Then there is the public pools where men and wonmen are together. So you MUST wear swim suits. They have water slides there(I think). So it is like a mini water park for everyone.

There are also resturants in that Spa World. You can wear a yukata (which is like a japanese style bath robe), provided to you already, to eat in those resturants, or to the resting areas where you can take a nap.

You don't have to carry any money with you. They will give you a wrist tag as your ID. They will just record your bills in the computer, you then pay the total on check-out.

There have been many questions concerning whether other japanese people (in your case: women) will stare at you. Don't worry about that, nobody cares. Just go and enjoy yourself.

To be better prepared, do I need to bring anything, such as a my own towel, etc?

Does the entree fee allow you into everything?

I'm not sure what to expect, but would I spend the entire day there or just half a day?

Any insites you could share would be greatly appreciated...

You don't really need to bring anything except money. They have towels for you. And you can your meals in their restaurants.

I am also going spa world ard late march.. but the thing is I just had a minor leg operation and cant go for the hot spring as the temperature will be too high for my wound. May I know other than the hot spring and the pool on the top level, is there anything else that I can enjoy there.

Sat,Sun,Holidays,Special Days
Yen 2700 for 3 hours
Yen 3000 for more than 3 hrs

Overnight extra charge:
Yen 1000 (regardless of your entry time, as long as you were in there between AM12:00～AM5:00)

So, for example (Mon-Fri), if you enter at 11:59pm and leave at 12:01am, a total of 2 minutes, you would still need to pay 2400 + 1000 = 3400 .

If you enter at 11:00pm and stay till 6:00am the next morning, you would need to pay
2700(more than 3 hrs) + 1000 = 3700 .

Spa World, as the name suggests, is mainly for spa.

But they do have several restaurants and a gym there. I have not been to the gym myself, but according to their website, it is supposed to be a full gym.

Apart from hot water spas, they have cold water spas too. But actually those are for "before and after" the hot spa. Dipping between hot and cold is supposed to be good for you. But definitely not for people with heart problems. Because doing that would set your heart racing, no kidding.

Even for the hot water spas, they do have spas of different temperatures. I don't remember exactly, but I think they have indicators right beside the spas to let you know the temperature of that particular pool of water.

To Cherry:
If you can't get into the water, I would not recommend you going there, because there is not enough of "something else" to do to justify the entrance fee.

And as I listed at the top, the Yen 1000 is an EXTRA charge for night-stay at the spa.

A bit more info for you guys and gals. According to their website, for the month of March, European floor is for the ladies and Asian floor is for the Gentlemen. They will switch again on the 01st April.

They are the same in Denmark where we go into the changing room naked!! Everyone walked around so freely. U will get used to it. Anyway, all of the same sex, so problem at all. And all ladies have breasts,just its big or small breasts. Nothing to be shy about, if u worry if people will see you. Well,they don't care about it....they just enjoy! Only Asians are much more conscious of it...

We have a guy friend who just returned frm Japan, shy to be naked in front of guys!! Complete naked...
I can't believe it becoz I would no problem with the same sex in the bath....

1. If you have a tattoo, how strict are they regarding them? My husband has a small tattoo on his back, will he be kicked out?

We have had no problem anywhere - onsen, sento, beach. Least of all in Osaka!

Yakuza tattoos are very specific. That's what the 'ban' is about (and I have seen plenty of those in bath houses, too.)

http://www.spaworld.co.jp/english/index.html