The Herbal Sauna GuideGuide · Yakuso (medicinal herb) steam in Tokyo
Yakuso (medicinal herb) steam saunas in Tokyo — 11 facilities
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11 facilities in Tokyo run yakuso (medicinal herb) steam, each verified on the facility's official site or an equally citable source. 2 of them can be used as a private or reserved room, 9 are shared only.
Yakuso (medicinal herb) steam: The style found at bathing facilities across Japan. It covers rooms such as the kanpo yakuso salt sauna, where mugwort and kanpo crude drugs are turned into steam, as well as mushiyu and ishiburo — stone chambers warmed by hot-spring heat and lined with herbs.
The facilities listed are salon Imacoco Tokyo (Herb Tent) (渋谷区), SteaMs. (港区), Sauna Adam & Eve (港区), Sauna & Hotel Karumaru Ikebukuro (豊島区), Ruby Palace (新宿区), Inagi Tennen Onsen Tokinoirodori — Kusamushi Doro-Shio Sauna (稲城市), Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu (墨田区), Maenohara Onsen Saya no Yudokoro (板橋区), Rakutenchi Spa (墨田区), Natural Hot Spring Izumi Tenku no Yu Haneda Airport (大田区) and Hottayu (足立区).
Look up the herbs themselves in the RootHerb Index, and the styles and terms in the glossary.
Listed facilities (11)
Frequently asked questions
How are facilities selected for this guide?
Only facilities whose permanent use of herbs in the sauna could be confirmed in primary sources such as their official site are listed. Herb use at one-off events, herbal baths alone, and löyly with aroma water alone are out of scope. No facility has requested or paid for inclusion. Facilities wishing to be listed or corrected are welcome to use the contact form.
Only facilities whose permanent use of herbs in the sauna could be confirmed on their official site or an equally citable source are listed. The date of confirmation appears on each facility page; prices, hours and the herbs used are subject to change.