Himeji Facilities
Akane no Yu - Himeji Minami
With this I have visited all three Akane no Yu outlets in western Hyogo. This is the best and biggest of the 3. Decent garden, steam sauna and a super…
Hana no Yu - Hanakita
This supersento just sucked. No ascetic pleasure. If it was a gym and this is what I got it would be fine, but this is a supersento with a ¥700 yen en…
Hana no Yu - Himeji
Sometimes there are supersento that are connected to pachinko. Some of these places have a supersento that is a destination in its own right, but this…
Himeji City Kyūyō Center Kodera-sō
This one is just off the highway but far away from the center of Himeji city proper. A, seemingly, city run operation with more than a few quirks to i…
Ikoi no Yu
This odd sento is built into the second floor of an apartment building. Overall it is small, but the space does not feel cramped. That said, there are…
Meiwa Onsen
Very fun and eclectic sento. Small and cramped in places. It could also use a bit of TLC here and there, but I enjoyed the feeling here. Not the easie…
Mori no Yu
A seemingly popular local sento a stone’s through from JR Himeji station, Mori-no-Yu left me happy and refreshed. Not too large but quite well built, …
Seppiko Onsen
I had high hopes for this bath given the name and difficult to reach location--if headed by public transport. After hiking up Mt Seppiko, I walked the…
Shintsuru-yu
Small older sento in the western reaches of the city only a few minutes from Yumesakigawa Station. The sento is small but it has a full range of baths…
Shirahama Onsen
This is a really friendly retro sento. Two baths—that is it. One used to be electric, but it is broken now. The main bath is separated into deep and s…
Yutarin
City run municipal natural hot spring facility well outside of Himeji city proper. Two sides have different designs: one is rocky, the other more mode…
Yuttari House
Amazing foot massage bath with different sized stones smooth stones submerged in the water. This seems to be a western Hyogo thing. There were even a …