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Dec 26–28, 2025　／　2 nights, 3 days

Kumamoto Sauna Journey

Photographed December 2025 by the Editor-in-Chief
✦ Visited December 2025

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 Yulax, 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.

Duration
3 days
Baths visited
6 spots
Visited
December 2025

Every stop on this itinerary was visited in person by the Editor-in-Chief.

Itinerary

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01Dec 26　18:00

Hotel Hanshin Osaka

Osaka

Staying the Night Before at Osaka’s Famous Sauna

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02Dec 27　10:00

Yulax

Kumamoto

A sauna experience so immersive you lose all sense of time

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03Dec 27　19:00

Yuya Suizen -Luxury Sauna & Spa-

Kumamoto

A New Sauna Experience of Becoming One with Water and Steam

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04Dec 28　06:00

Yuya Suizen -Luxury Sauna & Spa-

Kumamoto

Savoring the Hinoki Sauna and Aso Natural Water Once More

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05Dec 28　10:00

Yulax

Kumamoto

Japan’s Finest aufguss and the Ultimate Cold Plunge Bath, Once More

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06Dec 28　20:00

Kobe Sauna & Spa

Hyogo

My Last Sauna of 2025

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Baths visited on this journey

  • Hotel Hanshin OsakaOsaka→
  • YulaxKumamoto→
  • Yuya Suizen -Luxury Sauna & Spa-Kumamoto→
  • Yuya Suizen -Luxury Sauna & Spa-Kumamoto→
  • YulaxKumamoto→
  • Kobe Sauna & SpaHyogo→
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