[Live-action First Look] A freestanding wooden sauna reminiscent of Zenkoji's sutra repository. 'SAUNAGA' designed by Tetsuo Yamaji Architects pre-opens tomorrow, 4/4.
SWAMP Co., Ltd. is opening 'SAUNAGA,' a monthly membership sauna near Nagano Station on April 11, 2026. Designed with traditional wooden architecture inspired by Zenkoji Temple, pre-opening starts April 4.
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Architecture becomes a part of the 'totonoi' (sauna trance). The full picture of 'SAUNAGA', which houses the climate of Shinshu.
SWAMP Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture; Representative: Naoki Nishizawa) will grand open 'SAUNAGA', the first monthly owner-based sauna in the Nagano Station area, on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Ahead of this, pre-opening experiences will begin tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, and the full picture of the thoroughly calculated spatial and functional beauty designed by Good Design Award-winning Tetsuo Yamaji Architects has been revealed.
What SAUNAGA aimed for is an 'integrated sauna' dedicated facility where the rational functionality of an urban sauna resonates with the traditional beauty that houses the spirituality of Shinshu's Zenkoji Temple. This is not a place that offers temporary entertainment or luxury, but a new sauna experience where you can routinely maintain your mind and body and realize high-quality habits is finally beginning.
- Sauna area entrance
- Cypress-scented sauna room
- Relaxing indoor air bathing
SWAMP Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture; Representative: Naoki Nishizawa) will grand open 'SAUNAGA', the first monthly owner-based sauna in the Nagano Station area, on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
Ahead of this, pre-opening experiences will begin tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, and the full picture of the thoroughly calculated spatial and functional beauty designed by Good Design Award-winning Tetsuo Yamaji Architects has been revealed.
What SAUNAGA aimed for is an 'integrated sauna' dedicated facility where the rational functionality of an urban sauna resonates with the traditional beauty that houses the spirituality of Shinshu's Zenkoji Temple. This is not a place that offers temporary entertainment or luxury, but a new sauna experience where you can routinely maintain your mind and body and realize high-quality habits is finally beginning.
- Sauna area entrance
- Cypress-scented sauna room
- Relaxing indoor air bathing