JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
57 SELECTIONS
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.
Aug 14–17, 2025 ／ 3 nights, 4 days
My hometown of Ehime Prefecture is home to many outstanding saunas. For me, going back home has always been part of a sauna journey. On this trip, I visited Iyo no Tojiba Kisuke-no-Yu in Matsuyama and Shimanami Onsen Kisuke-no-Yu in Imabari. The Matsuyama location is a renowned establishment that once ranked first in all of Japan in the Nifty Onsen rankings. A journey through some of Ehime's finest super sento facilities is about to begin.
Every stop on this itinerary was visited in person by the Editor-in-Chief.
Read it in the order we travelled.
