Chiba Chiba City
An exceptional Makuhari sauna facility with 5 authentic saunas and drinkable natural water
"Mainichi Sauna Tokyo Makuhari" is a men-only sauna facility in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. It features five distinct sauna rooms—firewood, kelo, meditation, herbs, and far-infrared—each offering its own unique heat and aroma to draw you into a deep sweat. After the sauna, three cold plunge baths, including a waterfall fed by drinkable natural water pumped from deep underground, gently yet sharply cool down your overheated body. Functional baths such as a highly concentrated carbonated spring and a bubble bath are also available. The expansive totonou area is fully equipped with an all-you-can-drink beverage counter, creating an exceptional relaxation space where an authentic bathing experience is woven into everyday life.
A spacious high-concentration carbonated spring with the facility's symbolic tree standing nearby. Fine, rich carbon dioxide bubbles cover the entire body, and even at a low temperature setting, it warms you thoroughly to the core. The tiny bubbles gently wash away dirt from the pores, and the warm feeling lasts long after you get out of the bath. A blissful bathing experience that leads to smoother skin.
A supreme relaxation bath where countless microbubbles spread throughout the tub and gently envelop the skin. The millions of bubbles are expected to provide a mild massage effect and cleansing power that reaches deep into the pores. The warming effect of the smooth water heats the body from deep within, and the pleasant afterglow continues long after you leave the bath.
A highly functional jet bath where powerful streams of water hit the body not as points but as a broad surface, wrapping you in their force. The combined effects of water pressure and bubbles work deeply on the muscles, thoroughly relieving accumulated fatigue. With a jet stream that balances power and gentleness beautifully, it loosens up stiff muscles and provides an exceptional refreshment time.
A vast space dominated by a custom-built wood stove with an overwhelming presence and an original steam generator. Wrapped in the gentle radiant heat and steam released by the firewood, your breathing naturally deepens. During regularly held aufguss sessions, flames, steam, and wind come together for the ultimate heat-wave experience. In the quiet of thoroughly enforced silence bathing, you can calmly face primal heat.
A richly aromatic sauna room lavishly lined with rare kelo wood imported from Finland. Equipped with a next-generation stove introduced at a record pace in Japan, it offers both self-löyly and automatic löyly. The design allows conversation, creating a space where communication naturally arises as people share the pleasant heat and the fragrance of kelo while enjoying the sauna together.
A meditation-focused sauna designed to strip away sight and sound so you can deeply face your inner self. Dense mist produced by the steam stove envelops your whole body, while the Bon stove hidden behind the walls keeps the entire space quietly yet powerfully heated like magma. In the silence, cut off from unnecessary information, you can slowly sink into a deep sense of immersion.
A sauna room rebuilt with a modern sensibility while carrying forward the appeal of Showa-era far-infrared saunas. Even at a moderate temperature setting, the invisible far-infrared rays emitted by the gas heater work directly on the core of the body, drawing out a thorough sweat. Soft humidity layers over the dry heat, and before long a sea of white cloud-like steam spreads out. You can savor a pleasant heat where nostalgia and freshness coexist.
A unique sauna that revives the culture of the Edo-period cupboard bath for the modern age. You can enjoy a hybrid bathing style of bath and steam, with the lower body soaked in a warm herbal bath while the upper body is wrapped in fragrant rising steam. Herbal ingredients gently circulate through the body, warming you deeply and gradually. It is a one-of-a-kind relaxation experience where nostalgia and novelty blend together.
A cold plunge bath where extremely pure natural water pumped from deep underground can be enjoyed as a luxurious flowing bath. Its soft water, with low hardness, feels smooth against the skin, creating the sensation of being gently enveloped rather than simply touching water. The cold waterfall pouring from above quickly cools down your overheated body, and its purity, clean enough to drink, seeps into every corner of your mind and body.
The gentle coolness unique to soft water slowly and kindly loosens the body after the sauna. Fine bubbles from the bubble jets pop inside the tub, wrapping your whole body in a pleasant stimulation and a light floating sensation. With its mild temperature that is not too cold, even those who are not fond of cold water or sauna beginners can cool down comfortably and relax.
A sharply cold cold plunge bath that instantly tightens a body warmed to the limit in the sauna. Its deep design lets you sink in up to the shoulders, cooling the entire body quickly and evenly to maximize cooldown efficiency. While feeling the smooth touch of soft water, you can enjoy the exhilarating feeling of taking the shortest route toward the ultimate totonou state.
[Main Building Sauna] 9:00 to 6:00 the next morning (6:00 to 9:00 is cleaning time) [Annex Hanare] Open 24 hours (8:30 to 9:00 is temporarily suspended for checkout procedures due to system maintenance)
Available only after purchasing a designated tattoo sticker (500 yen) and applying it to the left chest. This is not a sticker for hiding tattoos.
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