Rinku-No-Yu is a public bathhouse conveniently located just one train stop away from Kansai International Airport, where my husband and I touched down that afternoon. We planned to take the Sunrise Express sleeper train later at night, so we needed a place to chill at in the meantime and take a nice shower before boarding (because showering onboard can be quite troublesome). As such, we made our way to this bathhouse by taking the JR Kansai Airport Line from Kansai Airport Station to Rinku Town Station.
Alighting from the station, we had to walk a fair bit to the other end of Rinku Pleasure Town SEACLE shopping mall and past the stretch of premium outlets on level 2. Our admission tickets were purchased via Klook as there was a promo code for 50% off. Additionally, these tickets were open-dated vouchers valid for 90 days from the booking confirmation date, offering greater flexibility! You could also opt to book tickets directly on the website as they do have discounts from time to time, but you might need a browser that allows for translation as it is in Japanese.
- Inclusions:
- Bathhouse admission tickets
- Towel rental
- Bedrock bath access
- Spent: SGD$13.16 (for 2 pax)
As you enter, remember to take off your shoes before stepping onto the raised platform area (we were chided for not doing so as this expectation wasn’t apparent to us, oops). Place your shoes in the locker and hold onto your locker keys.
Heading to the reception, we showed the staff our printed Klook tickets for verification. They then handed us a wristband each, along with two bags of towels, a set of clothes and mats for the bedrock bath. As we were carrying our luggage with us, they also gave us a card in exchange for depositing our belongings with them. There wasn’t any time limit mentioned during our visit so I guess we could’ve stayed as long as we wanted (subject to their opening hours, of course).
Past the reception area is a huge common space with plenty of seats. It’s pretty cool that they have so many complementary services here to keep guests occupied and well-serviced, such as a massage and foot spa, hairdressing services, relaxation rooms that had reclining lounge chairs and individual TVs, a library, an arcade area and a restaurant. My husband enjoyed a sound slumber in the relaxation room as it was really comfortable.
My husband and I then went our separate ways into the gender-segregated bath areas. After putting my belongings in the locker and collecting yet another wristband key, I took a brief shower at the rinsing station with the soap, shampoo and conditioner provided.
There were so many bath types to choose from! Indoors, there were two hot baths, one ice-cold bath and two steam rooms or saunas (I couldn’t be sure as the signs were in Japanese). Outdoors was my favourite spot, with two hot baths and a fantastic vantage point to plane-watch (or star-gaze if you’re there at night).
After soaking in the different baths, I rinsed myself off and freshened up in the dressing room, which had hairdryers, body lotion and all that jazz. You could even pay JPY100 to use the Dyson hairdryer. Changing into the set of clothes provided, I went back out to the common space to rendezvous with my husband.
We then tried out the bedrock bath, which was basically a massive room with various textures of hot surfaces to lie down on. There was an area with pink rocks, another with pebbles and another with a flat, heated stone floor. If those aren’t hot enough for you, there is one with a steam room in addition to the heated stone floor that’s bound to make you break out in sweat.
Alas, no matter how much I love basking in comforting warmth, this was way too much for me. Just 30 seconds lying on that pebble surface in the stifling heat made me throw in the towel. But it was an interesting, novel experience nonetheless!
My overall rating of the experience: 4 out of 5 stars. The various areas in the bathhouse were clean and well-maintained, plus we had all the facilities we needed to comfortably while away that awkward wait time between our flight and our Sunrise Express train ride. Very decently priced too! I liked that there were a range of baths to choose from, both indoors and outdoors. The outdoor baths have an amazing view that I wasn’t able to capture as photo-taking is disallowed inside. Unfortunately, my main struggle here was navigating the spaces and expectations as the signs and notices were mostly written in Japanese. The staff also spoke limited English, which made it difficult for us to ask for help. Anyway, I’m just glad we got our shower and the rest we needed before our next adventure aboard the Sunrise Express!
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