Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge
★3.9(242 reviews)MNL · Terminal 1
JAL's MNL home — oneworld Japan-bound, Japanese cuisine + sake selection.
Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge at MNL T1 international (opposite Gate 9) serves JAL premium passengers from Manila. Access for JAL Business and First Class passengers, JMB Sapphire/JGC/Diamond status, and oneworld Sapphire on JAL-operated flights. Japanese kitchen with udon/soba bar, hot Japanese mains, sake selection by region, manned bar with Japanese whisky.
Crowding · comfortable
Quiet and workable. Some workstations.
Japanese kitchen — udon/soba bar, hot Japanese mains, light kaiseki snacks. Sake selection rotates by Japanese region. Japanese whisky and wines at the bar.
Dietary: Vegetarian · Gluten-free on request
After immigration at T1, walk to Gate 9 area. Lounge is opposite Gate 9.
- 01Clear immigration at T1
- 02Walk to Gate 9
- 03Lounge entrance is opposite
Landmarks: Gate 9 · Marhaba Lounge (next to Gate 9)
ℹ Terminal 1, AfterSecurity
oneworld Sapphire & EmeraldIncluded: Complimentary snacks · Complimentary hot buffet · Complimentary finger food · Complimentary soft drinks · Complimentary house wine and beer · Complimentary liquor
oneworld Sapphire Status or Business Class Ticket
Flying from MNL without status? These lounges sell day passes:
See bookable lounges at MNLMake the most of it.
The Japanese cuisine is the headline — udon/soba is the underrated dish.
Sake selection rotates regionally — ask which prefecture is featured.
oneworld Sapphire ONLY on JAL-operated flights — non-JAL oneworld at T3 Cathay or T1 PAGSS multi-alliance.
Quieter than the larger PAGSS lounges.
Showers stocked with JAL amenity kits.
Quick answers.
No — JAL-operated flights only here. Use T3 Cathay Lounge for other oneworld carriers.
No — JAL/JMB Sapphire+/oneworld Sapphire on JAL only.
