EXPO Osaka 2025 Sauna 'TAIYO TSUBOMI' / KOMPAS

EXPO Osaka 2025 Sauna 'TAIYO TSUBOMI' / KOMPAS - Image 1 of 27 — © Yohei Sasakura

Curated by Miwa Negoro

Architects: KOMPAS
Area: 161 m²
Year: 2025
Photographs:Yohei Sasakura
Landscape designer: SORA BOTANICAL GARDEN Project Inc.
Lighting Designers: REALROCKDESIGN Inc.
Sound: KISSonix, Inc.
Construction: TSP Taiyo Inc., Taiyo Kogyo Corp.

EXPO Osaka 2025 Sauna 'TAIYO TSUBOMI' / KOMPAS - Image 6 of 27 — © Yohei Sasakura

Text description provided by the architects. Situated along the western seafront of the EXPO site, "TAIYO TSUBOMI" (Bud of the Sun) is an experimental sauna complex embodying the concept of "resonance with nature" and the "awakening of synesthesia". It invites visitors to the new immersive experience with nature through its architecture, atmosphere, and unique sauna rituals.

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Published on September 25, 2025

Cite: "EXPO Osaka 2025 Sauna 'TAIYO TSUBOMI' / KOMPAS" 25 Sep 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1034391/expo-osaka-2025-sauna-taiyo-tsubomi-kompas> ISSN 0719-8884