Visiting Riga, Rūpniecības iela 5
Japanese hospitality
in the east of Europe.
Latvia does not have many sunny days, yet the sun rises here. Japanese hospitality - omotenashi - in the centre of Riga, in the east of Europe.
- 10 min
- walk from Old Riga
- 15 min
- drive from the airport
- EN, LV, RU
- we speak English
A signature ritual for Riga's guests
Amber Hidamari
omotenashi meets Latvian nature
Why here
Short northern days -
a time to renew.
Omotenashi is Japanese hospitality in which a guest is cared for before they have had to ask. We bring it to Riga - to the eastern edge of Europe.
The northern dark of November and December is a time to renew, not to grieve. The day is short, and that is precisely why people here know how to slow down: warmth, tea, quiet. Our rituals are built to that same rhythm - unhurried, with time in which nothing has to be decided.
You come in from the city, and from there the therapist takes care of you: a short scalp consultation, warm water or sound, care for the face and the head, a tea ceremony. From one hour to three - and you return to the city with a light head.
Here for Staro Rīga -
then shine yourself.
staro - to shine
Before the lights - Head Spa Dry: the dry ritual, so you go to the festival without wet hair. After the lights - warm tea and rest in the quiet.
An article is on the way.
Some 6 h 40 min of daylight - and the moment the sun begins to come back.
Choose by time
How much time do you have
today?
Durations include every stage of the ritual; drying the hair is not included. Prices from the Basic depth, per guest. A deposit of 20 € per guest is taken at booking.
An hour and a half to two hours
The full water ritual for the head - or for the head and the face.
- Aqua Head Spa
90 min, from 65 €
- Aqua Face & Head Relax
105 min, from 75 €
For a first visit
We suggest Aqua Face & Head Relax Basic or Aqua Sound Basic - they give the full sense of the water ritual.
Fitting it into the day
Three ways
to spend the day.
i.
Before an evening programme
A festival or a concert: Head Spa Dry in the afternoon, and by dusk you are already out in the city - without wet hair.
ii.
After the flight
Fifteen minutes from the airport to the studio. Warm water and quiet - and the journey is behind you.
iii.
A Japanese day in Riga
Eastern art at the Riga Bourse art museum in the morning, the Riga-Kobe friendship clock, lunch at a Japanese kitchen, tea - and the ritual at the end of the day.
A Latvian touch
Tea, honey, amber
A Japanese ceremony,
Latvian herbs.
A tea ceremony is part of every ritual. In winter we pour Latvian winter tea with honey. That is this country's hospitality.
Amber is a gift of the Baltic Sea. We are working with it in a new ritual.
How to get here
Rūpniecības iela 5, Rīga, LV-1010
From the airport by taxi
Bolt to the studio.
15 min
From the airport by bus
Bus 22 to the centre, then a few steps on foot.
2 €
From Old Riga
A walk to Rūpniecības iela.
10 min
Opening hours
Mon-Fri, 9:00 - 20:00
Sat-Sun, 9:00 - 20:00
Please arrive 5-10 minutes before the ritual.
Hotels nearby
Grand Poet, Dome Hotel, Pullman Riga Old Town
Together
A ritual for two
Parallel couches, a programme each, and the room is yours alone. Or Ogonhi - a signature ritual for two, the golden ratio that joins you.
As a gift
Gift card
50, 100, 200 € or your own amount from 25 to 500 € - or a particular ritual at the depth you choose.
A traveller's questions
Before you travel.
No answer here? Write to us: booking@head-spa.lv
Yes, a few days ahead is better. For festival days - as soon as you know your dates.
From the journal, Riga and the seasons
Read
before you travel.
In spring, around mid-April
Riga's sakura
blossom every April.
2012
114 sakura saplings were planted in Victory Park - the work of Takashi Osanai, then Japan's ambassador.
2024
A delegation from Kobe plants another tree for the 50th anniversary of the Riga-Kobe friendship.
The Kobe garden
In Āgenskalns, rebuilt in the Japanese style in 2010.
Book ahead
Your time in Riga
is already waiting.
On festival and holiday dates there is little free time - book as soon as you know your dates.