Located a 10 minute walk from Mikunigaoka station Kame no Yu is a fine supersento with mostly outdoor baths. The baths here are very well built and thought out especially the large rocky outdoor ones. Kame no Yo, like most supersento built recently, has a large TV (with audio) on the wall next to the main outdoor bath. Thankfully, a separate section of the bath is somewhat removed from the TV, but the audio is unavoidable.

While the baths were all very comfortable and beautiful, I found the lack of any landscaping outside to complement them to be a flaw. The large outdoor area had the baths laid out as if they were in a Costco warehouse for sale. There was some loose rock, but it lacked any rock garden feeling to it. It seemed like they just forgot to plant anything there. It was somewhat off-putting especially as I went during the daylight hours. The lack of any green to contrast the white walls and grey rocks of the baths made the area seem unfinished.

That's a minor critique as the baths inside and out, including a wonderful shallow indoor bath lined with great brown stone and topped with cedar really make Kame no Yu a wonderful option if you're in the Sakai area.

Despite just being a simple hot spring, it had a "this is really an onsen" feel. I left refreshed and happy I took the trip to one of my favorite neighborhoods in Kansai to enjoy it.

If you were unaware just on the opposite side of the station is the tomb of Emperor Nintoku. This keyhole shaped burial mound, called kofun in Japanese, is the largest in Japan.