Japan's Largest Bath & Sauna Specialized News Media "Furo Sauna" Launches PR Distribution Service "Furo Sauna PR" for the Bath and Sauna Industry
DAEG Co., Ltd. has launched "Furo Sauna PR," a specialized PR distribution service for the bath and sauna industry through its news media "Furo Sauna." The service aims to turn industry announcements into lasting "article assets" that can be continuously searched for, moving beyond transient social media buzz. It offers various plans, from simple text publication to fully edited articles and comprehensive offline/online PR campaigns.
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DAEG Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Kei Kato), operator of the bath and sauna specialized news media "Furo Sauna ("https://furosauna.com/)", has officially launched "Furo Sauna PR," a PR distribution service for bath facilities, sauna facilities, and related manufacturers and brands. As a news media specializing in the bath and sauna sector, Furo Sauna is a specialized media with one of the largest information distribution volumes and reader touchpoints in Japan.
*As a board member media of the Japan Sauna Media Association, Furo Sauna continues to disseminate information that ensures the reliability and expertise of the industry.
Furo Sauna PR is a PR distribution service aimed at delivering information about the bath and sauna industry—such as new store openings, renewals, events, product launches, and collaborative projects—as "articles that are actually read." As a news media specializing in the bath and sauna sector, Furo Sauna daily disseminates information regarding facilities, brands, and services across the country.
In the course of its continued operation, we have received numerous inquiries from bath operators, manufacturers, and brand representatives saying, "We want to be featured on Furo Sauna," "We want to introduce a new initiative," or "We want to share our opening information."
The launch of this new service was realized in response to these actual voices from the industry.
Background of Service Launch
The bath and sauna industry faces a PR challenge of "wanting to convey but not being able to fully convey"
In recent years, the sauna and bath industry has seen extremely active movement across the board, due to the opening of new facilities, renovation of existing facilities, diversification of sauna-related products, and an increase in collaborative events.
On the other hand, many PR challenges like the following are heard from the field:
- Information gets lost with just SNS posts.
- Even if a press release is issued, the context is hard to convey in general media.
- Because there is no dedicated PR staff, communication tends to be put off.
- SNS exposure temporarily attracted customers, but it didn't last.
- We want exposure in a form that remains as an article, but we lack production resources.
- We want to leave information as an "asset" that continues to be searched for, not just a temporary buzz.
In particular, the bath and sauna industry is characterized by the fact that while the experiential value is high, there are many cases where a PR structure is not in place to verbalize, visualize, and deliver that appeal.
In reality, when choosing a facility or purchasing a product, there is a strong tendency for user behavior to make decisions through searching, comparing, and reading articles, rather than just relying on SNS.
Therefore, in future public relations and PR, it is becoming important not only to "create a momentary buzz or achieve maximum instantaneous wind speed," but also to "be reliably found when searched for later."
Features of Furo Sauna PR
"PR that remains as an article asset" builds the sustainability of the industry
What Furo Sauna PR aims for is not merely acting as a proxy for publication.
In the bath and sauna industry, there are many "missed opportunities," such as:
"It's a good facility but unknown,"
"It's a good product but hasn't reached anyone,"
"The enthusiasm of the frontline is not preserved as information."
That is precisely why Furo Sauna believes that not letting information end as a one-off announcement, but leaving it as an "article asset" that is searched for, read, compared, and found later, will lead to the sustainability of the entire industry.
Creating "PR that properly remains" as a foundation to support new customer acquisition for facilities, awareness expansion, recruitment, brand understanding, product understanding, and collaboration development is the starting point of this service.
Precisely because it is a specialized bath and sauna media, it can deliver "messaging that resonates"
As a news media specialized in baths and saunas, Furo Sauna has broadly disseminated information on facilities, industry news, new store information, products, events, people, and culture.
Unlike readers of general lifestyle media, readers of bath and sauna media read into the "deep context" such as the facility's particularities, flow design, löyly, open-air bathing, concepts, and storylines.
Therefore, in Furo Sauna PR, rather than just listing information, article design and publication are conducted with an awareness of:
"What is interesting to sauna lovers and bath lovers?"
"What is the angle that will make users unintentionally want to click?"
A PR funnel specialized for the bath industry that doesn't end with article publication
The feature of Furo Sauna PR is that it does not stop at mere "advertorials" or "providing publication space."
As a news media specialized in the bath and sauna sector, Furo Sauna disseminates information daily while simultaneously possessing multiple touchpoints, including SNS, video content, and on-site coverage/experience pathways.
