An increasing number of shared workplaces are installing sauna baths amid a spike in popularity among workers in their 30s and 40s who view saunas as a place to relax and share ideas. Operators of such facilities aim to help people "recharge" both physically and mentally while helping them gear up for work.
Goodoffice Nihonbashi, which opened late last year in central Tokyo, has a sauna bath in its lounge. The shared workspace in Chuo Ward is open 24 hours a day, and the sauna can be used from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. It can accommodate up to 10 people and includes a post-sauna bathtub and a sofa.
"Let's go to the sauna and clear our heads for a while," said a company employee at the shared office on a late February night. After a while, eight employees from Japan Airlines Co. and Kokuyo Co. relocated to the sauna.
