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— Fiona's Day Spa · Coon Rapids, MN
Japanese Head Spa in Coon Rapids, MN
done the Korean–Japanese way.
60 min · $130 · $152 for longer or thicker hair · $30 deposit
— Quick facts
The essentials, at a glance.
- What it is
- A 60-minute scalp treatment in a private room with a reclining table and a basin. Not a bathhouse, an onsen or a jjimjilbang.
- Why the menu says both
- The bookable row is the Korean–Japanese Head Spa: Japanese in shape, Korean in staging. Neither country gets left off the sign.
- Price
- $130 for 60 min, $152 for longer or thicker hair. A $30 deposit holds the slot and comes off the total.
- Nearest one
- The Twin Cities studios that brand themselves Japanese sit 14 to 18 miles south and east. This one is on Northdale Boulevard.
- Two guests
- Both head spa tables sit in one joinable room with a full-height privacy curtain, so couples and friends book the hour together.
- Where
- 3183 Northdale Blvd NW Suite B, Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Free parking in front; the door is marked 3183B.
- Hours
- Mon, Wed–Sat 10 AM–6:30 PM · Sun 12–5 PM · Closed Tuesday
— Two different rooms
Is a Japanese head spa the same as a Japanese bathhouse?
No. A Japanese head spa is a sixty-minute scalp treatment on a reclining table; a sento, an onsen or a Korean jjimjilbang is communal bathing, with pools, steam rooms and a locker room. Fiona's Day Spa runs the first of those. There are no pools here and no shared soaking.
The room is private and the appointment is yours. You lie back with your head supported over a basin, the lights come down, and one therapist works above you for the whole hour. You are horizontal from start to finish and nothing happens in front of a mirror.
Sixty minutes is $130, or $152 if your hair is longer or thicker — that second figure buys a longer appointment, and the difference in price is the extra time on the table.
Where the two words crossed over
Both traditions are Japanese and both are built around water, which is how one word ended up covering them. Public bathing culture produced the sento and the onsen; salon culture produced the head spa, and the head spa is the one that crossed into the United States as a bookable appointment, and that is the one on this menu.
What a private room means for two people
Both head spa tables sit in one joinable room, so couples, friends and small groups take the hour together and a full-height privacy curtain closes between them on request. It is the sociable part of a bathhouse without the locker room — and no other studio in the north metro advertises a scalp room with two tables in it. Call (763) 317-6018 to have the two appointments placed side by side.
— Lineage
Where does the Japanese head spa come from?
From Japanese salon culture, where the shampoo at the basin is a service in its own right. Head spa — ヘッドスパ — grew out of that: the wash extended into a full appointment built around a long scalp massage and unhurried warm water.
Korean studios then took it further. The version most people picture now opens with a scalp analysis, runs the cleanse in several passes instead of one, and carries the massage down through the neck and shoulders before the rinse. That staging is the Korean contribution, and it is the reason a head spa hour can be described stage by stage at all.
The Japanese half: the water and the wash
Water does more of the work in the Japanese version than any product does. The rinse is part of the treatment rather than the end of it — warm running water, head supported, no hurry to reach the towel — and the room follows from that. A reclining table with a basin at the head of it exists because the rinse needs ten unhurried minutes, which a salon chair tipped backwards cannot give it.
The Korean half: read the scalp first
Nothing is opened until the scalp has been looked at. How oily or dry it is that day, where buildup has collected along the part line, whether anywhere is tender — the serum, mask or oil for the rest of the hour comes out of what that first look finds. Two guests on the same afternoon can leave having had two genuinely different treatments.
Why the menu calls it Korean–Japanese
Because it draws on both, and picking one country for the sign would misdescribe the hour. The shape underneath is Japanese: the reclining table, the basin, the long wash, the warm water. The staging, the products and the massage follow the Korean school, and the reason for that is the owner — Fiona spent about thirteen years in South Korea and still returns every year for continuing education, which she describes in her VoyageMinnesota interview. The booking system calls the row a Korean–Japanese Head Spa for exactly the same reason this page is headed the way it is. There is more on the treatment itself on the head spa page.
— Where to find one
Where is the nearest Japanese head spa to Minneapolis?
Coon Rapids — 3183 Northdale Blvd NW Suite B, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 — and it is the only one north of the city branded that way. The Twin Cities studios that brand themselves Japanese sit in the south and east metro, fourteen to eighteen miles from Northdale Boulevard, which is a long way to drive for an hour spent lying down.