Therefore, with Furo Sauna PR, it is possible to develop into a comprehensive PR measure spanning online and offline by combining the following:
- "Asset-type PR" that is searched for and accumulated as articles
- "Diffusion-type PR" that builds initial velocity on SNS
- "Experience-type PR" that conveys the atmosphere and worldview through video
- "Behavioral pathways" that lead to real visits and awareness
A major feature of Furo Sauna PR is the ability to consistently design the journey from "getting known" to "piquing interest" to "making them want to go," rather than just one-off exposure in the bath and sauna industry.
Offered Plans
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Plan Name |
Price (excluding tax) |
Content |
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Simple Publication |
15,000 yen / article (16,500 yen including tax) |
Publishes the original text of the press release. Supports publication pathways aimed at influx from external curation and major news apps. |
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Article Creation Publication |
50,000 yen / article (55,000 yen including tax) |
The editorial department reconstructs and publishes it as a readable article. Designed with search influx and long-term article assetization in mind. |
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Article Creation + SNS Boost |
80,000 yen / article (88,000 yen including tax) |
In addition to article publication, implements SNS boost posts utilizing X (formerly Twitter), etc. |
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Subscription LIGHT |
29,800 yen / month (32,780 yen including tax) |
2 simple publications per month, SNS sharing twice a month |
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Subscription STANDARD |
69,800 yen / month (76,780 yen including tax) |
1 article creation + 1 simple publication per month, SNS boost twice a month, monthly report |
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Subscription PREMIUM |
128,000 yen / month (140,800 yen including tax) |
2 article creations per month, SNS boost twice a month, banner publication, 30-minute consultation with editor-in-chief, detailed report |
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Tie-up / Banner Advertising |
Individual Estimate |
Supports tie-up articles, interview projects, banner postings, etc. |
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Furo Sauna TV Linked Pack |
Individual / Set Price |
Multi-dimensional PR deployment combining web articles, SNS, and digital signage |
*Please check the service page for details.
[Launch Commemoration] 20% off the initial publication fee for the first 10 companies
We have been accepting applications for publication since April 1, 2026, and will offer the first 10 companies a special price of 20% off the initial publication fee.
Comment from the Editor-in-Chief
Delivering PR that properly reaches sauna and bath fans.
"In the bath and sauna industry, incredibly interesting initiatives are born almost every week. However, I've always thought it was a shame that many of them 'fade away like steam before properly reaching the world, despite being hot on the frontline.'
Moreover, recently we've been receiving a lot of inquiries from bath operators and manufacturers asking, 'We want Furo Sauna to feature this interestingly,' or 'How can we deliver this information in a more casual way?'
If that's the case, we should create a proper receptacle for it. That's how we started 'Furo Sauna PR.'
I think a sauna is not something where you just get in and that's the end of it; it's something to be talked about, remembered, and makes you want to go again.
PR is the same; there is value in being 'read later' rather than 'put out and done.'
I want to make industry information dissemination more interesting and ensure it reaches people better.
And I want to create a world where the bath and sauna industry gets properly excited, sustains itself, and can take on the next challenge.
Furo Sauna will do this seriously but playfully, yet we will tackle communication in earnest."
Future Outlook
Furo Sauna PR is not just a service that sells publication space.
We aim to lower the hurdle of information dissemination in the bath and sauna industry and create a state where "good facilities," "good products," and "good initiatives" are properly delivered.
Furo Sauna PR will strengthen not only spot publications and article creations but also PR design that crosses web and reality, such as subscription-type continuous communication support, tie-up projects, banner advertisements, and linkages with "Furo Sauna TV."
Inquiries
Consultations and publication inquiries regarding Furo Sauna PR are accepted from the following service page.
Company Profile
Company Name: DAEG Co., Ltd.
Location: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Kei Kato
Operated Media: Specialized media for baths and saunas "Furo Sauna" (https://furosauna.com/)
Provided Services:
Furo Sauna PR (https://furosauna.com/pr-service),
Furo Sauna TV (https://furosauna.com/tv/)
[Furo Sauna's Media Track Record] (As of March 2026)
- Monthly PV: Approx. 300,000 PV ~ (All readers are interested in bathing)
- PV per article: 5,000 ~ 20,000 PV
- External publication track record: Approx. 500,000 impressions, Approx. 30,000 PV/article
- Automatic distribution to 4 media outlets: LINE NEWS, Gunosy, NewsPass, au Service Today (Approx. 70,000 - 80,000 impressions/article)
- Board Member Media of Japan Sauna Media Association