2Kyoto · Central Kyoto
MACHIYA:SAUNA KYOTO
BoutiqueHistoricSocial
Karasuma Oike
- Per person
- 8,000 JPY
- Sessions
- 3 hours, 4 a day
- Google rating
- 4.9 · 475
- House
- 160 years old
The verdict
A 160-year-old townhouse, once a painter's studio, rented whole for three hours: private sauna, a cypress cold bath facing the garden, from 8,000 yen each.
Take the evening session
There are four three-hour sessions a day; the last runs from 19:30 to 22:30. Pour your own löyly from a choice of aromas, then step into the hinoki cold bath, chilled and half open to the garden.
Rest on the engawa over the small courtyard garden, or in the tatami room in a rocking chair. The painter Kobayashi Uko worked here; Akutagawa and Tanizaki were among his friends.
Why this one
sayoka in Kamigyo, 2.7 km north-west, is the other private sauna to book, with an open-air rest area and a perfect 5.0 from 557 reviews. Its sessions of two hours and twenty minutes start at 15,400 yen.
The difference is the house: 160 years old, a garden, and a chilled cold bath, which sayoka's site doesn't confirm.
What guests notice
“The package includes the entire house to enjoy and relax.”
Tia Bill, Google review
“Flight was delayed so I reached out a day before to cancel and acknowledged the fee, but got no reply or update at all.”
yn, Google review
Skip it if
Your plans may change: two guests (2023 and 2025) report trouble with cancellations and a booking given away. Confirm by email or LINE before you travel.
The menu
Prices from resauna.jp/kyoto, checked 7 November 2026. Prices can change with the season.
Before you go
Sessions 9:00, 12:30, 16:00 and 19:30, three hours each. Booking required. Fully private and mixed-gender. Swimwear, sauna hats and ponchos are lent free, with soft drinks. You can also stay the night.
Find it
Rating, hours and address from the venue's Google listing, checked 7 November 2026.