Osaka >> Honmachi
Honmachi is a main business district in Osaka. There are many hotels and restaurants around here that cater to business people. There are 4 local gyms that offer day passes to fitness travelers. Also there are 2 Anytime Fitness gyms for members. There are several resonablely priced hotel with good gym room. See my recommendations below the map.
Below gyms (red icons on the map) sell a day pass to travelers.
Neo Gym Hommachi: Open Mon-Fri 11.00-22.00, Sat-Sun 9.00-18.00. Day pass costs JPY2000 per visit.
Urban Fit 24 Tenmanbashi: Open Mon-Sun 11.00-21.00. Day pass costs JPY2500 per visit. See the official gym website.
Powerhouse Gym Osaka: Open Mon-Sun 9.00-21.00 (for day pass users). Day pass costs JPY3500 per visit. See the official gym website. Close to Honmachi station.
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Recommendations: Neo Gym Hommachi is a good option for travelers in this area. It is new and has great facilities in a convenient location and its day pass is reasonable price with JPY2000.
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 3 gyms in convenient locations as follows (Purple icons on the map).
Courtyard by Marrott Osaka Honmachi opened in 2019 and has a good gym. This is a business area, and hotel location is very good with a 1 min walk to Sakai Honsuji train station, from which you can go anywhere in Osaka. If you want more heavy weights, then you can walk to Neo Gym Hommachi in 2mins.
If you want to stay close to the entertainment area of Shinsaibashi as well as a local gym, Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu is a great option. This new hotel is conveniently located being close to Honmachi station (2 min walk), Entertaiment area (5 min walk) and more importantly, Powerhouse Gym Osaka (in 6 min walk). It has a small gym room for casual workout as well.
Another good option for fitness travelers in this area is City Plaza Osaka. This 4-star hotel does not have a gym, but hotel guests can use the local gym in the same building at a cost of $28 per visit. You can also walk/jog to the most popular tourist spots in Osaka: Osaka Castle.