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Kinsei-Yu
4.0★ · 61 Google ratings · Yokohama, Kanagawa · 金晴湯
✓ Day visitors✓ Sauna
Before you go
Can you bathe here?
Day visitors
✓ YesFrom the facility's listing
Hours
14:10–22:00From the facility's listing
Closed
ThursdayWeekly closing days from the listing
Tattoos
? Call aheadNo policy stated in the 36 recent reviews we read
Bathing
Men and women separateReported by two visitors
How we know this
- Day visitors: Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise. · from the listing category
- Bathing arrangement: The bathhouse has separate men's and women's bathing areas as is standard for sento. · 2 visitors, Apr 2024 – Feb 2026
Atmosphere
The bath
What you’ll find
Kinsei-Yu is a small, old-fashioned neighborhood public bathhouse (sento) in Yokohama known for unusually hot wood-fired tubs and a cold plunge with a paid sauna; no tattoo policy is mentioned in reviews.
Bath setup
Indoor baths
3.0Reported by two visitors
Sauna
✓ YesA paid sauna (about 200 yen extra) is available and mentioned across many years of reviews, from 2019 to 2026.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Cold bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Spring water
Bath temperature
45°CBath water is reported very hot, typically 43-46°C depending on the tub and the season, with one 2026 review measuring 43°C.Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Heated
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
How we know this
- Indoor baths: The bathing hall contains three separate indoor tubs, consistent across reviews from 2019 and 2023. · 2 visitors, Nov 2019 – May 2023
- Sauna: A paid sauna (about 200 yen extra) is available and mentioned across many years of reviews, from 2019 to 2026. · 3 visitors, Nov 2019 – Feb 2026
- Cold bath: A small cold plunge bath is present, with reported temperatures ranging roughly 13-25°C depending on the visit. · 3 visitors, May 2025 – Feb 2026
- Bath temperature: Bath water is reported very hot, typically 43-46°C depending on the tub and the season, with one 2026 review measuring 43°C. · 3 visitors, Aug 2025 – Jan 2026
- Heated: The baths are heated using a traditional wood-fired (firewood) boiler drawing on groundwater, noted in reviews from 2025-2026. · 3 visitors, Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Practical
What you need
Soap & shampoo
For sale at the counterShampoo and body soap are not supplied free at the washing stations; visitors must bring their own or buy single-use packets, per 2019 and 2026 reviews.Reported by two visitors
Facilities
Rest area
✓ YesReported by one visitor
How we know this
- Soap & shampoo: Shampoo and body soap are not supplied free at the washing stations; visitors must bring their own or buy single-use packets, per 2019 and 2026 reviews. · 2 visitors, Nov 2019 – Feb 2026
- Rest area: A rest area with a long bench is available near the back of the facility, per a 2025 visit. · 1 visitor, May 2025
Timing
When to go
Quietest Friday around 14:00. Busiest Sunday around 20:00.
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Quiet Busy
Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.
Weekly hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 14:10–22:00 |
| Tuesday | 14:10–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 14:10–22:00 |
| Thursday | Closed |
| Friday | 14:10–22:00 |
| Saturday | 14:10–22:00 |
| Sunday | 14:10–22:00 |
Closed Thursday.
Getting there
How to get there
Nearest station
Negishi · JR East · JK07About 18 min on foot, 1.4 km in a straight line
Address
1 Chome-7-27 Okamura, Isogo Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa 235-0021From the facility's listing
Show a driver
金晴湯The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+8145-751-2173Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
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Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.
