Shizuoka Iwata City
Unwind your mind and body with a rare moor spring and two characterful saunas
"GREENITY IWATA" is a retreat hotel in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, designed to restore both mind and body. Its greatest attraction is the rare amber-colored moor spring that wells up from deep underground. Rich in plant-derived organic minerals, this famed hot spring offers a silky sensation on the skin, allowing guests to luxuriate in a pure, free-flowing open-air bath fed directly from the source. The large public baths, Daichi and Sora, alternate daily between men and women and each features a full-fledged sauna and cold plunge bath with its own distinct character. Suite rooms also come with private hot spring baths, offering a special retreat experience free from interruption while overlooking a beautiful garden that changes with the seasons.

The Daichi large public bath features a refined space of straight lines and gentle lighting. Guests can luxuriate in the rare moor spring drawn from deep underground in a free-flowing open-air bath fed directly from the source. The amber-colored water, rich in natural plant-derived moisturizing ingredients, feels silky on the skin, allowing you to spend a relaxing moment unwinding your body and mind while watching the trees sway in the breeze.

The Sora large public bath offers warmth through its curving modern space and soft lighting. Guests can enjoy the mellow moor spring, nurtured over many years, in a free-flowing open-air bath fed directly from the source. Soaking in this superb water, often called a "natural lotion," you can gaze at the changing sky and savor a peaceful escape from everyday life to your heart's content.

A private room bath in the top-floor suite, where you can exclusively enjoy the natural moor spring hot spring in your own secluded space. You can savor the famous beauty bath whenever and for as long as you like, without interruption from anyone. The refined guest room design and the superb hot spring blend together to promise a one-of-a-kind, indulgent stay completely removed from everyday life.

A calm staircase-style sauna room with subdued lighting in the straight-lined, refined Daichi area. Automatic löyly performed at regular intervals spreads pleasant steam throughout the serene space, warming you thoroughly from the core. Beyond the windows lies an outdoor air bath area facing the garden, where you can enjoy a deep moment of relaxation while looking out over the beautiful greenery after leaving the sauna room.

A unique gourd-shaped sauna room in the curving, modern Sora area. Surrounded by the gentle touch and aroma of wood, the soft heat generated by automatic löyly wraps comfortably around your entire body. After the sauna, you can enjoy a totonou experience deep in both body and mind while feeling the breeze in the outdoor air bath area enclosed by a beautiful garden.

A cold plunge bath located next to the sauna room. It gently envelops your body after you have been well warmed by automatic löyly and pleasantly soothes the heat. In the quiet space, it awakens a clear, crisp sensation and smoothly leads you into blissful rest time in the lush outdoor air bath area nearby.
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[Day-use bathing] 10:00〜16:00
Guests may use the baths only if the tattoos can be completely covered with the hotel-approved cover seals. If you would like a seal, please ask at reception.
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