[Experience] A must-see for sauna lovers, held for the first time in Western Japan! I took the much talked about Sauna Master Certification B!!

Hello, Morita from the Beyond Sauna Club .
Our company will a club activity system ( Goto-kun will probably post more details on the blog soon). The first club to be established the Sauna Club .

these days I'm thinking about how to improve the quality of life (QOL) of as many people as possible through saunas "Morita-san, enough about saunas~lol," so I thought I'd vent my frustrations on my blog.

I would like to tell you about the content of the course I took last year, the first ever " Natural Wave Master Certification B " @ Biken SPA Yuzakura

a Sassamer and what the Sassamer Certification B , manually applied heat waves and the entertainment value they add to the heat waves that I feel a sauna without one is incomplete.

Sauna Therapist Certification B allows ordinary users to experience the appeal of saunas and sauna therapists , and is an introduction for those who aspire to become sauna therapists in the future !

If you've recently discovered the appeal of saunas but still don't know much about sauna masters, this is a must-see for you, so if this applies to you, please read to the end!

Sauna lovers should definitely know this! What is a "Netsubashi"?

I've been using the term "netsubashi" as if it were something everyone should know, but I looked it up on Wikipedia but there's no page for it , only around 1,000-10,000, so a more obscure term than I thought . My Twitter timeline is almost entirely filled with things related to saunas and heat waves, so I must have mistakenly thought it was a word everyone knew...

To get started, please take a look at the video below

What do you think?

This a sauna master .

(The above is a performance by Nishiguchi-san of Beauty and Health SPA Yuzakura, who will be introduced later.)

A sauna therapist's job is not just to deliver hot air in a sauna; it is also entertaining, and the individuality of each therapist really shines through .

Now, below I will explain in detail about Saenami-shi

So, what is a "Netsuha-shi"

A job that involves sending hot air and heat waves in a sauna room using towels, fans, and blowers (collectively referred to as tools).
At the facility where a heat wave event is being held, a heat wave master enters the sauna room at the scheduled time, gives a speech, pours aromatic water on the sauna stones to generate steam, and uses tools to agitate the steam and increase the humidity in the room. The master then uses the tools to blow air at the participants in the room, increasing the perceived temperature of the participants by utilizing not only the sauna temperature but also the humidity and wind power. Most are staff members affiliated with the facility, but there is also an increasing number of those who travel to other facilities or work freelance without being affiliated with a facility.

(I wrote the explanation, so please let me know if there are any errors.)

Heatwave events entertainment element , and in recent years have become more diverse.
Popular heatwave masters have enthusiastic fans , and some even appear at events and on television

I am one of those people who are completely hooked. I encourage everyone to try it out!

Not satisfied with automatic heat waves? The charm of a heat wave master

The main appeal of a heat wave is the overwhelmingly high temperature you feel, which you can't get in a regular sauna. For this reason, some sauna facilities use machines to deliver heat waves (auto-loyly)

The services mentioned above are of course wonderful, but there are some experiences that can only be had with heat waves delivered by a sauna master

For example, the following points:

• 
  Greetings and catchy speeches, including introductions of the
• Towel handling:
  There are various ways to swing a towel, and the variations and subtleties of wind force are important.
• 
  The hospitality provided by the sauna master, who is sure to be hotter than anyone else, endures it with passion and determination

I believe that the greatest appeal of receiving a heat wave from a heat wave master is not only the comfort that you can feel that you cannot get from an automatic heat wave, but also the entertainment value

To put it in perspective, it's about the same difference as listening to music on high-end audio equipment versus listening to live music right in front of you

Music also has an emotional impact and a sense of realism that can only be experienced through live performance

If you're interested, be sure to try out the heat waves from a sauna master!

I think you will realize that we where sauna and hot spring facilities are not just about the hardware (equipment) but also the software (people) that is important

What is the Satana Master Certification B?

With the sauna boom, there is an increasing demand for heat wave events and heat wave masters. Against this backdrop, the Heat Wave Master Certification B It is administered by the Japan Sauna, Heat Wave, and Aufguss Association (JSNA) . The Heat Wave Master Certification B is only for learning the basics, and for those aiming to become professionals, there are higher-level certifications available: the Step-Up Seminar, Heat Wave Master Certification A, and Heat Wave Master Certification S.

According to the official website

• Lecture: Approximately 50 minutes
• Practical: Approximately 90 minutes

two and a half hours including breaks .

You can learn basics of saunas and heat wave transmission

By the way , the price is 18,700 yen (tax included) .

This includes
the course fee, textbook fee, JSNA official training bath towel, certificate, Whether you consider this to be expensive or cheap is up to you.

In my case, directly instructed by a famous sauna master was very appealing, so I decided to go straight away as a reward for my daily efforts.

