Savannah Takahashi owns two colors of "Sa-tokei." A man who builds saunas in his villa and home makes a wrong choice!

Savannah Takahashi Shigeo is widely known as a sauna-loving comedian. He loves saunas so much that he has even installed one in his villa and home, and we've seen him wearing a Casio "Sa Watch." We take a closer look at the appeal of the "Sa Watch," which was created through crowdfunding, and Savannah Takahashi's sauna-loving daily life.

Savannah Takahashi has installed saunas at both his villa and his home.

　Savannah Takahashi sometimes goes to the sauna twice a day. His sauna obsession began when he was still living in Osaka. He was looking for a place to watch a Hanshin Tigers game led by manager Senichi Hoshino, and he ended up using the sauna at a public bath. He would go into the sauna when the Hanshin Tigers were on offense, and soak in the cold bath when they were on defense. He found this unique rhythm very comfortable, and has been hooked on saunas ever since.

　Saunas have led to encounters with life partners. Savannah Takahashi lists Ogaki Sauna in Gifu Prefecture as his favorite sauna. The story of the couple was made into a TV drama, which led to his marriage to his wife, actress and talent Shimizu Misato.

　Until then, he thought he was the biggest sauna lover, but Shimizu Misato goes to saunas even more frequently. When they have the same days off, they travel together to saunas in regions they have never been to before. This led to traveling around the country and searching for experiences that can only be had in that place, and this has become a shared hobby for the couple.

A popular comedian who appears in a variety of programs

　Savannah Takahashi is currently a popular comedian with regular programs in a variety of genres, including NHK Educational TV's "MiiTsuketa!" and "MiiTsuketa!-san," as well as "Cream Quiz Miracle 9," "World! Supporters of People Who Want to Go to Japan," and "Zawatsuku! Friday." He has also established a new style of programming, utilizing his own hobby, in his sauna talk documentary "Savannah Takahashi's Sauna God," in which he invites guests to a sauna, "conditions" their mind and body, and then asks them about turning points in their lives.

　His style of comedy is centered around self-deprecating humor, and his harmless laughter is a style that is popular with people of all ages and genders. He is also known for his many hobbies, including real escape games, shogi, and saunas, and he uses these hobbies to engage in activities. His deep knowledge of his hobbies connects people, and as mentioned above, it was through saunas that he met his life partner.

　The reason he has so many self-deprecating stories may be because he was bullied by a transfer student when he was in the fifth grade of elementary school. However, this incident motivated him to study hard, fearing that he might be bullied again if he continued on to a public junior high school, and he was able to enroll in Ritsumeikan Junior High School. He seems to have the ability to turn his self-defense abilities into motivation.

　He met his partner Yagi in the judo club at Ritsumeikan University. He thoroughly won over Yagi, who was the captain of the judo club at the time, and secured a position where he was neither bullied nor bullied, which became the roots of his current role as a taikomochi comedian. As a remnant of that time, even after he became the leader of the duo, he still calls his partner Yagi "san," but the fact that he is able to handle things well without wasting his past experience can be said to be due to his natural ability to get along with people.

　However, it also takes talent to not make it seem unpleasant to those around you.

Watch style also has sauna activity

　Savannah Takahashi's favorite watch is the Casio "Sa Watch." If you look at his Instagram, you can see that he alternates between two colors, black and white. He probably chooses his watch depending on his mood and the occasion. For sauna-goers, a watch is more than just a tool to tell time. It's an essential item for visualizing and understanding sauna logs as numbers.

　Savannah Takahashi was one of the first to get his hands on both colors, and as a sauna lover, the arrival of this watch must have been good news he had been waiting for. Checking the time spent in the sauna room and deciding when to jump into the cold bath is the perfect timing. This model will help you realize that ideal sauna experience.

What is the "sauna clock" that is essential for sauna activities?

　Perhaps having your own personal 12-minute timer would make your sauna experience even more enjoyable... This idea was born from the ideas of Casio sauna-goers themselves: the "Sauna Watch." In 2024, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to conduct market research, and the product proved so popular that 2200 units were sold out in just nine minutes.

　In response to this enthusiasm, it was finally re-released as a standard model on October 17, 2025. Two models are available: the "SAN-100H-7BJR" with an orange band and white dial, and the "SAN-100H-1BJR" with a black band and dial. Even now, a month after its release, it remains sold out in online stores, suggesting its popularity has not waned at all since last year's crowdfunding campaign.

　This watch is equipped with a 12-minute counter and can be switched between sauna mode and time mode with a single push. In other words, these are its main functions, but this deliberate simplicity makes operation in a sauna room straightforward and easy to understand. The hands are coated with luminous material so that they are easy to read even in the dim light of a sauna. Of course, since it is intended for use in a sauna, it uses a heat-resistant battery that can be used in high temperatures, and is designed to prevent heat from being transferred to the heat-sensitive internal components.

　To prevent burns, the exterior is made of resin instead of metal, making it safe to wear even in high-temperature sauna environments. The band has a cord style inspired by locker keys, giving it a subtle sauna feel even when worn everyday.

　Savannah Takahashi was one of the first to get his hands on two colors of the coveted "Sauna Clock." Aside from saunas, it seems he's also been getting more and more work related to shogi. He's also a self-proclaimed big fan of Maximum the Hormone, Official Hige Dandism, and Girls' Generation, and his wide-ranging musical tastes are typical of Takahashi.

　Sauna, shogi, music... Savannah Takahashi's "power of obsession" is extraordinary. He immerses himself deeply in one thing and fully appreciates its charm. Perhaps this kind of obsession is the secret to thoroughly enjoying the world today.