Blaine, Andover, Ramsey, Fridley and Champlin have no head spa at all inside their city limits, so guests from all five book into the same room. Blaine alone has 72,488 residents and no head spa inside its own city limits.
Free parking sits directly in front of the door, and the suite number is painted on it as 3183B rather than Suite B, which is the one thing first-time guests call about.
Getting here
Northdale Boulevard NW, on the Coon Rapids side of the river. Guests come down Highway 10, up Round Lake Boulevard, and west out of Blaine and Andover; Champlin and Brooklyn Park are the Mississippi crossing away. The map and turn-by-turn directions are on the contact page.
The day people get caught by
Mon, Wed–Sat 10 AM–6:30 PM · Sun 12–5 PM · Closed Tuesday. The Tuesday closure is worth saying twice, because it is the one that sends people to a locked door. Sunday runs 12 to 5 and is the slot that fills first.
— Who books one
Who is a Japanese head spa built for?
Many hair and scalp types, and three scalps in particular: the oily one that feels coated a day after washing, the dry one that flakes along the part line, and the one carrying months of styling product. The treatment is customized for straight, wavy, curly, fine, thick and color-treated hair, and longer or thicker hair is booked for a longer appointment.
Late winter is the busiest stretch of the year for it. Furnaces run in Minnesota from October into April, and a scalp that was fine in September starts flaking along the part by February — the same dryness that cracks knuckles, on skin nobody thinks to moisturize.
Hats are the other half of it. A wool hat worn from November to March holds oil and sweat against the scalp for months, and what that leaves behind is exactly what a staged cleanse is built to lift.
How often to come back
Frequency depends on your scalp, hair, product use and goals. Your provider can recommend a schedule after seeing your scalp — an oily scalp, a heavy styling routine and seven months of Minnesota indoor heat all pull that conversation in different directions.
If you would rather try the shortest version first
The sixty-minute head spa is the shortest version there is, and it is the right first booking. Everything else on the menu is that hour with a facial or a massage attached to it.
— Sixty, ninety or one-twenty
Head spa on its own, or the combination?
There are four lengths. Sixty minutes is the head spa by itself at $130. Ninety minutes adds a facial at $185. Eighty-five adds a full-body massage at $185. Two hours is head spa, facial and massage together at $250.
The scalp work comes first in every one of them, and the order is not arbitrary: an hour of scalp massage settles you before the facial or the body massage begins, so the second half lands on someone who has already stopped bracing.
Deposits
$30 holds the sixty-minute head spa; the combinations hold $35 to $50. A deposit is not an extra charge — it comes off what you pay on the day, and it exists because these appointments hold a therapist and a room for an hour or more.
Gift cards
Sold through the booking system in any amount and delivered by email, usable against anything on the menu. The two-table room is the reason a head spa gift card tends to get bought as a pair.
— Inside the studio
— Step by step
The sixty minutes, in order
The order is the same on every visit. What changes is what goes on your scalp, and that is decided in step one.
- 1 Scalp analysis Before anything is opened, the therapist reads your scalp: oily or dry that day, where buildup has gathered, whether any spot is tender. Everything used in the next fifty minutes is chosen here.
- 2 The staged cleanse More than one pass. The first takes off styling product and surface oil; the ones after it work section by section into what has settled around the follicles, which a single wash never reaches.
- 3 Exfoliation A scrub or an enzyme clears the dead skin between the follicles. Nothing in an ordinary shower routine does this step, which is why a scalp can feel coated on the morning it was washed.
- 4 The long massage The biggest share of the hour — over the scalp, along the hairline, behind the ears, then down into the neck and shoulders where scalp tension collects, at a pressure firm enough to feel like a massage and never sharp. Say if a spot is sore and it gets worked around.
- 5 Serum, mask or oil Whatever the first step called for is worked in and left to sit while the massage carries on lower down. Dry scalps take a hydrating treatment; oily ones take something lighter.
- 6 Warm-water rinse Slowly, under running water, with your head supported the whole time. This is the Japanese part of the hour and it is not rushed.
- 7 Blow-dry Your hair is dried before you leave, so the appointment ends with you able to go straight on to whatever is next.
