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Kurama-yu
3.9★ · 89 Google ratings · Kyoto, Kyoto · 鞍馬湯
✓ Rest area
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
15:30–22:00 · closed Monday, Tuesdayfrom the facility listing
Price
¥550Adult admission (including sauna) was 550 yen in 2025-2026, up from 490 yen around 2022-2023 and 450 yen in 2021.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026
Tattoos
Not known · call aheadno policy stated in the 35 recent reviews we read or on the facility's website
Watch out
Price
Adult admission (including sauna) was 550 yen in 2025-2026, up from 490 yen around 2022-2023 and 450 yen in 2021.
stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2025 – Feb 2026The bath
What you’ll find
Kurama-yu is a Fushimi neighborhood sento using ultra-soft filtered groundwater, offering multiple hot baths, jet baths, a medicinal bath, sauna and cold plunge; one review states tattoos are welcomed, and payment was cash only.
Outdoor bath
NoA 2023 review explicitly states there is no outdoor bath.stated by 1 visitor · Jul 2023
Sauna
✓ YesReviewers from 2021 to 2026 consistently describe a sauna included in the admission price, with reported temperatures ranging roughly 55-90°C.stated by 3 visitors · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Cold bath
✓ YesA cold plunge bath is repeatedly mentioned alongside the sauna, with one reviewer estimating about 15°C.stated by 2 visitors · Oct 2021 – Jan 2023
Rest area
✓ YesMultiple reviewers mention a heated-floor waiting/rest area near the entrance with seating and a draft beer server.stated by 1 visitor · May 2026
Timing
When to go
Quietest Wednesday around 15:00; busiest Wednesday around 18:00. Measured by Google over past visits, not a forecast.
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Quiet Busy
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 15:30–22:00 |
| Thursday | 15:30–22:00 |
| Friday | 15:30–22:00 |
| Saturday | 15:30–22:00 |
| Sunday | 15:30–22:00 |
Closed Monday, Tuesday.
Practical
Plan your visit
📍 730 Otsumachi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-8344
🚃 Fushimi-momoyama station, 0.9 km
📞 +8175-611-1393
📋 Show at the counter: 鞍馬湯
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