Toyonaka City - 豊中市
Arugo no Yu
Arugo no Yu
Japanese Name: あるこの湯Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市神州町1-16Access: Mikuni Station / 三国駅Type: SupersentoWebpage: http://www.algo7.jp/spa/Price: Weekdays ¥800 (Weekends and Holidays ¥900)Holiday: NAHours: 10:00-26:00
ReviewArugo no Yu is a recently built in 2014 or 2015 this supersento is connected to a pachinko parlor. The baths are very well made and many out of the soft concrete which I personally enjoy. One of the outdoor baths on the corner of the building offers a few of the Kanzakigawa river. One of the baths had a large cedar (I think) tree trunk in it for floating on. That was unique and fun to play around with.
ReviewArugo no Yu is a recently built in 2014 or 2015 this supersento is connected to a pachinko parlor. The baths are very well made and many out of the soft concrete which I personally enjoy. One of the outdoor baths on the corner of the building offers a few of the Kanzakigawa river. One of the baths had a large cedar (I think) tree trunk in it for floating on. That was unique and fun to play around with.
Gokuraku Onsen
Gokuraku Onsen
Japanese Name: 極楽温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市服部寿町２丁目１４−５Closest Station: Hattori-Tenjin Station / 服部天神駅Category: SentoPrice: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: 2nd & 4th TuesdayHours: 13:00-25:00 (Sunday: 7:00-25:00)
Review:Very local place with strong local following. Interesting two floor design with a decent steam sauna.
Visit Date: November 2017
Review:Very local place with strong local following. Interesting two floor design with a decent steam sauna.
Visit Date: November 2017
Kofuku Onsen
Kofuku Onsen
Japanese Name: 幸福温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 〒560-0034 大阪府豊中市螢池南町３丁目３−３Access: **Closest sento to Itami (Osaka) Airport** 10 min from Hankyu Hotarugaike Station / 阪急蛍池駅Category: SentoWebpage: http://osaka268.com/osakasentou/幸福温泉（豊中市）/Price: Prefectural Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: MondayHours: 15:00-24:00
Review:Some sento are just good at being average. They have all the basic parts and they do it right. That is what Koufuku Onsen epitomizes. It has an electric bath, deep bath, shallow bath, bubbles, jets, and a sauna. The cold water, cold kakari and cold shower are probably the high points of this sento for me. Overall, awesomely simple. If I lived in the area, I would be happy to have it as my local.Visit Date: October 2020
Review:Some sento are just good at being average. They have all the basic parts and they do it right. That is what Koufuku Onsen epitomizes. It has an electric bath, deep bath, shallow bath, bubbles, jets, and a sauna. The cold water, cold kakari and cold shower are probably the high points of this sento for me. Overall, awesomely simple. If I lived in the area, I would be happy to have it as my local.Visit Date: October 2020
Rotenburo Tako-Yu
Rotenburo Tako-Yu
Japanese Name: 露天風呂たこ湯Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市曽根東町６丁目７−１５Type: SentoWebpage: http://takoyu.com/Price: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: ThursdayHours: 15:00-25:00
Review"March 2020 Update: First time back here in over 10 years. One of the quirkiest sento around and the best takoyaki of any sento that I know. Seriously, this is also an eat in or take out takoyaki stand. The tako motif is strong here with 2 huge murals with octopus on the outdoor walls. Inside on the main rear wall between the men and women's indoor bath is also a large octopus mosaic. The outdoor bath (rotenburo) that this sento puts in its name is a bit small, but it is well designed with a lot of the floor space reserved for the two baths. Inside this is also a smaller sento with a tight changing room and bathing area. That said, it is well designed and flows well. Nice cold water bath in the grotto under the stairs and a strong wide jet massage bath round out a lovely sento. Maybe due to the takoyaki shop or maybe not, you take off your shoes after paying at the front and before you enter the changing room.
It's hard not to find Tako-yu thanks to its giant namesake octopus painted on the side of the building. Tako is the Japanese word for octopus. If the giant mural on the outside doesn't impress you, the giant tile mosaic of an octopus on the inside should. There are many more unique features of this sento besides the murals. First off it has a very odd layout where the shoe boxes are inside the building behind the front counter, opposite of the normal design where the shoe boxes are at the front door. The changing room of this sento is quite small, actually the entire place is smallish but it's high ceiling and more than ample skylights give the baths a wide fresh feeling. The baths are also well kept and comfortable. They have, quite possibly, the best jet bath I’ve ever experienced with its 5 strong jets hitting my back in just the right spots. I was amazed. The lovely cold shower and second floor outdoor bath round out a near perfect design. Of course, they also have takoyaki, a dumpling with a piece of boiled octopus in the center, for sale."
Visit date: March 2020
Review"March 2020 Update: First time back here in over 10 years. One of the quirkiest sento around and the best takoyaki of any sento that I know. Seriously, this is also an eat in or take out takoyaki stand. The tako motif is strong here with 2 huge murals with octopus on the outdoor walls. Inside on the main rear wall between the men and women's indoor bath is also a large octopus mosaic. The outdoor bath (rotenburo) that this sento puts in its name is a bit small, but it is well designed with a lot of the floor space reserved for the two baths. Inside this is also a smaller sento with a tight changing room and bathing area. That said, it is well designed and flows well. Nice cold water bath in the grotto under the stairs and a strong wide jet massage bath round out a lovely sento. Maybe due to the takoyaki shop or maybe not, you take off your shoes after paying at the front and before you enter the changing room.
