Gyms for tourists in Fukuoka 2025
Fukuoka is a gateway city for the southern island; Kyushu. It is very popular domestic tourist destination among Japanese locals for food. For fitness travelers, there are 4 local gyms selling a day pass in convenient locations. Compared with Tokyo, the day pass prices are very reasonable. There are also 5 Anytime Fitness gyms in convenient locations including the one at the Fukuoka Airport. See my recommendations below the map.
Local gyms selling a day pass in Fukuoka
Below gyms sell a day pass to travelers in Fukuoka (red icon on the map).
Gold’s Gym Hakata Riverain: Mon-Sun 24hrs open. Closed 2nd Monday of the month. Day pass costs JPY2800 per visit. See the official gym website.
Evolgear gym: Mon-Sun 00:00 - 09:00, 12:00 - 24:00. Opened in 2023 with great facility. Day pass cost JPY2200 per visit. 3 day-pass costs JPY4400. See the official gym website.
American Gym Akasaka: Open Mon-Fri 9.30-24.00, Wed 17.00-24.00. Sat-Sun 9.30-20.00. Day pass costs JPY1700 per visit. Close to the popular Ohori Park, you can enjoy jogging there as well. See the official gym website.
24h fitness AUN'S GYM Fukuoka: Day pass user time Mon, Wed, Thu 12.00-21.00. Sat-Sun 12.00-18.00. Day pass costs JPY2200 per visit.
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Recommendation: Gold’s Gym Hakata Riverain (24hurs open) is recommended. This is a new and great gym. If you are going to stay in Fukuoka for many days, then Evolgear gym is a great choice. Opened in 2023 with great facilities, 1 day pass is JPY2200 and 3-day pass is JPY4400!
Anytime Fitness in Fukuoka
If you are an Anytime Fitness Member in your home country, you can use 1100+ Anytime Fitness gyms in Japan 24/7 for free (your home country’s membership covers the cost). You can use the same security key tag to enter. Often Anytime Fitness gyms in Japan are hard to find as they are located in the back street or on the 2nd floor of big building. In this area, there are 5 gyms in convenient locations as follows (Purple icons on the map).
Recommended hotels in Fukuoka
Grand Hyatt Fukuoka has a good gym and pool, and it is located within a popular shopping mall complex, Canal City Hakata, Also you can walk to the entertainment area, Nakasu in 5 minutes. Their breakfast is very good, too !
Another good hotel for fitness travelers in Fukuoka is Nishitetsu Grand Hotel. It does not have a gym, but this old school 4-star hotel has a spacious room (compared with newer hotels) and is just a 10 mins walk to American Gym Akasaka which has the cheapest day pass in Fukuoka. You can also go to Maizuru Park for jogging. I often stayed at this hotel in Fukuoka and enjoyed this gym and jogging combinations! Check out the review and price from here.
If you are going to stay in Fukuoka more than 3 days and want to go to good gym every day, then Hotel Oriental Express Fukuoka Nakasu Kawabata is a great option. This new 3 star hotel has a gym room. Also, it is right next to a great new gym, Evolgear gym. This gym opened in 2023 with great facilities and its day pass cost JPY2200 for 1 day and JPY4400 for 3 days ! Location is also good. There is a direct train line from the airport to Nakasukawabata station from where you can walk to the hotel in 3 mins.
