Sauna & totonoi

Japan’s sauna scene — from wood-fired aufguss ceremonies to onsen ryokan with a mizuburo cold bath. New to the ritual? Read our totonoi guide.

Fifteen villas, each with indoor and outdoor onsen, deep in the Niseko birch forest.

Steam-quarter hotel with in-room onsen and a modern totonoi sauna.

A Michelin-listed day-use bath complex that welcomes tattoos.

Ski-in / ski-out luxury with a large onsen spa and reservable private baths.

Rustic day-use rotenburo terraces beside a mountain stream.

A design sauna with hourly aufguss and an outdoor cold bath in central Tokyo.