Nagasaki is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan with many places to visit such as World heritage-listed Gunkanjima, Atomic bomb museum, Glover Garden, Oura Church etc…. However, there are not many choices for fitness travelers. There is only 1 hotel with a gym and there are 2 local gyms that sell a day pass in convenient locations. See my recommendations below the map.
Below gyms sell a day pass to travelers in convenient location in Nagasaki (red icons on the map)
Maruya Gym Chuobashi: Open Mon-Fri 14.00-22.00, Sat 14.00-17.30. Closed on Sunday. Day pass costs JPY2700 per visit. See the official gym website.
Maruya Gym Takaramachi: Open Mon-Fri 13.00-22.00, Sat 13.00-18.00. Closed on Sunday. Day pass costs JPY2700 per visit. See the official gym website.
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Recommendation: Maruya Gym Chuobashi is the most convenient for tourists.
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 is only 1 gym in convenient location as follows (Purple icon on the map).
In Nagasaki city area, Hilton Nagasaki is the only hotel with a gym room. It is close to the Nagasaki station, and you can take local transportations to all directions in Nagasaki.
There are not many modern hotels in convenient locations in Nagasaki. So if your stay is relatively short, it would be wise to stay close to Nagasaki station. JR Kyushu Hotel Nagasaki is connected to the station and convenient for sightseeing as all trains and buses start from Nagasaki station. This 3-star (still nice) hotel is also right next to a big shopping mall. More importantly for fitness travelers, you can walk to Maruya Gym Takaramachi in 10 mins.