Hyogo Ward Facilities
*Closed* Yanagi-Yu
A beautiful little bathhouse hidden in a small neighborhood next to Kobe's Harborland shopping and entertainment district, going to Yanagi-yu, like ma…
Asahi Onsen
Asahi Onsen has two of my favorite baths that go great together, the 46 degree extra hot bath and the refreshing 31 degree hot spring bath. The onsen …
Ashihara Onsen
A Yuasobihiroba onsen with multiple baths and a nice, smallish rotenburo on the second floor. Open all night. Good place to try despite being pretty s…
Dai-Ichi Heiwa Onsen
The onsen with the impossible name. The reading of the kanji used in this the spring's name, dragon, is so rare they have furigana for it written on t…
Daikuro-yu
The neon lights, the sign out on the street, the statue of Ebisu perched at the top of the building, all this means you're in for a good bath. Beyond …
Kasamatsu-yu
Kasamatsu is an amazing old style sento. One bath in the middle of the room with a shallow and deep section. Only a few of the faucets along the walls…
Minato-Yu
Minato Yu is a small local sento that has seen better days in a rough Kobe neighborhood. Sadly this sento is rather dirty inside with lots of mold and…
Minatoyama Onsen
There are so many things to say about this wonderful onsen tucked up into the mountains that border Kobe. In a great old Kobe neighborhood accessible …
Mizuki-Yu
This sento 5 minutes from Shinkaichi station (Hankyu, Hanshin, Shintetsu and Sanyo all trains all stop there) in Kobe’s old downtown was an absolutely…
Tachibana-Yu
Tachibana-yu has been remodeled but it was done in a very retro style. This is a great bath to just go and look around the entrance and shoe boxes. In…
Yu no Cho Yokujyo
I only learned about this small and lovely little bathhouse up on the hill thanks to the Sento stamp rally. I came here after my last day at work for …