Nagoya Airport's Enjoyable Japanese Bath

Naked in a hot Japanese bath located a few hundred feet from an international airport runway, we watched planes from all over the world land and fly away.

Relaxing in a Japanese Bath Between Flights

Nagoya Airport, locally called Centrair, is one of only a few airports in the world that provide travelers with the ultimate experience between flights: revitalizing hot baths, some with bubbles and jets, one that is freezing cold, and others that are hot and soothing, a wood-scented sauna, and outdoor benches. These amenities belong to a bathhouse named Fu No Yu (風の湯), roughly translated as a bath of the wind.

Poster for Sola Spa Bath Fu no Yu at the Nagoya Airport

Although the facilities are right in the middle of an international airport terminal, the admission fees are low. You can spend hours switching between baths and the sauna, or stretching out in the relaxation room, a quiet tatami-floored room.

Entrance and Towel Fees as of May 2025

Adults (junior high students and older): 1,300 yen without a towel. 1,500 with a towel.

Primary school age children: 700 yen without a towel. 900 with a towel.

Small children (three years and younger): 400 yen without a towel. 600 with a towel.

Admission is free for younger children.

Three Baths: Cold, Jet, and Hot, All with Airplane Views

As a hot spring addict, I feel honor-bound to point out that this bathhouse is not officially classified as a Japanese hot spring onsen. This type of bathhouse is called a sentou, せんとう (銭湯). The baths are filled with tap water that is not geothermally heated, so the facilities cannot be called an onsen. Nonetheless, I recommend this bathhouse because of its cleanliness, special location, and comfortable facilities.

Watching planes depart and arrive

Although Nagoya is not known for Japanese onsens, it has its share of good ones. My recommendation is Ryunsenji-no-yu (竜 泉寺の湯), a hot spring facility in Nagoya. It has various hot-water baths and an entire floor of ganbanyoku rooms, each containing miscellaneous herbs or minerals and heated to different temperatures. Experience herbal relaxation at its best.