EM Wellness Bath and Stone Sauna: Day-Use Hot Spring

This bathing facility belongs to EM Wellness, a lifestyle resort built on the hills of Kitanakagusuku Village in central Okinawa. With a large bath, sauna, and stone sauna, its appeal is the chance to slowly restore the body even on a day trip.

Highlights

The highlight is the calm atmosphere of a resort themed around fermentation and health. Warm yourself in the spacious bath, then work up a thorough sweat in the stone sauna, and the fatigue built up by travel slips away. The sense of openness that comes with a hilltop setting is well worth savoring.

Enjoying the Seasons

In summer, reset your body with the sauna and large bath; in winter, warm yourself gently in the stone sauna. Because it opens early, starting a travel morning in the large bath sets up a pleasant day.

Access and Basic Information

The address is Kishaba, Kitanakagusuku Village, Nakagami District. It is about fifty minutes by car from Naha Airport, with a large shopping facility nearby. For day use, the large bath runs from around six-thirty in the morning to about ten at night, and the stone sauna until around nine-thirty. On the first and third Mondays it closes during the day and may run in two parts, morning and evening. The day-use fee is around fifteen hundred yen for adults, with the stone sauna an added five hundred yen or so, and some morning plans are cheaper. The stone sauna is for junior high age and above. Fees and hours may change, so please confirm on the official site in advance.

Practical Travel Notes

Because it opens early, it suits a stop to tune up the body on the morning of the first or last day of a trip. Combining the large bath with the stone sauna, you can easily spend two to three hours. A large shopping facility is nearby, so it pairs well with shopping and meals. If you alternate the stone sauna and the large bath, hydrate often and take breaks. Some days, such as the first and third Mondays, include a daytime closure, so planning around them is reassuring. For the budget, figure around two thousand yen for the bath and stone sauna together.

A Quick Tip

If you alternate between the stone sauna and the large bath, frequent rehydration is important. Visiting with time to spare lets you rest more deeply.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• What the baths offer: A large bath with a view (full-body bath and silky bath), a mist sauna, a dry sauna and a stone sauna. The stone sauna uses black silica and EM ceramics. The official website describes it as "hot bathing" and gives no statement of spring quality
• Where reception and the baths are: Reception is on the 1st floor of the spa building and the large bath is on the 2nd floor of the spa building
• Opening hours: Large bath 6:30-22:00, stone sauna 6:30-21:30
• Closures: On the first and third Mondays the facility closes during the daytime and runs in two sessions: session 1 from 6:30 to 10:00 and session 2 from 17:00 to 22:00 (stone sauna 17:00-21:30)
• Fees: Adults (13 and over) pay 1,500 yen on weekdays and 1,700 yen on weekends and public holidays. The "morning activity discount" from 6:30 to 12:00 costs 1,300 yen for the large bath, or 1,800 yen including the stone sauna. Children (4 to 12) pay 1,000 yen, and those aged 3 and under are free. The stone sauna is an option at 800 yen
• Price rise from October 1, 2026: Admission will be revised to 1,800 yen on weekdays and 2,000 yen at weekends and on public holidays, and the morning activity discount to 1,500 yen for the large bath and 2,000 yen including the stone sauna. The 800 yen stone sauna charge and the 1,000 yen children's price remain unchanged. The birthday discount ends on December 31, 2026
• Conditions for the stone sauna: Junior high school age and above only. You cannot use the stone sauna on its own
• Children: Children may enter the bath of the opposite sex only up to the age of 6
• Tattoos: You may use the facility provided you cover tattoos with the dedicated cover stickers
• Wheelchairs: You can go as far as the changing room in a wheelchair, but not into the bathing area itself. It can be used by those who can get out of the wheelchair and bathe unaided, or who are accompanied by someone able to give full assistance. Wheelchairs, pushchairs and baby cots are available for loan within the building (subject to availability; enquiring in advance is recommended), and there is also one barrier-free room
• Parking: About 180 spaces, free of charge. There are wheelchair-accessible spaces, but they cannot be reserved
• Access (by car): About 40 minutes from Naha Airport via the Okinawa Expressway (about 6 minutes from Naha IC to Kitanakagusuku IC). Set your car navigation with map code "3350029066" or the telephone number 098-935-1500
• Access (by bus): From bus stop 2 on the 1st floor of the domestic terminal at Naha Airport, take highway bus No. 111 or No. 117 and get off at "Kishaba" (about 50 minutes, 1,060 yen for adults), or take the Yanbaru Express Bus YKB888 and get off at the same "Kishaba" stop (about 50 minutes, 720 yen for adults). From Kishaba it is about 3 minutes by taxi. On bus No. 152, the Rycom Line, get off at "Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom" and take a taxi for about 5 minutes
• Note if walking from the bus stop: Walking from any of the bus stops to the hotel involves a steep uphill climb. If you have luggage, a taxi is the safer choice
• Relaxation: Treatments are available 10:30-21:00 (last booking 20:00). Same-day cancellations are charged at 100% of the treatment price
• Getting around: There are car-sharing vehicles in the hotel car park (car park 1), available from 200 yen per 15 minutes for up to 24 hours. Staying guests can also use a bike-sharing service (from 100 yen per 15 minutes, up to a maximum of 1,800 yen for 12 hours)
• Nearby: About 10 minutes by car to the Nakagusuku Castle Ruins and within about 15 minutes of American Village in Chatan. You can use it as a base for exploring the central part of the island together with Futenma-gu Shrine and other sights
• Location: 1478 Kishaba, Kitanakagusuku Village, Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture

Information Sources

The opening hours of the large bath and stone sauna, the closure days when it runs in two sessions, the admission fees and morning activity discount, the age restriction for the stone sauna and the tattoo policy come from the "Spa & Relaxation" page on the official website of EM Wellness Lifestyle Resort of Fermentation. The price revision from October 1, 2026 and the end of the birthday discount were checked in the notice posted on the same site on August 1, 2026. The number of parking spaces, the journey time from Naha Airport, the bus routes, alighting stops and fares, the uphill walk from the bus stops, and the car sharing and bike sharing come from the access page, while the use of the large bath in a wheelchair and the items available for loan come from the frequently asked questions page. The change of name on October 1, 2021 comes from a report in the Ryukyu Shimpo. Prices and opening hours are subject to change, so please check the official information before you set out.