"Sauna" is hot in the hot spring kingdom!

November 29, 13:17

I am a sauna (=sauna lover).

Relieve yourself from the fatigue of daily life, and be captivated by the charm of the sauna.

It's been three years since I moved to Gunma.

With the national sauna boom continuing, even here in Gunma, which is called the “hot spring kingdom,” “sa-katsu” is hot.

Sauna specialty store, bedroom sauna, sauna doctor, sauna meeting.

We will guide you to the hot spot.

(Maebashi Broadcasting Station Director Hiromi Sugiyama)

Welcome to our sauna specialty store

First of all, I visited the prefecture's first sauna specialty store that opened in Maebashi City in March this year.

It is a popular spot where saunas seeking a particular sauna gather.

It's a hot place for hot guys, except for a few "ladies days" a month.

This time, I got special permission to shoot.

"I want to offer the best sauna."

The manager, Mr. Yuki Wakabayashi, is the owner of the shop.

It is a genuine "sauna" that has visited more than 100 saunas so far.

I was born in Ishikawa Prefecture, and I had no connection with Gunma.

Mr. Wakabayashi:

“Gunma is a hot spring kingdom. When I came to Gunma (for work), I felt that it was hard to get into the habit of taking a sauna, so I wanted to challenge myself by building a sauna in Gunma.”

I came yesterday and today

When I entered the sauna, the heat was gentler than I expected.

The reason is "firewood" to warm.

“The unique soft heat will slowly warm your body to the core,” the website says.

Then, the staff blows the hot air with a towel and sends it "auf goose".

Mr. Wakabayashi's alias here is "Neppa (heat wave) palm."

The performance of fanning the towel is also one of the highlights.

Cool off your hot body in a cypress water bath, then lie down or sit down to rest.

This repetition is a series of "totou" flow.

Sauna customers :

"

It was

great."

”

Mr. Wakabayashi:

“I want to liven up Gunma’s sauna even a little. It would be great if many people’s lives could be enriched by entering their favorite sauna in their own way.”

Bedroom Sauna

The next place I visited was a hotel in Maebashi city.

"Here's the sauna," I was guided up the stairs outside.

The destination was a place like "detached room", "Room 37 (=sauna)" of this hotel.

The room itself is a sauna, so the name is "Bedroom Sauna".

It was just completed in July this year.

I've heard of "rooms with saunas", but this hotel seems to have turned the rooms into saunas from the opposite idea.

Immediately, the NHK staff of "Sauna-" let me experience it.

Then, in just about 5 minutes, the whole body is "sweaty".

NHK staff member:

“By entering the sauna while lying down, my back is warm and I can enter in a comfortable position, which makes me feel very relaxed.”

I went to see an expert

What are the medical effects?

I was looking for an expert on the internet and found it.

His name is Yogi Kato.

Looking at his profile, he is a specially appointed assistant professor at Keio University School of Medicine, a representative director of the Japanese Sauna Society, and he is from Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture.

There is no right person who can talk about "Gunma and sauna" other than this person!

I immediately went on a business trip to Tokyo.

When I visited the laboratory, the first thing that caught my eye was the letters on the chest of the T-shirt under my white coat.

"Sado"

is a manga about the main character who is addicted to saunas, and has been made into a TV drama.

It was a doctor who felt the heat immediately after the interview.

Sauna doctor talks about its effect

When I asked him about the sauna, where the heat is increasing even in Gunma, he calmly talked about the effect.

Kato's specialty is cancer research.

Sauna became a research theme while feeling the importance of prevention.

He himself is addicted to saunas and travels around the world.

I have continued my practice and research as a “sauna doctor”.

Dr. Kato

“One (of the effects) is the cardiovascular system. It has the effect of reducing the risk of hypertension and myocardial infarction. The other is the effect of reducing the risk of dementia. It also helps prevent schizophrenia and depression.I think the appeal of the sauna is that just by saying, 'It feels good,' the illness is going away."

Also this effect.

Dr. Kato

``It is said that when you feel a unique exhilaration after a sauna, it is said that you will be in a situation where you can come up with ideas that you would not normally think of. increase"

Ideas come one after another at the sauna meeting?

There was actually a facility in Minakami-machi that aimed at the effect of this "sa-katsu" that Mr. Kato talked about.

What we are talking about are the people of the local general incorporated association that made this facility and their friends.

In the middle of the meeting , when we were

running out of ideas, one of the members said, "Go sign."

Close your laptop, stand up, leave the meeting space, and there's...

Sauna.

Ideas are worked out in a low temperature sauna.

When you leave there, there is a water bath with a view of Mt. Tanigawa.

Both physically and mentally, the discussion was lively.

“In a conference room, things can get formal, so in a place like this, ideas naturally come out in normal conversation.

” Also, when you're dating naked, you think you should say something."

Ms. Okamura:

"We operate this facility with the hope that you can have high-quality communication with your colleagues and build deep relationships with them."

The future of Gunma, saunas and hot springs

A sauna that heats up the hot spring kingdom of Gunma.

Mr. Kato, a doctor who is also from Gunma, is seriously facing the future of Gunma, saunas, and hot springs.

Dr. Kato

: “Gunma has long been famous nationwide for its hot springs. I think that if we spread the word nationwide, many people will come to Gunma.

Deliver hot information from hot Gunma

I just finished a series of interviews.

How can I present this article clearly and concisely?

As an artist, I had a hard time coming up with the most important ideas.

In such a case, go to the sauna once again.

It was this article that I went back to “totono” and wrote.

How will hot springs coexist with the “heat waves” of saunas that have swept Gunma, or will they counterattack?

In the future, I have renewed my passion to send hot information to the whole country while following the trend properly.

One last riddle.

Over the summer of this year, it is said that there will be a nationwide “sa-katsu” boom.

The heart...

Did you say

, "Both are hot in Gunma?"

Maebashi Broadcasting Station Director

Hiromi Sugiyama

Joined in 2020.

After working in the sales department, he became a director this summer.

She handles a wide range of tasks, such as interviewing foreigners who live in the prefecture and disseminating information on Twitter.