FiKa Sauna: Where Japanese and Finnish Sauna Traditions Meet

On the southernmost tip of Kyushu island, Japan, lies the picturesque city of Kagoshima. Known for being home to Sakurajima, the most active volcano in Japan, students at Kagoshima University hope their city will soon be well-known for another reason; FiKa Sauna, a sauna with Harvia Legend 300 wood-burning heater. With its unique interior sloped walls, built using traditional methods and natural materials, this sauna is more than a match for the stunning location in which it is located. Built as part of a collaboration between Kagoshima University in Japan and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Finland, the sauna was aptly named FiKa Sauna (Finland-Kagoshima) as a nod to the profound connection between these two places. Read on to find out more about this stunning sauna that seamlessly unites Finnish sauna tradition with sustainable Japanese architecture.