By the way, this is the official JSNA training bath towel. It is quite large, measuring 100cm long and 95cm short

Satana Master Certification B Lecture Contents

ever Thermal Wave Master Examination B in Western Japan Biken SPA Yuzakura in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture . Biken SPA Yuzakura opened on August 8, 2019. Just six months after opening, the facility was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, but thanks to the tireless efforts of the staff, it quickly became a popular facility. The amount of effort put into the sauna in particular was incredible , and in a short space of time it has become one of the most popular sauna facilities in the Kansai region. At the entrance on the first floor, King Kong Nishino, , are on display, and combined with the background music, it creates a majestic atmosphere. (I really love this facility, so if you're in the area, please go and check it out!!)

Go to Beauty and Health SPA Yuzakura official website 》

There were just under 20 participants. They came from a wide range of fields, including
people involved in hot spring facilities , people hoping to set up sauna facilities , comedians I was the only one from the server industry.

■Instructor for Satanabeshi Certification B

Katsumasa Inoue , who created Japan's heat wave industry, was in charge of this! (It's hard to tell who he is with his face hidden, but it's Inoue!)
He came all the way from Yokohama to Kawanishi. As someone who regularly reads Katsumasa Inoue's interviews and contributions, it was a special opportunity to learn from this legend right in front of me

Inoue Katsumasa's Twitter is here

■ Facility staff

The people who normally run the Biken SPA Yuzakura facility provided support for the training

●Manager Kusumoto (aka Suit Heat Wave Master) is the only person in Japan who appears in the sauna room in a suit and sends out heat waves. He is good at confusing the staff at men's clothing stores by saying the incomprehensible sentence, "Please give me a suit that can be used in the sauna."

Manager Kusumoto's Twitter is here

Nishiguchi-san (aka Kawanishi's Black Devil or Kawanishi's Raging Bull) delivers violent and intense heat waves, just as his intimidating appearance suggests (Note: As a professional, he adjusts the intensity while watching the opponent's facial expressions). His towel handling is so fast that I personally call it a sonic boom.

Nishiguchi's Twitter is here

●Nonaka-san (aka Heat Wave Prince) is a power fighter. His towel handling during the loyly is so impressive that I often hear first-time visitors gasp in amazement . But then he turns to a gentle breeze, and the way he switches between speeds is impressive.

Nonaka's Twitter is here

■ Support staff

Nanchan (aka Sauna Evangelist Nanchan) is a professional sauna user who appears out of nowhere at sauna facilities all over Japan . He has also made his debut as a sauna master and is currently expanding the scope of his activities. He looks tough when he wears sunglasses, but when he takes them off, he is a nice guy with kind eyes.

Nanchan's Twitter is here

It was a lively venue, jam-packed with each member's unique personality

■Classroom lectures

The class was held in this lovely space in the bedrock bath area. It was also fascinating to study in a space where we usually relax

As for the content of the study, the text was briefly explained, but more importantly, the living encyclopedia of the heat wave world, Katsumasa Inoue,

• The origin and evolution of heat waves (≒ Aufguss) in Japan
• What is loyly?
• The secrets of a Satāwa master (≒ Aufgīsa)
• Aufgisser around the world

There was a lot of content, such as:

There was also ample time for questions and answers, which made for a truly enjoyable experience

■ Practical

The practical training is broadly divided into two parts

• Basic Skills Learning Lumberjack (※) Basics

*Swinging a towel down like a lumberjack. This is a common fan movement at heatwave events

• Practice in the sauna room

This was also a fun time. In the basic skills lesson Katsumasa Inoue , the participants lumberjacks and exchanged their impressions of the wind. The lesson lasted about 30 minutes, with participants switching partners.

Afterwards, the training began in a sauna room
called "Kagaribi," a specialty of Yuzakura, which has the largest amount of sauna stones in western Japan were divided into teams of four, and the training progressed by taking turns sending and receiving heat waves.

By the way, I was fortunate enough to be the first to perform, the first group to perform!!
With a lot of guidance from Mr. Katsumasa Inoue,

・Lumberjack Gentle Wind 10 times x 4 people Temperate Wind 10 times x 4 people Strong Wind 10 times x 4 people

We carried out the following

The situation is like this

Huh? I only had a photo of the receiver, not the sender of the heat wave.
"I forgot to take a photo of Morita-san, who was the first to send it," said Manager Kusumoto.

The training progressed with participants rotating between five groups of four.
What was surprising was that calmly instructed the participants
without ever leaving the sauna room As expected of Paneppa .

Impressions and summary of the Satana Master Examination B

It was a really fun class, and the two and a half hours flew by

I received this certificate about two weeks later

It's very moving

Now that I think about it, why did I take the Sauna Master Certification Examination?

I believe that
in order to gain a deeper understanding of a service that you are addicted to, hope to provide as many people as possible with an experience that is as impressive as or even greater than the one I had with the sauna master

And I would be happy if even one more person becomes interested in our company
.

I would like to write another blog about saunas next time

Astara Vista!!