Rikka Rikka Yu: Day-Use Hot Spring Baths & Prices

In the heart of Naha, right next to Kokusai Street, Rikka Rikka Yu is the natural hot spring inside Naha Central Hotel. The name comes from an Okinawan phrase that warmly invites you to come on in, and true to that spirit, it lets you drop by casually for day-use even in the middle of the city. It is a wonderful place to rest your body between sightseeing.

Highlights

The spacious bathing area offers around ten different tubs, three saunas, and even a stone-heated bath, making it a well-equipped city spa. The two bathing zones alternate daily between men and women, so an overnight stay lets you enjoy both. It is a welcome presence in Naha, gently soothing a body tired from shopping and food-hopping.

Enjoying the Seasons

In summer it resets a body marked by city walks and air conditioning, while in winter warming up thoroughly before heading into the night streets feels comfortable. Open from 6:00 until late at night, it is perfect for an early morning bath and for a final soak after a night out alike.

Access and Basic Information

About a one-minute walk from Miebashi Station on the Yui Rail monorail, and just steps from Kokusai Street. Hours are 6:00 to 23:00, with last reception at 22:30. For day-use on the standard bring-your-own-towel course, adults (junior high school age and up) pay 1,250 yen on weekdays and 1,500 yen on weekends and holidays, elementary school children pay 750 yen and 900 yen, and children aged three to six pay 550 yen and 650 yen, tax and bathing tax included. Fees and hours may change, so checking the official site before your visit is reassuring.

Practical Travel Notes

Early morning or late evening is ideal, quieter without the daytime crowds. Allow about an hour for a bath, or two to three hours if you add the stone bath and the Yuntaku dining area. Nearby, Kokusai Street, the Daiichi Makishi Public Market, and Tsuboya Yachimun pottery street are all within walking distance, making it an excellent base for a stroll. The budget stays modest even with the stone bath and a meal, ideal for a mid-trip reset.

A Quick Tip

Because you can stop by even without staying overnight, it is a handy spot to recharge midway through a trip. Checking the availability of towels and amenities in advance lets you visit light and unburdened.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• Spring quality: Sodium chloride spring (source name: "Naha Natural Hot Spring Bijin-no-Yu"). It is said to be good for neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulder, sensitivity to cold and recovery from fatigue
• How the water is used: Heated and circulated through a filtration system, disinfected with sodium hypochlorite. It is not free-flowing spring water. Fresh water is added every hour so that the baths overflow
• Opening hours: The baths and saunas are open from 6:00 to 23:00 (last admission 22:30), and the stone sauna from 6:00 to 22:30 (last admission 21:00). Open year-round
• When the saunas open: The dry sauna and salt sauna open at 9:00 on weekdays (6:00 on weekends and public holidays), and the mist sauna at 6:00 every day
• Fees (bath course, bring your own towel): On weekdays, 1,250 yen for adults (junior high school age and older), 750 yen for elementary school children and 550 yen for ages 3-6; on weekends and public holidays, 1,500 yen, 900 yen and 650 yen
• Fees (empty-handed course): Including a bath towel and a face towel, 1,650 yen for adults and 1,050 yen for elementary school children on weekdays, and 1,800 yen and 1,200 yen on weekends and public holidays. You can drop in without carrying anything
• Fees (one-day pass and stone sauna course): The "Yukui Pack," which allows as many entries as you like in a day, comes with relaxation wear and towels and costs 2,150 yen on weekdays and 2,300 yen on weekends and public holidays. The course that includes 90 minutes of the stone sauna costs 2,350 yen on weekdays and 2,500 yen on weekends and public holidays
• Amenities: Body soap, shampoo with conditioner, hairbrushes, cotton swabs, hair dryers and a water cooler are provided. Toothbrushes and razors cost 150 yen each
• Tattoos: People with tattoos, including fashion tattoos, are not admitted. Anyone found with one while bathing will be asked to leave, so understand this point in advance
• With children: Children below elementary school age must be accompanied by a guardian. Mixed bathing (accompanying a child into the bath of the opposite sex) is allowed up to age 6
• Lockers: Coin-return lockers that require a 100-yen coin (which is returned). Having one 100-yen coin ready saves you fumbling
• Parking: Free for 3 hours for users of Rikka Rikka Yu
• Access: About a 5-minute walk from Miebashi Station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail). Kokusai-dori is about a 1-minute walk away, and Naha Airport is about 15 minutes by car. The monorail takes about 20 minutes from Naha Airport Station to Miebashi Station (including walking), and the fare is 320 yen for adults and 160 yen for children
• Time needed: About 1 hour for the bath alone. Allow 2-3 hours if you also use the stone sauna and the restaurant "Yuntaku"
• Address: 2-16-36 Makishi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture (1st floor of the Spa Annex / direct line to Rikka Rikka Yu 098-867-1126)

Sources of Information

The opening hours, the various fee courses, the spring quality and source name, the reputed benefits, the amenities, the policy on tattoos, the condition that children below elementary school age be accompanied, the type of lockers, the free parking period, the layout of the bathing area (the Shiun-sen and Togen-sen baths alternating by day, with 10 kinds of baths and 3 kinds of saunas), and the hygiene management such as the heated circulating filtration system and disinfection with sodium hypochlorite are based on the page for the natural hot spring "Rikka Rikka Yu" on the official website of Naha Central Hotel. The walking time from Miebashi Station on the Yui Rail, the distance to Kokusai-dori, the travel time from Naha Airport, the monorail fares and the address were taken from the same hotel's transport and access page. Fees and opening hours are subject to change, so please check official information before you go.