Okinawa · Chatan (American Village)
Terme VILLA Chula-u, Chatan
Terme VILLA ちゅらーゆ（北谷）
A resort bathing complex next to the American Village in Chatan, central Okinawa, facing Sunset Beach. The sodium-chloride 'Chatan Onsen' water from 1,400 m fills an indoor bath hall and an open-air bath overlooking the sea, and there is also a swimsuit zone with an outdoor hot-spring pool, jacuzzi and sauna, with free passage between pool and beach. Adults ¥1,800, children ¥800 (a cheaper morning-bath plan exists); baths open 07:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00), outdoor facilities 10:00–21:00, no closing days apart from one maintenance day a year. Loungewear and towel rental and a restaurant are available; about 40 minutes by car from Naha. Rinse off the salt after a day in the sea and soak while the sun sets — a very Okinawan day.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,600
- Hours
- 07:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00; morning bath 7:00–9:00)
- Closed
- Open daily (one maintenance closure a year)
- Access
- About 40 min by car from Naha Airport (about 15 min from Kita-Nakagusuku IC); about 60 min by local bus from Naha Bus Terminal to 'Kuwae', then about 10 min on foot
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Admission adults ¥1,600, children 4–11 ¥800, infants 1–3 ¥300, 65+ ¥1,300 (tax and bath tax included, same on weekends); morning bath 7–9 a.m. adults ¥900, children ¥700. Towels extra (rental charged; bring your own), swimsuit required (mixed pools and outdoor areas are swimsuit zones; the gender-separated hot-spring area is bathed nude), swimsuit rental available. Sauna, outdoor private onsen (separate, nude), swimsuit mixed 'Terme Pool', outdoor pool (summer), free access to Sunset Beach. Food corner, lounge. Advance-purchase discounts (¥200 off) via Asoview etc. Discounts or free entry for Beach Tower guests
- Baths
- A natural-hot-spring spa attached to the hotel 'The Beach Tower Okinawa' beside the American-style shopping town 'American Village' in Chatan, central Okinawa. A rare 'real onsen' in Okinawa, using an alkaline bicarbonate spring from 1,400 m down, free-flowing at 326 litres a minute. A swimsuit mixed outdoor pool, gender-separated nude bathing area, sauna and summer outdoor pool, directly linked to Sunset Beach so that sea, sunset and onsen are all in one place. The foreign flavour of a base town, live music at American Village on Friday and Saturday nights. 40 min by car from Naha Airport
- Spring water
- Chatan Onsen (1,400 m deep), a sodium-bicarbonate spring (hypotonic, alkaline, high-temperature, 41.5°C, pH 8.6, 326 litres a minute), free-flowing (partly heated). Colourless with a faint hydrogen-sulphide scent and a slick feel that softens the skin — a 'beauty bath'. Indicated for neuralgia, muscle pain, fatigue, skin conditions and cuts. Free-flowing natural hot springs are very few on Okinawa's main island
- Access & parking
- 40 min by car from Naha Airport (Route 58); buses 20, 28, 29, 120 etc. from Naha Bus Terminal to 'Kuwae' or 'Mihama American Village Iriguchi' then 5–10 min on foot (about 1 h); airport limousine and Yanbaru express buses stop at 'The Beach Tower Okinawa'. Parking in the Chatan Park and American Village car parks, 430 spaces (some paid). American Village 3 min on foot, Sunset Beach directly connected, Miyagi coast 5 min by car
- Phone
- 098-926-2611
- Official site
- hotespa.net ↗
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Why go
- By American Village, facing Sunset Beach
- Swimsuit hot-spring pool with beach access
- 7 am to 11 pm, open daily
Sea, sunset and a free-flowing onsen in one place: the beach spa beside American Village
Terme VILLA Chula-u is a natural-hot-spring spa attached to the resort hotel 'The Beach Tower Okinawa' beside the American-style shopping town American Village in Chatan, central Okinawa. Okinawa has no volcanoes, so hot springs are scarce and mostly recirculated, but this one runs an alkaline bicarbonate spring gushing at 326 litres a minute from 1,400 m underground as a free-flowing bath — one of the main island's few 'real onsen', and known as the stop onsen lovers make on an Okinawa trip. The facility comprises a mixed outdoor hot-spring pool bathed in swimsuits (the Terme Pool), a gender-separated private onsen area bathed nude plus sauna, an outdoor pool open in summer, and free access to Sunset Beach right in front, so you can complete 'a day on Okinawa's west coast' in one place: the sea by day, the East China Sea sunset from the rotenburo in the evening, and the neon of American Village at night. The water is colourless with a faint sulphur scent and a slickness that pleasantly softens skin made sticky by seawater. At ¥1,600 for adults it is not cheap, but reasonable as a resort spa including beach, pool and onsen, and the 'morning bath' from 7 to 9 at ¥900 is popular with guests of the Beach Tower and nearby hotels. Open every day from 7:00 to 23:00 and 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport, it suits arrival or departure days, and combined with the Friday and Saturday night live music and illuminations at American Village makes for a full evening in central Okinawa.