— Menu & pricing
Japanese head spa pricing in Coon Rapids
| Service | Duration | Price |
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| Korean–Japanese Head Spa | 60 min | $130 |
| Korean–Japanese Head Spa — Longer and/or thicker hair | 60 min | $152 |
| Head Spa & Facial Combination | 90 min | $185 |
| Korean Head Spa & Body Massage | 85 min | $185 |
| Head Spa, Facial & Massage | 120 min | $250 |
Prices come straight out of the booking system. The longer-hair figure buys a longer appointment. Deposits of $30 to $50 apply to the treatments above and come off the total on the day. Massage and facials are priced separately on the full menu.
— Common questions
Asked & answered.
Is a Japanese head spa the same as a Korean head spa?
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They are two branches of the same treatment. The Japanese version built the format — a long wash, a long scalp massage and unhurried warm water on a reclining table. Korean studios added the scalp analysis at the front and staged the cleanse into several passes. Fiona's Day Spa draws on both, which is why the row on the booking system is called a Korean–Japanese Head Spa.
Is a Japanese head spa a bathhouse, an onsen or a jjimjilbang?
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No. Those are communal bathing, with pools and a locker room. A head spa is a private, one-guest-at-a-time scalp treatment on a reclining table with a basin — sixty minutes, by appointment. Two guests can share the room here because it holds two tables, but there is no pool and no shared soaking.
How much does a Japanese head spa cost in Minnesota?
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At Fiona's Day Spa in Coon Rapids it is $130 for 60 min, and $152 if your hair is longer or thicker. Adding a facial takes it to $185 for 90 min; head spa, facial and massage together is $250 for 120 min. A $30 deposit holds the booking and comes off the final bill.
Where is the closest Japanese head spa to Minneapolis?
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North of the city, Coon Rapids. Fiona's Day Spa is at 3183 Northdale Blvd NW Suite B, Coon Rapids, MN 55433, off Northdale Boulevard NW with free parking in front. The Twin Cities studios that brand themselves Japanese are in the south and east metro, fourteen to eighteen miles away, and there is no head spa at all in Blaine, Andover, Ramsey, Fridley or Champlin.
How long does a head spa take?
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60 min. Combinations run longer — 90 min when a facial is added, 120 min for head spa, facial and massage together.
Which hair types is a head spa suitable for?
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Head spa treatments can be customized for many hair and scalp types, including straight, wavy, curly, fine, thick and color-treated hair. Please let us know about recent chemical or color services when booking.
Should I wash my hair before I come?
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No. The scalp is assessed as it normally is, and your hair is washed during the treatment. Arriving freshly washed hides the thing the therapist is trying to see.
Will a head spa strip my hair colour?
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A standard head spa should not noticeably affect professionally applied colour, though deep-cleansing treatments can contribute to fading over time. Tell your therapist if you have coloured your hair recently and the cleanse is adjusted.
Does a head spa hurt?
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No. The pressure is firm enough to feel like a massage and never sharp. Say so if a spot is tender — sensitivity around the hairline and behind the ears is common and easy to work around.
What does it feel like afterwards?
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Lighter. A cleaner, less tight scalp, softer hair, and the loose-shouldered feeling that comes after any good massage. Your hair is blow-dried before you leave, so you can go straight back out.
— Research & references
A head spa is a wellness treatment, and the parts of it with published background are the massage and the scalp itself. Worth reading in their own words: the NCCIH on massage therapy , the AAD on seborrheic dermatitis — the medical name for scalp dandruff , healthy hair and scalp care and when shedding is worth a dermatologist's opinion . These are general references on the subject, not statements about what our treatments do. Treatments at Fiona's Day Spa are wellness and beauty services. They are not medical care and they do not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. If you have a scalp, skin or health concern, see a physician or a dermatologist.
— New to head spas?
Read the head spa guide.
— Continue exploring
Related pages & menus.
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Main hub
Korean & Japanese Head Spa
The main head spa page: what happens in the hour, the room, the price and the team.
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Head Spa for Blaine, MN
The same treatment, written for the drive west out of Blaine. Distance, hours, parking.
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Scalp Care for Thinning Hair
Noninvasive scalp care for thinning hair, women and men — and when it belongs with a dermatologist.
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Location
Directions & Contact
3183 Northdale Blvd NW, Suite B. Map, free parking, hours and the phone number.
Treat your scalp to the care it deserves.