IZUMI TENKU no yu — Restaurant in Tokyo

4.5 stars

There are many lounge/resting areas with a small selection of books (It was a pity that there were no manga books for children). On a holiday/weekend it is quite crowded, even at midnight! I recommend coming on a weekday or non-peak hours.

Some Japanese young women inadvertently sprayed me with their shower heads. (two different people, two different times!) I was a little bit surprised by this! One lady kept coughing in the Chinese herbal medicine bath area. PLEASE DO NOT go to a hot spring with a cough during this endemic!!!!!!

They body soap/shampoo is very basic, no frills. They have Pola brand makeup removing liquid and facial soap. They have Pola lotion (toner in non-Japanese-English) and facial lotion. Nothing super fancy. They have hair ties for those who have forgotten one (never go with hair untied!).

I really liked the jet massage...powerful and effective. I also like the bed-style bath, very shallow water just covering the body. The steam sauce with salt scrub was really nice, like a detox treatment. It is a pity that the women's spa does not include a dry sauna or...cold bath, like the men's area. (but the women's area has a Mermaid Lounge exclusive for women) They also have a bubbly area but it wasn't that special.

The outdoor bath has two baths - one was a Chinese herbal bath, the other was a normal one. You can get fresh air or avoid closed spaces here, if you are worried about covid. Well, if you are worried that much about covid, I don't think you should visit such places!

The staff was busy going around, telling people not to talk (due to corona) as well as busy going around, cleaning. I felt sorry for the cleaning staff because customers usually did their makeup/hair and did not bother even to wipe the sea of hairs on the ground. I think it is common sense or good manners in ANY COUNTRY to clean up after yourself. Most customers did not do...

This is a nice stone sauna with clean facilities and plenty of space to sweat it out. However, I have a few complaints - first, they recently raised prices and it’s about ¥4000 to enter and use the stone sauna which seems really expensive compared to other locations. Second, you have to pay extra for lounge clothes and you’re not allowed into the special lounge without them. Third, they don’t make any announcements when they do the hourly events in the sauna (where someone comes in and pours water over the stones and circulates the air, which you can’t do yourself) so we missed it several times and didn’t make it in the end. Ariake is also so out of the way from central Tokyo. I really did like the salt sauna in the bath area, though. The cafe and relaxing area is nice but I probably wouldn’t recommend coming here unless you plan to spend your whole day there to get your...

This spacious onsen features a modern and welcoming design, making it an inviting retreat. The staff are helpful and can speak some English, which is beneficial for international travelers.

The onsen boasts two pools filled with hot spring water sourced from underground, complemented by a cold dip pool, two jacuzzis, a soda bath pool, and a pool with a different soak recipe every week. During my visits, I enjoyed a pineapple soak one week and a tea soak the next. There is also a shallow pool designed for lying down.

To enhance the spa experience, the facility includes a sauna and a steam room. They also provide various types of salt for body scrubbing on a weekly basis. While the wash area was somewhat dingy, the overall experience at this onsen is a fantastic way to immerse oneself in Japanese...