Swimsuit zones and nude zones, and the rotenburo at sunset
Enter the spa beside the Beach Tower hotel from the American Village side, pay ¥1,600 at reception (¥1,400 with an advance coupon) and take a locker key. Towels are extra — bring or rent — and a swimsuit is essential (rental available). Understanding the layout matters. (1) Change into your swimsuit and step out to the central 'Terme Pool', a mixed outdoor hot-spring pool bathed in swimsuits where families and couples soak together; at a mild 36–38°C you can stay a long time, and it opens toward the sea. (2) Beside it, the gender-separated 'private onsen' is a Japanese-style area of rotenburo, indoor bath, sauna and plunge bathed nude — this is where the free-flowing source shows its worth: slick 40–41°C water with a faint sulphur scent and the sea breeze drifting over the wall. (3) In summer (roughly April to October) the outdoor pool opens and you can go out through the gate to Sunset Beach, swim, then return to shower and bathe. The recommended time is from an hour before sunset: watch the sun sink into the East China Sea from the Terme Pool or beach, then warm up in the private onsen once it is dark and finish with the sauna. Okinawa's sunset is about 19:30 in summer and 18:00 in winter. The ¥900 morning bath from 7 to 9 is quietest and best for enjoying the free-flowing water in peace, and is open to non-guests. For meals, the taco-rice, steak and burger joints of American Village beat the in-house snack corner, so head there after bathing. On weekends and in the summer holidays families crowd the Terme Pool and lockers can run short, so mornings or late evenings are more comfortable. Tattoo rules apply even in the swimsuit zones, so check in advance (cover sheets may be required); with many foreign visitors, English signage is provided.
Practical details and a central Okinawa route
Hours are 7:00–23:00 (last entry 22:00), morning bath 7–9, open year-round (one maintenance closure a year; temporary closures in typhoons); adults ¥1,600, children ¥800, infants ¥300, 65+ ¥1,300 (morning bath ¥900/¥700), towel and swimsuit rental charged, parking in the Chatan Park and American Village car parks (some paid). Access is 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport, about an hour by bus from Naha. Suggested routes: (1) arrival day — Naha Airport, rental car to Chatan, taco-rice lunch at American Village, Sunset Beach and Chula-u until sunset, dinner and Friday/Saturday live music at American Village, a night in central Okinawa; (2) a central day — the ¥900 morning bath (7–9), Katsuren Castle ruins and the Kaichu-doro causeway (Uruma), snorkelling at the Miyagi coast or Cape Zanpa, back to Chula-u in the evening or sunset on the beach; (3) returning from the north — Churaumi Aquarium (1 h 20 min by car), Kouri Island, then Chula-u on the way back to wash off sweat and salt before Naha; (4) departure day — morning bath, shopping at American Village, the airport (40 minutes). Notes: swimsuit essential (mixed zones); towels extra; crowded on weekends and in summer holidays; check for typhoon closures (July–October); tattoo rules; no bathing after drinking; check Sunset Beach's jellyfish nets and swimming season (April–October). For travellers who did not expect an 'onsen' in Okinawa, the slick free-flowing water is a pleasant surprise, and the ability to enjoy it bundled with sea, sunset and an American-style town is a character found nowhere else in Japan.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
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