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 the first set of doors is the shoe lockers and two doors marked for men and women, quite common. As I was taking my shoes off, however, an old guy came out of the women’s door! I was a bit surprised but figured he must be the owner. Still a bit confused I slowly opened the men's door, just in case I was making a huge mistake. To my surprise both doors led to the same entrance hall. Duh. It has been many years since my last visit here and since then they remodeled the entrance removing the bandai and replacing it with a front style that offers more privacy for the bathers. Very interesting for anyone interested in sento design to see how they did it given the space constraints. Inside this was one of the best compact sento I have been to. Only one long connected hot bath with bubbles and jets hugs the dividing wall. The bubble bath was one of the shallowest and smallest I've been in, but I found it very relaxing. Besides the hot bath there's a small, refreshing cold water bath and a sauna that can fit about 3 people. The sauna has a TV, but it is mounted on the rear wall so if you sat down the TV would be behind your head. If I started a YouTube channel it would focus on finding the Doug DeMuro style quirks of the sento I visit.

Wonderful sento, lovely owners. Check it out!