*Closed* Never have I ever been so interested in the design of a sento. Dotonbori Onsen receives a star for it's style, despite of how confused, eclectic and despondent as it is. Located just at the edge of a love hotel district in front of an adult video store and the National Bunraku museum, Dotonbori Onsen is lost in time. There are three stages to this onsen, visually speaking. The lower third is the classic sento tile. Browns, whites with floral motives a Spanish looking cross and something like your grandmothers doilies, plus the various basic coin sized tiles. These tiles are beautiful, but not so unique. It gets better as you go up. The middle third is the rebellious in your face stage. A giant tile mosaic of a fish on the back wall all in bright colors, the bright red tile that wraps around the central fountain that fills the main baths, the amazing wall that separates the men's and women's section with it's mosaic of multi-colored amorphous, lava-lamp splotches. It makes me wonder who designed these walls. Were they the work of trained artists, the architects or merely the owners own amateur, yet quite amazing, hand. The top third blends classic and modern together. The wall that encompasses the outdoor bath is done in beige coin sized tiles, with large stained glass windows in muted colors. The upper walls leading towards the main exhaust windows has a very simple square and rectangle motif done in what appears to be paint and concrete, reminiscent of some American abstract artist of the 60's. Now imagine all of this in a state of graceful, yet quite apparent disrepair. The bright red tiles of the central fountain have been washed stark white by years of flowing water. The sliding door to the outdoor bath is removed and propped up on the outside wall. The bath is exposed to the outside, but seemingly perpetually covered by a tarp. There are cracks in the windows and ancient looking dust high in the rafters. It's doubtful that this sento could ever be repaired to its apparent original luster. So go to this one while it's still around. Finally, the baths were nicely laid out and had a very unique feel due to their design. One of the jet baths even had a strength control, although it was broken. The water was normal, the showers were strong, and the atmosphere was wonderful. I would like to thank a reader for recommending this sento along with some others.