Thailand Guide
Southern Thailand: the Gulf coast
Yakuzen Japanese Bath Village
Opening time: Daily except Wed 6–11pm, last admission 10pm
Price: B700 1hr, B1000 1hr 30min
Address: Up a small hill on the southeast side of Mae Hat village, inland from the Songserm pier
The delightful, eco-friendly Yakuzen Japanese Bath Village is highly recommended. Under the stars and the coconut palms here, you can relax in five landscaped bathing pools among the boulders, each set at a different temperature and made with different textures of rock and wood, and massage yourself with herbal compresses. There's also a tea lounge, an organic herb and fruit garden and a very good restaurant, Kakureya.