In North America, no one makes them like Bay Area-based Robert's Hot Tubs . The company makes ofuros ($5500), square, wooden tubs crafted from richly colored teak or aromatic Port Orford cedar.

I’m planning to renovate my bathroom – currently I have no tub, only a shower – and am thinking about using tongue and groove cedar for the walls, including the walls in the tub enclosure / shower ...

Each year Meisner sells about 100 of the hot tubs, which range in price from $7,000 for a single-wall cedar model installed in a deck to $40,000 for an art deco-influenced double-wall tub hand ...