How about taking a bath before your flight? Top 10 airport hot springs and bathing facilities around Japan

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There are many ways to soothe a tired body, but when the weather gets colder, the desire to soak in a hot spring is something that is unique to the Japanese. Not only are hot springs at travel destinations... in recent years, there are also cases where business hotels in urban areas are equipped with hot springs. And even at airports! In fact, it is not rare to find airports with hot springs or bathing facilities attached, or hot springs located nearby. Here are 10 recommended facilities from north to south.

Directly connected to Hokkaido's New Chitose Airport Hot Springs

The gourmet food is also recommended. The spacious New Chitose Airport Onsen

There is also a hot spring at New Chitose Airport, one of Japan's largest northern gateways. It has the feel of a spacious super public bath, and is equipped with indoor and outdoor baths, as well as various saunas. The spring quality is a weakly alkaline chloride spring. It has excellent moisturizing and heat-retaining properties, making it perfect for the harsh winters of Hokkaido. By the way, there is also a restaurant on the premises, where the food is tasty and plentiful. Many JAL staff frequent the facility.

New Chitose Airport Hot Springs

Near Misawa Airport, Aomori Prefecture

Equipped with a steam sauna! Original goods are also available at Misawa Airport Onsen

Located just a 3-minute walk from Misawa Airport, this hot spring facility also offers massages, a games corner, and a table tennis court, so you can spend plenty of time here. The hot spring water is alkaline simple spring water, and it features a steam sauna. There is also a wide selection of original goods available, including T-shirts, bath towels, and stickers. Why not stop by while you're there to pick up a unique souvenir?

Misawa Airport Hot Springs

Directly connected to Haneda Airport Terminal 3 in Tokyo

A luxurious high-rise spa with a hotel attached

This hot spring facility is owned by Villa Fontaine Grand Haneda Airport, located in Haneda Airport Garden, a complex directly connected to Haneda Airport's Terminal 3. As it doubles as the hotel's large public bath, it has an especially luxurious feel. It offers an open-air bath with a view of Mt. Fuji and airplanes, an indoor bath with a panoramic view of the night view of Kawasaki's factories, massage services, a rock bath, and a restaurant. The spring quality is also interesting, with the amber-colored iodine-sodium chloride-rich hot spring being said to be a "beautiful skin bath" that has a cleansing effect that removes dirt from pores.

Izumi Tenku no Yu

Near Narita Airport, Chiba Prefecture

Narita Airport Hot Springs Sora no Yu, a large facility that also provides lodging

It's about 10 minutes by shuttle bus from Narita Airport. There is also a free shuttle bus from the airport, so Sora no Yu is a convenient complex that is recommended for those in transit. It has indoor and outdoor baths with iodine-containing sodium chloride strong salt hot spring water, a sauna, beauty treatments, bedrock baths, massages, as well as a restaurant, cafe and bar, and even karaoke. There is also a gym, a simulation golf studio, a mountain bike course, and a capsule hotel where you can stay overnight. It has the potential to be a base for your trip.

Narita Airport Hot Springs Sora no Yu

Chubu Centrair International Airport, Aichi Prefecture

SOLA SPA Kaze no Yu: Relax right up until your departure

One of the best things about SOLA SPA Kazenoyu is its location. It is located on the 4th floor, directly above the departure terminal on the 3rd floor. The bathing facility, where you can relax right up until your departure, is equipped with a hot bath, sauna, massage, meals, a rest area where you can read manga, and a co-working space. The observation bath, where you can enjoy the view of planes taking off and landing, has a special atmosphere.

SOLA SPA Kazenoyu

Near Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture

Natural hot spring overlooking the sea AQUAIGNIS Kansai Airport Senshu Onsen

It is about a 10-minute drive from Kansai International Airport. At this natural hot spring, with a spectacular ocean view right in front of you, you can enjoy the abundant amount of weakly alkaline simple hot spring water that springs out from about 800 meters underground at 508 liters per minute. It is said to have a skin-beautifying effect that makes the skin smooth. There is also a dry sauna for men and a mist sauna for women. In addition, there is a Japanese restaurant, a cafe, a souvenir shop, and a trampoline for children. There is also a members-only gym that is available for day use, and food stalls that adults can enjoy, so you can enjoy more than just the baths.

Aquaignis Kansai Airport Senshu Onsen

Directly connected to Oita Airport, Oita Prefecture

Oita Airport Footbath: Enjoy the same spring quality as Beppu Onsen even in the limited time before your flight

Oita is a hot spring prefecture with Beppu and Yufuin, so there are 12 foot baths made of cypress in the arrival lobby on the first floor of Oita Airport. But don't underestimate it as just another foot bath. The same simple hot spring water as Beppu Onsen flows directly from the source, and "event baths" using herbs and yuzu are regularly held. There is also a simple changing room, and plastic socks are provided free of charge so that you can bathe even with your socks or stockings on. Towels for drying your feet (400 yen) are also sold, allowing you to add some relaxation to your time before your flight.

Oita Airport Footbath

Near Miyazaki Airport, Miyazaki Prefecture

All rooms are available for private use! Miyazaki Airport Onsen Private Open-Air Bath Honoka no Yu Miyazaki Airport Branch

Located about a three-minute drive from Miyazaki Airport, Honoka no Yu is a new facility that just had its grand opening in 2022. All rooms are private, which is a rare feature among airport hot springs across the country. There are seven rooms in total, each with an open-air bath with a reclining bath and an indoor bath with a refreshing wood scent, so you can enjoy the thick, milky spring water all to yourself.

Miyazaki Airport Onsen Private Open-Air Bath Honoka no Yu Miyazaki Airport Store

Near Aso Kumamoto Airport, Kumamoto Prefecture

Eminence Onsen Shichifuku-no-Yu: Enjoy superior spring quality and numerous baths

Located about 3 minutes by car from the airport, Aso Kumamoto Airport Hotel Eminence's large public bath, Shichifuku-no-Yu, is one of the facilities that the hotel is proud of for its spring quality. The sodium bicarbonate chloride spring is known for its moisturizing and beautiful skin-boosting properties. In addition to the rare electric bath (main bath), jet bath, and open-air bath, the hotel is also equipped with a silky bath filled with fine bubbles for women only. Guests can also enjoy a bedrock bath and various saunas.

Eminence Hot Springs Shichifuku no Yu

Directly connected to Kagoshima Airport in Kagoshima Prefecture

"Thank you for your hard work" in Kagoshima dialect. "Oyattosaa" is a natural hot spring foot bath to soothe your travel fatigue.

When you go outside the arrival lobby on the first floor of Kagoshima Airport, you will find a rock bath. This is a foot bath. The spring water is a sodium bicarbonate spring (stratified spring), which is said to be effective for cuts, burns, and chronic skin diseases. "Oyattosaa" means "thank you for your hard work" in Kagoshima dialect, and the bath doubles as a free rest spot to soothe the fatigue of travel. In addition to 20 seats, there are also wheelchairs for foot baths available for anyone to use. Original towels (300 yen) are also popular.

Natural hot spring foot bath "Oyattosaa"

Airport spas could make a meaningful difference to your flight waiting time

From open-air baths and saunas to private baths and foot baths, airport hot springs across the country have a wide variety of unique features. It might be even more enjoyable if there is a hot spring at the airport, which is the starting point of your trip or business trip. The time before boarding, which can usually be wasted, can be transformed into a relaxing and special memory, and the flight can be used to cool down in the bath. By the time you arrive at your destination airport, you may feel refreshed.

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