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Yū BATHHOUSE

  • About
  • Journal 
    • All Categories
    • British Bathing
    • Japanese Architecture
    • Japanese Bathing
    • Japanese Gardens
    • Seasonal Ritual
    • Tea and Refreshments
    • The Way
  • Contact
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    • About
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      • All Categories
      • British Bathing
      • Japanese Architecture
      • Japanese Bathing
      • Japanese Gardens
      • Seasonal Ritual
      • Tea and Refreshments
      • The Way
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  • A Japanese-inspired bathhouse for Britain

  • Yū Bathhouse is a proposed urban bathhouse inspired by Japanese sentō and onsen culture.

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    A Different Kind of Bathhouse

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    Two bathing halls.

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    Two bathing gardens.

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    A year shaped by the seasons.

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    Yū is being created as a place to return to again and again, whether for a quiet weekday soak & sauna or a special seasonal gathering.

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    Thousand Cranes Club

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    Cranes appear in the founding legends of onsen across Japan, said to lead people to hidden hot springs by returning to their waters to heal.

    A thousand folded paper cranes are said to grant a wish, and so become a founding story of our own.

    Yū is gathering 1,000 founding supporters to bring Japanese-style communal bathing to Britain.

    Join the Thousand Cranes Club below and help bring Yū Bathhouse to life.

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  • Wash with intention

    Enter slowly

    Let the warm water settle the mind.

  • Indoor wooden bath
    Indoor stone bath
    Iwa Garden outdoor bath
    Momiji Garden outdoor bath
    Wash stations
    Momiji Garden tea cup baths
    Tea service
    Indoor wooden bath
    Indoor stone bath
    Iwa Garden outdoor bath
    Momiji Garden outdoor bath
    Wash stations
    Momiji Garden tea cup baths
    Tea service
  • Every bathhouse has a story

    Follow ours as we share Japanese bathing traditions, design inspiration, and the making of Yū Bathhouse.

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