This was a school.

Now it’s a sauna.

What Is BUNA SAUNA

BUNA SAUNA is a renovated school building in Okinawa, now run by the BUNAGAYA group as a sauna, cafe, and rest space.

The hallways are still there. The concrete walls are still there. The bones of the building are exactly what you’d expect from a Japanese school — except now, one of the classrooms is a sauna, there’s a hammock in the corner, and the ocean is a short walk away.

It’s the kind of place that only makes sense in Okinawa.

What’s Inside

The facility has a sauna, a shop, a cafe counter, a front desk, and guest rooms. The interior keeps the raw feel of the original school — exposed concrete, wooden lattice screens, pendant lights hanging from high ceilings.

A bicycle leans against the wall. A hammock waits near the window.

It doesn’t feel like a spa. It feels like someone made a school beautiful again.

Swim. Sauna. Repeat.

The ocean is right outside. The idea is simple: get in the water, warm up in the sauna, repeat as many times as you want.

In Okinawa, that’s not a bad way to spend a day.

The Short Version

An abandoned school. A sauna. The sea.

Only in Okinawa.

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