1. Home
  2. ›Sauna Experience Stories
  3. ›Apr 18–20, 2026 Fukuoka & Saga Hot Spring Sauna Journey v2

Apr 18–20, 2026 / 2 nights, 3 days

Fukuoka & Saga Hot Spring Sauna Journey v2

Photographed April 2026 by the Editor-in-Chief
✦ Visited April 2026

There was a goal I had always kept in mind: to take my parents on a trip. Because I couldn’t be sure they would stay healthy and energetic forever, I made plans the moment the idea struck me, and this family trip finally became a reality. On the first day, we visited Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka and enjoyed the exceptional sauna at Dormy Inn Hakata Gion. Then on the second day, we headed to that place — the legendary Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel Rakanno-yu in Saga Prefecture, a facility that every sauna enthusiast in Japan dreams of visiting at least once before they die. A special sauna journey, taken with gratitude for the health of family, was about to begin.

Duration
3 days
Baths visited
2 spots
Visited
April 2026

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

Itinerary

Read it in the order we travelled.

01Apr 18 17:00

Dormy Inn Hakata Gion

Fukuoka

Japanese Modern Bathhouse and the Ultimate Auto-löyly

Read this day →
02Apr 19 17:00

Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel

Saga

The Ultimate Paradise for Sauna Enthusiasts

Read this day →See the bath →

Baths visited on this journey

  • Mifuneyama Rakuen HotelSaga→
←See all journeys

Stays worth booking for the onsen and sauna.

Hotels and Inns with Exceptional Onsen and Saunas

163stays

See inside, free