Otaru, Hokkaido | Reservation requiredReception 10:00–17:00 Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays
Otaru Ion HouseFermented Sawdust Bath Call to reserve0134-54-0010

BRAND ARCHIVE / 1972

The Sapporo Winter Olympics
and Ion House

An archive tracing the history of Ohtaka Enzyme and fermented bathing.

SAPPORO 1972

A fermented-bathing facility
in the Olympic Village.

During the 11th Winter Olympic Games in Sapporo in 1972, Ohtaka Enzyme Co., Ltd. installed an Ion House fermented-bathing facility in the Makomanai Olympic Village and provided its services.

Historical photograph of Ion House in the 1972 Sapporo Olympic Village
Archive from the former site: Ion House beside the Olympic Village accommodation
Year held1972

The 11th Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo

Total users recorded in the archive2,300名

Total visits by athletes and officials from participating nations

Medalists recorded in the archive182名

Reported number included among the users

PHOTO ARCHIVE

Historical Photographs

Ion House archive photograph from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics 1
Ion bath facility installed in the Olympic Village (materials posted on the old website)
Ion House archive photograph from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics 2
A facility with a unique triangular exterior (material posted on the old website)
Ion House archive photograph from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics 3
Inside the building that welcomes users from various countries (materials posted on the old website)
Ion House archive photograph from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics 4
Athletes from each country experiencing bathing (materials posted on the old website)
Ion House archive photograph from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics 5
Interview by overseas journalists (materials posted on the old website)

MEMORABILIA

Surviving Memorabilia

Olympic Village Enzyme Ion Bath participant patch
Participant patch marked “OLYMPIC VILLAGE ENZYME ION BATH”
Enzyme Fermentation Ion Bath trial ticket from the Sapporo Winter Olympics
Trial ticket for the “Enzyme Fermentation Ion Bath” at the Sapporo Winter Olympics

TIMELINE

Carrying fermentation culture into the present.

  1. 1926

    Created a fermented botanical drink

    Founder Noboru Ohtaka began developing a fermented botanical drink.

  2. 1961

    The first Ion House

    The first sawdust enzyme bath, Ion House, opened in Shiroishi, Sapporo.

  3. 1972

    Sapporo Winter Olympics

    An Ion House fermented-bathing facility was installed in the Olympic Village.

  4. NOW

    On to Otaru Ion House

    Today, Otaru Ion House carries on this tradition as a place to experience Ohtaka Enzyme’s fermentation culture firsthand.

RESERVATION

Please call to reserve your visit.

Tell us your preferred date, time, and number of guests.

Hours 10:00–17:000134-54-0010
Call to reserve0134-54-0010