through the space, relaxing both mind and body. High heat warms you to the core and gradually brings on sweating. Its distinctive kugel design and fragrance presentation tailored for women are defining features. By alternating it with the medicinal herb steam sauna, you can enjoy a variety of totonou experiences.
A cold plunge bath installed in the outdoor area of the men's bath. It uses cooled water from the source of Takeo Onsen, famous as a beautifying hot spring, so even in the icy water temperature you can feel the mild touch characteristic of a natural hot spring. Surrounded by natural rock surfaces and trees, the open setting lets you cool down overheated skin all at once while feeling the outdoor breeze. It is designed so you can seamlessly move to the nearby relaxation area for outdoor air bathing.
A deep cold plunge bath set in a semi-basement space reached by stairs. It uses groundwater nurtured by Takeo's rich nature and is known for its pure, crisp coldness. In the cave-like stillness, the sound of flowing water echoes, giving you the sensation of being cut off from the outside world. By surrendering your whole body to the cool water in the dimly lit environment, it maximizes immersion in cooldown.
A cold plunge bath located just outside the white kugel sauna. It uses cooled water from the source of Takeo Onsen, known as a beauty hot spring, and features a soft water quality that seems to cling to the skin. It tightens pores opened by the sauna while the mild character unique to the hot spring leaves you with a moist, post-bath feeling. The flow is well designed, allowing you to cool down comfortably without losing heat from the sauna.
A cold plunge bath placed right next to the medicinal herb steam sauna. It gently tightens a body filled with rich herbal aroma and steam using soft, hot-spring-derived cold water. This bath also uses cooled water from the source of Takeo Onsen, and its smooth texture softens the stimulation of the cold. The clear coolness, contrasting with the heat of the steam sauna, brings deep relaxation.
A cold plunge bath set near the entrance to the wood-burning sauna. It quickly cools down a body temperature raised to the limit by the powerful heat from the oversized wood stove and self-löyly. While preserving the lingering afterglow of the wood-burning sauna, which feels united with nature, the refreshing sensation of submerging your whole body in the soft, hot-spring-cooled water is exceptional. After the cold plunge bath, you can smoothly move to the nearby outdoor air bathing space and immerse yourself in the quiet of the forest.
■ Day-use bathing Advance reservations required. Use time is 2 hours and 30 minutes. Session 1 8:00~10:30 Session 2 15:00~17:30 Session 3 17:30~20:00 Session 4 19:30~22:00 Session 5 21:30~24:00
