Kyotango, Kyoto
Nuka to Yuge is a private bathhouse in Kyotango, Kyoto. It combines Japan’s fermentation culture with Finnish sauna culture through rice-bran enzyme baths and five private Finnish-style saunas.
Warm your body from the core, breathe deeply, and notice what your own healthy state feels like.
Warm up to the core in the rice-bran enzyme bath, then move on to a private sauna. A combination found only here in Japan, enjoyed as one continuous flow — this is the way we most recommend spending your time. If in doubt, choose this.
When Nuka to Yuge was selected for SAUNACHELIN 2023, the jury wrote that “a bathhouse where you can experience a rice-bran enzyme bath and a sauna together is probably the first in the world.” The enzyme bath × sauna experience behind that award is exactly this Set Plan.
Most recommended
About 3 hours 30 minutes: enzyme bath (about 1 hour) plus 150 minutes of private sauna. For first-timers and for anyone who wants the fullest Nuka to Yuge experience.
Shorter stay
About 2 hours 30 minutes: the same flow as the Long plan with 90 minutes of sauna. Easy to fit into a travel itinerary.
Learn more
Flow, what is included, tips for first-timers, and booking and cancellation terms.
SAUNACHELIN 2023 is given to only 11 facilities a year out of more than 12,000 sauna facilities in Japan. The Set Plan turns the “enzyme bath × sauna” experience cited in the selection into one continuous flow.
| Award / feature | Note |
|---|---|
| SAUNACHELIN 2023 | One of 11 facilities a year selected from 12,000 nationwide |
| Japan Sauna Society 2024 Academic Award | The first research in the world on the effectiveness of enzyme baths |
| ANA in-flight magazine | Featured in the August 2025 issue of Tsubasa no Okoku |
| International Sauna Congress 2026 (ISC26), Oslo | Speaker, 24–26 September 2026: a pilot study on an integrated model of sauna and enzyme bath |
★ 4.9 — 137 Google reviews (as of 2026-08)
“A one-of-a-kind facility created by a doctor, where you can experience sauna and enzyme bath together. The enzyme bath, using the fermentation heat of fluffy rice bran, is worth the trip to Kyotango on its own.” — S.O
“I knew they had won SAUNACHELIN, so I was excited about the sauna — but first of all, the hospitality and service of the staff were wonderful.” — Y.K
“A place where you honestly want to stay for a week, as if taking a hot-spring cure.” — N.A
Quotes translated from Google reviews. Review us on Google
When the autonomic nervous system is out of balance, various problems arise and natural healing ability also declines. Sensing the potential of bathing therapy in Finnish-style saunas and rice-bran enzyme baths, Nuka to Yuge was born as a rare facility in Japan: an enzyme bath and sauna bathhouse built by a doctor for bathing therapy.
— Naoki Yoshioka, orthopedic specialist, director of Yoshioka Clinic and owner of Nuka to Yuge. Recipient of the Japan Sauna Society Academic Award in 2024.
Read the story — why a doctor built a sauna
You can also use the enzyme bath or the sauna on its own. Fermentation heat, steam, water, rest, and the afterglow of Tango — spend the day your way.
100% Kyotango rice bran. Only the fermentation heat of microorganisms warms you gently from the core. About 60 minutes, nothing to bring.
Lie-down, theater, Japanese, pair, and universal: private saunas chosen by mood and group size. 90 or 150 minutes.
A four-hour full-course bathing experience with professional attendance, leading to complete switch-off and deep sleep. Whisking and a finishing enzyme bath. About 4 hours / ¥55,000 / one group per day.
A wheelchair-accessible universal sauna whose name means “everyone” in Finnish. 90 or 150 minutes.
| Date | News |
|---|---|
| 2026.9.4 | Dr. Naoki Yoshioka will present “An Integrated Model of Sauna and Enzyme Bath: A Pilot Intervention Study in Healthy Adults and Its Application to Preventive Medicine” at the 19th International Sauna Congress (ISC26) in Oslo, Norway, 24–26 September 2026. |
| 2026.6.1 | The open-air rest areas of NOKOSET and YHDESSÄ are now operated as cold baths. The seasonal natural groundwater bath is available as a cold plunge from June 1, 2026. |
| 2026.2.7 | NOKOSET and YHDESSÄ became fully private. The lie-down sauna NOKOSET and the theater sauna YHDESSÄ now give you the sauna room, cold bath, and open-air rest area entirely to yourselves. |
| 2025.8.1 | Featured in the August 2025 issue of ANA’s in-flight magazine Tsubasa no Okoku as a Kyotango journey of enzyme bath and five saunas. Media coverage |
Nuka to Yuge is a bathhouse in Tango, Kyoto, where you can enjoy a rice-bran enzyme bath and five kinds of sauna: an enzyme bath that wraps your whole body in fermented rice bran, and Finnish-style saunas filled with soft steam that is easy to breathe.
By warming the body from the core, we aim to balance the autonomic nervous system and bring mind and body back to where they should be. We hope you leave with your own discovery — “so this is what my healthy state feels like.” It is a place built by a local doctor, like a modern-day hot-spring cure.
An all-inclusive plan, the first in Japan to let you experience an enzyme bath and a sauna in one visit.
100% local Kyotango rice bran. A bathing experience warmed from the core by fermentation heat alone.
Authentic Finnish saunas built by a doctor for health.
Plans for solo guests, pairs, groups, and full private use.
How to choose a sauna for your occasion, and how to enjoy Kyotango.
Accommodation near Nuka to Yuge, starting with the hotel 10 seconds away.
Please send inquiries through our official LINE or by Instagram DM (@nuka_yuge). We reply within 2 business days. By phone: +81 772-66-3988.
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941-1 Sugitani, Mineyama-cho, Kyotango, Kyoto 627-0012, Japan
| How to get here | Details |
|---|---|
| By train | About 8 minutes on foot from Mineyama Station (Kyoto Tango Railway); about 3 minutes by taxi. If you would like a pick-up, please call us in advance. |
| By highway bus | Get off at Tankai Mineyama Shako or Mineyama Station; about 10 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by taxi. |
| By car | About 15 minutes from Kyotango-Omiya IC on the San’in Kinki Expressway. Free parking for 50 cars, shared with KISSUIEN Stay & Food. |
Hours: 9:00–19:00. Set Plan and enzyme bath reception: 9:00–16:00 (last entry). Closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
Nearby sights: Amanohashidate about 30 min / Ine’s funaya boathouses about 60 min / Tateiwa rock about 25 min / Yuhigaura about 30 min. See the Kyotango sauna trip model course
