Japan Trip 2013 - Spa World (Onsen From Around The World)

After a good night's sleep, well not that good as we have only slept for a couple of hours when we woke up at 5am to visit Spa World which was just located a few stations away from Tennoji. Since this spa is opened almost 24 hours per day we decided to take advantage of it due to our very limited time, as this was our last day in Japan. 

Spa World, like its title, is essentially a combination of onsen's from all around the world. The male and female spots are separated into 2 different levels, which is the European & Asian onsens. Essentially each level has different themes of onsen's and every month of the year, the male and female will cross over in between each levels. When i was there, it was the European onsen for the male. I was a bit disappointed though as I had hoped to try the traditional Japanese outdoor bath in the other section.

Nevertheless the European onsen is not too bad at all, with onsen's from Rome, Greece, Spain etc. The combination is really just good as there are the really cold as well as hot onsens and medicated ones as well. Many locals can be seen just relaxing around before they head for work. Since we had the vouchers, we only had to pay a bit more compared to the original price of 2,400 yen.

People may say this is not the true onsen experience in Japan but I'm just making use of whatever time I have haha. Well at least everybody being naked (compulsory) is also part of the experience. It's definitely worth a visit if you are in a vicinity. I particularly enjoyed the Mediterranean onsen. It was facing the sky directly and any airborne helicopter or plane could see all the naked men down there. The pouring 'waterfall' or whatever you call it was amazing. Quite a good massage early in the morning. The ones that I did not really enjoy was the really, really cold pool of water as well as the crazy hot salt sauna. Nevertheless it was a good experience hopping from blistering hot waters to freezing cold waters and back to humane temperatures.

Hope to come back in the near future to enjoy the Asian onsens instead, or maybe a really Japanese onsen for change. :3 Apart from the onsens, they also have indoor water theme park which is pretty cool. No time to try that though. For more information, please visit the Spa World's official website here.

Tasty udon for brunch after a hearty spa session

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