
Itinerary
Read it in the order we travelled.
01Dec 26 18:00

02Dec 27 10:00

03Dec 27 19:00

04Dec 28 06:00

05Dec 28 10:00

06Dec 28 20:00

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.

Dec 26–28, 2025 / 2 nights, 3 days
This is my last sauna trip of 2025. As a fitting way to wrap up the year, there was a place I had long wanted to visit: Kumamoto Prefecture, home to Yurakusu, known as the sacred sauna of the west. After finishing work on December 26th, I set off immediately. An extraordinary sauna journey in Kumamoto 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.





