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Kinsei-yu

Name: Kinsei-yu
Address: 8-20 Mibubojocho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, 604-8804, Kyoto, Kyoto, JP
Telephone: +8175-801-2423
Rating: 3.5

3.5★ · 65 Google ratings · Kyoto, Kyoto · 錦生湯

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Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors

✓ YesListed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.from the facility's listing category

Hours

Not published in the listing · check the official siteno opening hours in the Google listing

Price

¥510Admission rose over time from 430 yen (2019) to 450 yen (2021-2022) and 510 yen (2024).stated by 3 visitors · Dec 2019 – Nov 2024

Bathing arrangement

Men and women separateThe bathhouse has separate men's and women's baths, as described in reviews from 2021-2022.stated by 2 visitors · Nov 2021 – Nov 2022

Tattoos

Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 37 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website

How we know this

Watch out

Towels

Visitors from 2019-2024 reported towels are not provided and must be brought or bought nearby.

stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2019 – Feb 2024

The bath

What you’ll find

A small, retro neighborhood sento near Omiya Station in Kyoto with several soaking tubs, an electric bath, medicinal bath, sauna and cold plunge; note it permanently closed on January 25, 2025.

Outdoor bath

NoA visitor in 2022 stated there is no outdoor bath.stated by 1 visitor · Jul 2022

Sauna

✓ YesMultiple reviews from 2019-2024 describe a hot sauna, often around 90-100°C, included in the admission fee.stated by 3 visitors · Nov 2022 – Nov 2024

Cold bath

✓ YesA cold plunge bath (mizuburo) is present, described across reviews from 2019-2024 as refreshing with bubbles.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2019 – Nov 2022

Rest area

✓ YesThere is a simple rest area with sofas in the changing room, mentioned in 2020 and 2024 reviews.stated by 2 visitors · Feb 2020 – Aug 2024

Practical

What to bring

Towels

Bring your ownVisitors from 2019-2024 reported towels are not provided and must be brought or bought nearby.stated by 3 visitors · Sep 2019 – Feb 2024

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