Head Spa Bangkok: 5 Best Japanese Head Spas Compared by Price and Location (2026)

Searching for a head spa in Bangkok returns everything from massage shops to hair salons, and it is hard to tell what you are actually booking. This guide compares the places in Bangkok that offer a genuine Japanese head spa, using only verifiable facts: price, duration and location.

This article contains PR. Information is current as of August 2026 and based on each business's published information.

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What is a Japanese head spa?

A Thai-style head massage focuses on kneading and pressure. A Japanese head spa starts from a different place: cleaning and rebalancing the scalp. A typical treatment runs through these stages:

• Cleansing shampoo — removes excess sebum, product build-up and pollution from the scalp

• Massage — steam plus pressure-point work on the head, neck and shoulders

• Warm rinse — a proper rinse-out, often at a dedicated head spa basin

• Treatment — moisture and nutrients into the mid-lengths and ends

• Blow-dry — a light, natural finish

Bangkok combines hard water, strong UV and constant air-conditioning. That mix dries out the scalp, makes roots greasy faster and strips hair colour more quickly than in cooler, softer-water climates. That is why scalp care has become popular here.

Where to get a Japanese head spa in Bangkok

1. Ciel — Japanese Hair Studio by Aki (Phrom Phong)

Price: THB 2,000 for 60 minutes / THB 3,000 for the 90-minute Premium (adds TOKIO 4-step treatment and ultrasonic iron)

Location: Ariston Hotel 2F, Soi Sukhumvit 24 — about 100 m (2 minutes) from BTS Phrom Phong, next to Emporium and EmQuartier

Languages: English, Japanese, Thai

A head spa performed inside a hair salon. The ritual runs six steps, from a cleansing shampoo through a warm waterfall rinse, finishing with a light blow-dry. The 90-minute Premium adds TOKIO Inkarami, a four-step treatment that repairs hair from the inside, so it suits anyone who wants scalp care and hair repair in one visit.

Worth knowing: owner-stylist Aki is half Japanese and half Thai and holds Thai nationality. Hairdressing is a profession restricted for foreign nationals in Thailand, which makes him the only Japanese hairstylist in Bangkok who can legally work behind the chair. He trained four years in Japan and three in Australia. The salon holds a 5.0 rating on Google from 214 reviews. Because it is a full salon, many guests combine the head spa with a cut or colour in the same visit.

Website: www.ciel-japanesehairstudio-bkk.com

2. HEAD ONSEN (Thonglor)

Location: Don Don Donki Mall Thonglor

A head spa specialist that opened in January 2024, styled after a Japanese onsen. It draws Thai and Western guests as well as Japanese residents. As a specialist, it does not offer cutting or colouring.

3. Mitsuba Relax Head Spa (Sukhumvit 31)

A Japanese head spa specialist with separate men's and women's courses, each available in short and long versions. Entirely focused on scalp care.

4. SPA & HAIR LILAC by 106Hair

Described as the first salon in Bangkok to hold a diploma certified by the Japan Head Spa Association. 106Hair operates several branches across Bangkok.

5. Dr. Head (Sukhumvit Soi 33/1)

A dry head spa with Japanese staff on site, offering private rooms and herbal steam. Three minutes from BTS Phrom Phong.

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How to choose

• Want your hair treated too — choose a salon-based head spa such as Ciel, so a cut or colour fits into the same appointment

• Pure relaxation — choose a specialist such as HEAD ONSEN, Mitsuba or Dr. Head

• Want a detailed consultation in English or Japanese — choose a place with Japanese-speaking stylists on site

• Men — look for a men's course, or a salon that can pair the head spa with a haircut

What it costs in Bangkok

A Japanese head spa in Bangkok generally runs THB 1,500–2,500 for 60 minutes, and around THB 3,000 for a 90-minute course that includes a hair treatment. Most places adjust the price for hair length and thickness, so confirm the final figure at the consultation.

Booking

All of these places work by appointment. Weekends and evenings fill up first, so book a few days ahead.

Compiled by the editorial team from each business's published information. Prices and opening hours may change — please check with the venue before visiting.