How long does it take from Osaka or Kyoto city to Kyotango?

By car, about 2 hours from Kyoto city and about 2 hours 30 minutes from Osaka. By train, take the limited express from Kyoto Station to Amanohashidate, transfer to the Kyoto Tango Railway, get off at Mineyama Station, and walk about 8 minutes to Nuka to Yuge.

Can I enjoy it as a day trip?

Yes. A day trip combining the Set Plan Long (about 3 hours 30 minutes) with sightseeing at Amanohashidate is popular. To savor Tango's food and the sunset at Yuhigaura as well, though, we recommend staying overnight.

Where is it convenient to stay?

KISSUIEN Stay & Food, next door to Nuka to Yuge, is the most convenient. If you would like time by the sea, the inns of Yuhigaura Onsen are also recommended. Our accommodation page lists nearby options.

I am new to both sauna and enzyme baths. Is that okay?

Yes. There is a counseling session first, where we ask about your condition, and staff guide you on how to bathe. Towels and amenities are included, so you can come empty-handed.

Kyotango sauna trip model course

Travel for the sauna. About two and a half hours from the Kansai region, Kyotango, at the northern tip of Kyoto Prefecture, is where the food of the Sea of Japan meets bathing culture. Here is a two-day, one-night model course built around Nuka to Yuge, winner of SAUNACHELIN 2023.

The star of the course — the first “enzyme bath × private sauna” in Japan

Nuka to Yuge is the first fermentation steam house in Japan, built by a doctor. Warm up to the core in an enzyme bath of 100% Kyotango rice bran, then move on to one of five private Finnish-style saunas. This combination exists nowhere else in the world.

For the highlight of the trip, choose the Nuka to Yuge Set Plan (Long about 3 hours 30 minutes, ¥20,000 / Short about 2 hours 30 minutes, ¥18,000).

Day 1 — tour the Kyoto by the sea, get steamed, and finish with great food

Morning: Amanohashidate

Amanohashidate, one of the Three Views of Japan, is about 30 minutes by car from Nuka to Yuge. Stroll Kasamatsu Park, famous for viewing the sandbar upside-down between your legs, and Chionji Temple.

Afternoon: Nuka to Yuge Set Plan (about 3 hours 30 minutes)

Counseling → rice-bran enzyme bath → private sauna. A sauna entered after raising your core temperature with fermentation heat, followed by a cold bath of natural groundwater, for a reset unlike any before. Rentals are free and you can come empty-handed.

Evening: the food of Tango terroir

Kyotango was selected for the Gastronomy City Award 2024. Restaurants serving the seafood of the Sea of Japan, starting with Taiza crab in winter, are nearby. See also our recommended sauna meals.

Stay

At KISSUIEN Stay & Food next door, you can stay on just as you are after your bath. For a seaside inn, head to Yuhigaura Onsen (about 30 minutes by car). See places to stay nearby.

Day 2 — the funaya of Ine and the coastline of Tateiwa

Morning: the funaya of Ine

Visit the rows of boathouses that seem to float on the sea (about 60 minutes by car). Take it easy on a sightseeing boat or at a seaside café.

Afternoon: Tateiwa and the Tango coastline

Tour the scenery of the San’in Kaigan Geopark, such as Tateiwa, a giant columnar-jointed rock about 20 m high (about 25 minutes by car), and head home.

Access

By car: About 15 minutes from Kyotango-Omiya IC on the San’in Kinki Expressway. Free parking for 50 cars.
By train: About 8 minutes on foot from Mineyama Station on the Kyoto Tango Railway.
By highway bus: Get off at Tankai Mineyama Shako or Mineyama Station; about 10 minutes on foot.

Booking

We recommend booking in advance for both the sauna and the enzyme bath. The online booking system (hacomono) is available in Japanese only. If you have trouble booking, contact us on the official LINE and we will help.

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