The 20 Best Spas in Japan
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The best spas in Japan, according to the experts: the Forbes Travel Guide and Vogue have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. evian SPA TOKYO comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Tokyo and Kyoto.
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The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo and The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center hold the next two places. The Forbes Travel Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Vogue next.
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 evian SPA TOKYO (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo 91.392
- #1 The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo 91.392
- #1 Thermal Spring Spa at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 evian SPA TOKYO 91.392
- #1 The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo 91.392
- #1 Thermal Spring Spa at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 evian SPA TOKYO 91.392
- #1 The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo 91.392
- #1 The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center (this place) 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo 91.392
- #1 Thermal Spring Spa at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 evian SPA TOKYO 91.392
- #1 The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo 91.392
- #1 The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo (this place) 91.392
- #1 Thermal Spring Spa at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO 91.392
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Five Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Five Star
A Tie
Five places have the exact same Score, so they share #1. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #1 evian SPA TOKYO 91.392
- #1 The Bvlgari Spa Tokyo 91.392
- #1 The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center 91.392
- #1 The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Tokyo 91.392
- #1 Thermal Spring Spa at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO (this place) 91.392
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The spa at this remote Aman property in Ise-Shima National Park is fed by actual onsen water, which puts it in a different category from the average hotel wellness floor. Both outdoor pools draw from the same mineral-rich hot springs that the guest rooms do, so the line between spa treatment and just existing here gets pleasantly blurry. Vogue named it among the 100 best spas in the world, and the volcanic seclusion does most of the arguing.
The awards
- Vogue 100 Best Spas in the World
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Amanemu Spa (this place) 88.536
- #6 Janu Wellness 88.536
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto 88.536
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The wellness center at Janu Tokyo is one of the largest in the city, which in Tokyo is saying something. Pools, treatment rooms, and movement studios fill the space with the kind of calm that feels engineered at a molecular level. As a sibling brand to Aman, Janu arrives with expectations baked in, and the spa leans into that weight comfortably. Vogue named it among the 100 best spas in the world.
The awards
- Vogue 100 Best Spas in the World
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Amanemu Spa 88.536
- #6 Janu Wellness (this place) 88.536
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto 88.536
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A subterranean spa spread across two floors beneath a Four Seasons, with an 800-year-old pond garden sitting quietly overhead. The space is massive by any measure, one of the larger full-service spa and fitness operations in Kyoto, and the Higashiyama address means you're already somewhere that moves slower than the rest of the city. Vogue named it among its 100 Best Spas in the World, which tracks.
The awards
- Vogue 100 Best Spas in the World
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #6. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #6 Amanemu Spa 88.536
- #6 Janu Wellness 88.536
- #6 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto (this place) 88.536
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 AO Spa & Club Andaz Tokyo (this place) 85.680
- #9 AWAY Spa 85.680
- #9 Chi スパ 85.680
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 AO Spa & Club Andaz Tokyo 85.680
- #9 AWAY Spa (this place) 85.680
- #9 Chi スパ 85.680
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 AO Spa & Club Andaz Tokyo 85.680
- #9 AWAY Spa 85.680
- #9 Chi スパ (this place) 85.680
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 AWAY Spa 85.680
- #9 Chi スパ 85.680
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto (this place) 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
- #9 Nagomi Spa and Fitness 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 Chi スパ 85.680
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness (this place) 85.680
- #9 Nagomi Spa and Fitness 85.680
- #9 Okura Fitness & Spa 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 Devarana Wellness, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
- #9 Nagomi Spa and Fitness (this place) 85.680
- #9 Okura Fitness & Spa 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 Mizuki Spa & Fitness 85.680
- #9 Nagomi Spa and Fitness 85.680
- #9 Okura Fitness & Spa (this place) 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 Nagomi Spa and Fitness 85.680
- #9 Okura Fitness & Spa 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka (this place) 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Nikko 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 Okura Fitness & Spa 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto (this place) 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Nikko 85.680
- #9 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Nikko (this place) 85.680
- #9 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi 85.680
- #9 悠 YU,THE SPA 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Nikko 85.680
- #9 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi (this place) 85.680
- #9 悠 YU,THE SPA 85.680
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Four Star
A Tie
There are 12 places with the exact same Score, so they share #9. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Fukuoka 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Kyoto 85.680
- #9 The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Nikko 85.680
- #9 The Spa at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi 85.680
- #9 悠 YU,THE SPA (this place) 85.680