Neppashi Certification, Level B, Shinjuku, November 2026

The Japan Sauna Neppa Aufguss Association's entry-level towel-fanning certification for neppashi, Japan's heat-wave masters, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. No experience is needed.

Dates
Place
Shinjuku Bash!!Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanJP
Organizer
Japan Sauna Neppa Aufguss AssociationOrganizer site (opens in a new tab)
Type
WorkshopIn person
A ladle held over a round stone heater with a wooden rim in a sauna with a window onto grass
Fig. 01A ladle over the heater. Photo: HUUM.

Level B is the Japan Sauna Neppa Aufguss Association's entry point for neppashi, the heat-wave masters who fan the air in Japanese saunas. The November 23, 2026 session runs about two and a half hours at Shinjuku Bash!!, near Seibu-Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, and is taught in Japanese.

It covers safe-sauna knowledge, löyly, basic towel technique and hospitality, with small-group coaching. The association says about 3,000 people have taken its exams since 2019, about 80% of them with no experience. Level B leads to the SUS and A levels.

Event details: November 23, 2026, 1 to 3:40 p.m. Shinjuku Bash!!, near Seibu-Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. ¥26,400.

Source: the organizer's course page, checked October 30, 2026.

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