Five minutes' walk from Minatomirai Station (via Queen's Square Yokohama), Manyo Club Yokohama Minatomirai is a 24-hour bathing complex in Shinko, Naka Ward. Its hot spring water is brought in by tanker every day from the springs of Atami and Yugawara, and both the men's and women's baths have three saunas. Adult entry (10:00 to 3:00) is ¥3,500 plus ¥100 bathing tax, with an extra late-night fee after 3:00. People with tattoos cannot enter. Everything below is based on the official website.
LocationShinko 2-chome, Naka Ward, YokohamaHot springWater from Atami and Yugawara hot springs, brought in by tanker every daySaunasThree for men and three for women: dry sauna with automatic löyly; an extra-hot sauna above 100°C (men only); salt sauna (women only)
Introduction
Atami and Yugawara water, in Minatomirai
The official site says the hot spring water is carried every day by tanker from the springs of Atami and Yugawara.
The open-air deck facing Yokohama Port has deck chairs for cooling off between saunas, and the foot-bath garden looks out over the Bay Bridge and the Ferris wheel.
01 · Open-air bath
Facing the port
Soak in Atami and Yugawara water in the open-air baths.
The open-air bath facing the port
02 · Main bath
Main bath and carbonated bath
Besides the main bath there is a high-concentration carbonated bath.
The main bath
03 · Saunas
Automatic löyly
The dry sauna has an automatic löyly once an hour, on the hour (not between 3:00 and 5:00).
The men's side has an extra-hot sauna above 100°C.
The saunaThe sauna (wooden benches)
04 · Cooling off
Deck chairs outside
Deck chairs on the open-air deck facing Yokohama Port.
Chairs for cooling off
What is löyly?
A Finnish custom of pouring water on hot sauna stones to make steam and raise the felt temperature.
At Manyo Club Yokohama Minatomirai the dry sauna does it automatically once an hour.
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