Nagano Karuizawa Town
A luxury resort where a celebrated Kita-Karuizawa spring and two saunas bring you to a state of deep relaxation (totonou)
GLAMDAY STYLE HOTEL & RESORT KYU-KARUIZAWA is a luxury hotel condominium in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The main bathhouse, reserved for overnight guests, is generously filled with soft natural onsen water brought in from Okuwa Onsen Kakure-no-Yu, a celebrated spring in Kita-Karuizawa, for a deeply soothing soak. There are two saunas: an authentic dry sauna wrapped in the warmth of wood that loosens you right down to your heart, and a moisture-rich steam room. Once the cold plunge has pulled your flushed body taut, head out to the leafy terrace lined with Adirondack chairs. Surrounded by the breath of the trees and the murmur of the river, a blissful time cooling off in the open air, the kind only Karuizawa can offer, awaits.

The tubs are brimming with fine natural onsen water brought in from Okuwa Onsen Kakure-no-Yu, the celebrated spring that is Kita-Karuizawa’s pride. This sodium bicarbonate and sulfate spring is known for its meltingly soft feel on the skin. Sink in up to your shoulders and a gentle warmth spreads into every corner of your body as built-up fatigue softly melts away. Enjoy a blissful soak, taking in the gifts of this celebrated spring with your whole body while feeling the clear Karuizawa air.

An authentic dry sauna where you sit wrapped in the scent of wood and calm, gentle air. In the hush of the room, you leave the bustle of daily life behind and simply sweat in silence. It is a refined sauna experience of deep immersion and quiet ease, one that seems to sharpen all five senses.

Soft steam fills the room and wraps your whole body as gently as cotton wool. Without the stifling feel of a dry sauna, the moist heat seeps slowly deep into your skin. With every deep breath a pleasant warmth spreads through you, and a stiff mind and body gradually unwind. In this moisture-rich space that leaves skin looking its best, you can drift into a dreamy, supremely relaxing state.

A crisp, cool plunge where the clear water of Karuizawa pulls taut a body warmed to its limit in the sauna. Once a pleasant chill has coated you from head to toe, step out onto the leafy terrace for cooling off in the open air. Settle into an Adirondack chair you can sink right back into, and the cool highland breeze brushing your cheeks, the breath of the trees and the distant murmur of the river gently stir all five senses. A blissful cool-down, melting completely into Karuizawa’s nature, awaits.
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