Yamatotakada City - 大和高田市
Chuō Onsen
Chuō Onsen
Japanese Name: 中央温泉Prefecture: NaraCity: YamatotakadaAddress: 〒635-0082 奈良県大和高田市本郷町７−７Access: 5 min from JR West Takada Station - JR西日本 高田駅Category: SentoPrice: Nara Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: The 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30thHours: 14:00-19:00
Review: Very old, very hand built sento, lots of wood and thin, shaky glass. You can see every replaced tile. The history of this place shown bare in every crack, every gram of white grout. In the entry to the baths there is an outstanding teardrop shape tile I've never seen before. However, due to the condition, this sento is not for beginners. For a sento person, this is a must visit. Great photos on this blog. Visit Date: November 2020
Review: Very old, very hand built sento, lots of wood and thin, shaky glass. You can see every replaced tile. The history of this place shown bare in every crack, every gram of white grout. In the entry to the baths there is an outstanding teardrop shape tile I've never seen before. However, due to the condition, this sento is not for beginners. For a sento person, this is a must visit. Great photos on this blog. Visit Date: November 2020
Matsu-yu
Matsu-yu
Japanese Name: 松湯Prefecture: NaraCity: YamatotakadaAddress: 〒635-0086 奈良県大和高田市南本町８−１３Access: 15 minutes from Kintetsu Yamato-Takada Station / 近鉄 大和高田駅 or 10 minutes from JR West Takada Station / JR西日本 高田駅Category: SentoPrice: Nara Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30Hours: 15:30-21:00
Review: Only two baths: shallow and deep. Original tile in some places but other places, especially the floor and tubs, have been retiled. The largest coin-operated hair dryer I've seen! Nice fish glass etching between the baths and changing room. Simple, but pleasant. A good portion of this sento has been reformed probably including the bathtubs. Still, some good tiles are retained here and there. The changing room retains most of the original materials including the biggest coin operated power box for the hair dryer I have ever seen. Glass etching and panels have a fish/aquarium theme. The back wall has a European mosaic. Pleasant owner. Outdoors you can't see the name of the sense of any place you can easily tell that it is a sento. Very local. Visit Date: June 2021
Review: Only two baths: shallow and deep. Original tile in some places but other places, especially the floor and tubs, have been retiled. The largest coin-operated hair dryer I've seen! Nice fish glass etching between the baths and changing room. Simple, but pleasant. A good portion of this sento has been reformed probably including the bathtubs. Still, some good tiles are retained here and there. The changing room retains most of the original materials including the biggest coin operated power box for the hair dryer I have ever seen. Glass etching and panels have a fish/aquarium theme. The back wall has a European mosaic. Pleasant owner. Outdoors you can't see the name of the sense of any place you can easily tell that it is a sento. Very local. Visit Date: June 2021
Takasago-yu
Takasago-yu
Japanese Name: 高砂湯Prefecture: NaraCity: YamatotakadaAddress: 〒635-0081 奈良県大和高田市高砂町４−５Access: 10 minutes from Kintetsu Yamato-Takada Station / 近鉄 大和高田駅 or 5 minutes from JR West Takada Station / JR西日本 高田駅Category: SentoPrice: Nara Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29Hours: 16:30-22:00
Review: The best of the three sento in this lovely town. Not too old, not too new. Not to rusty, not too clean. Only two baths: deep and shallow. The shallow here being very shallow, but there was a beautifully tiled jet in this bath. Good tiles elsewhere too. Giant stone is cut into slabs on the floor makes the archway for the low, low entrance... remember to duck. Had a lovely friendly chat with the owner about going on the Saikoku33.Here's a blog with interior photos of this wonderful place: http://small-life.com/archives/19/04/3020.php Visit Date: June 2021
Review: The best of the three sento in this lovely town. Not too old, not too new. Not to rusty, not too clean. Only two baths: deep and shallow. The shallow here being very shallow, but there was a beautifully tiled jet in this bath. Good tiles elsewhere too. Giant stone is cut into slabs on the floor makes the archway for the low, low entrance... remember to duck. Had a lovely friendly chat with the owner about going on the Saikoku33.Here's a blog with interior photos of this wonderful place: http://small-life.com/archives/19/04/3020.php Visit Date: June 2021