It's hard not to find Tako-yu thanks to its giant namesake octopus painted on the side of the building. Tako is the Japanese word for octopus. If the giant mural on the outside doesn't impress you, the giant tile mosaic of an octopus on the inside should. There are many more unique features of this sento besides the murals. First off it has a very odd layout where the shoe boxes are inside the building behind the front counter, opposite of the normal design where the shoe boxes are at the front door. The changing room of this sento is quite small, actually the entire place is smallish but it's high ceiling and more than ample skylights give the baths a wide fresh feeling. The baths are also well kept and comfortable. They have, quite possibly, the best jet bath I’ve ever experienced with its 5 strong jets hitting my back in just the right spots. I was amazed. The lovely cold shower and second floor outdoor bath round out a near perfect design. Of course, they also have takoyaki, a dumpling with a piece of boiled octopus in the center, for sale."
Visit date: March 2020
Shichifuku Onsen
Shichifuku Onsen
Japanese Name: 七福温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 〒561-0827 大阪府豊中市大黒町３丁目３−３Access: 15 min to Hankyu Kanzakigawa [阪急 神崎川]Category: SentoPrice: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: WednesdayHours: 15:00-22:30
Review: Previously unknown sento as it was not on my Google Maps list but happy to find this one alive and quite busy. I was there at 3pm when they opened and the sento was already packed with the local grandpa bathing team. This is a large sento even with the space removed to make it from a bandai to a front type. The tile work here is pretty basic. There are some very 70's looking cat tiles on one wall and a nice sun motif on the back wall. Other than that, there is not much ascetically pleasing—very stoic overall. The tiles on the floor and in the baths seem to have been remolded recently. Baths here are very clean and well heated. The cold-water bath is also extra cold. Sauna here is extra (+¥200). Tattoos seemed OK. Lovely place if you live nearby but not worth going out of your way for. Visit Date: July 2021
Shinfutaba Onsen
Shinfutaba Onsen
Japanese Name: 新双葉温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 〒561-0815 大阪府豊中市豊南町南５丁目３−１１Access: 10min from Hankyu Mikuni Station - 阪急 三国駅Category: SentoPrice: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: TuesdayHours: 15:00-23:00
Review: Great classic sento. Sauna is turned off for COVID (as of Jan 2021) but the cold water bath still works great. The medicated bath is quite strong. Visit Date: January 2021
Review: Great classic sento. Sauna is turned off for COVID (as of Jan 2021) but the cold water bath still works great. The medicated bath is quite strong. Visit Date: January 2021
Shimada Onsen
Shimada Onsen
Japanese Name: 島田温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 〒561-0834 大阪府豊中市庄内栄町１丁目１１−１Access: 10min from Hankyu Shonai Station - 阪急 庄内駅Category: SentoPrice: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: NoneHours: 14:00-22:00
Review: There is a steam sauna in the middle of the main bathing area here. Not on the wall or off to the side. It is in the middle with washing basins sticking out from it around the outside wall. Never seen anything like this before and I was very happy to get in a steam sauna after the hike I just completed. But it is also broken, turned off and locked shut. The back corner of this sento, where a steam bath typically is, sits a jet bath which is also broken and unfilled. Nothing covering up the bath either. Just the empty depression in the floor. The only bath that works in this sento is the shallow, deep and electric bath which are all part of the same bath. However, the electric bath is turned off at 8pm. I would not go here unless you are a huge sento fan given the unique design and some other nice tile work. This was once a great sento, sadly I cannot imagine it lasting much longer given the state it is in. Visit Date: January 2021
Review: There is a steam sauna in the middle of the main bathing area here. Not on the wall or off to the side. It is in the middle with washing basins sticking out from it around the outside wall. Never seen anything like this before and I was very happy to get in a steam sauna after the hike I just completed. But it is also broken, turned off and locked shut. The back corner of this sento, where a steam bath typically is, sits a jet bath which is also broken and unfilled. Nothing covering up the bath either. Just the empty depression in the floor. The only bath that works in this sento is the shallow, deep and electric bath which are all part of the same bath. However, the electric bath is turned off at 8pm. I would not go here unless you are a huge sento fan given the unique design and some other nice tile work. This was once a great sento, sadly I cannot imagine it lasting much longer given the state it is in. Visit Date: January 2021
Yume no Kōshū Yokujyō Goshiki
Yume no Kōshū Yokujyō Goshiki
Japanese Name: 夢の公衆浴場 五色Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 〒561-0834 大阪府豊中市庄内栄町３丁目２４−１０Access: 20min from Hankyu Shōnai Station / 阪急 庄内駅Category: SentoWebpage: http://www.goshiki.co.jp/Price: Osaka Prefecture Public Bathhouse Association price or cheaper (sauna, if available, may be extra)Holiday: NoneHours: 24hr
Review: Some sento typify the evolution and development of the private, for-profit supersento from the more public-minded sento. For example, the name itself also includes the phrase 公衆浴場, meaning public bathhouse. Still, the size and variety of the baths make this place almost a super-sento. Open 24 hours, this bathhouse is in a hard-working, car commuting part of Osaka. Anyone who's driven on the highway to Itami Airport has seen the huge retro sign of this sento. My partner and I can only assume that this place is popular with truck drivers. However, when we were there in the late afternoon, many families had young children. Given the price and quality of the bath, Goshiki offers a great value for the cost.
All the baths are on the second floor with the changing rooms on the first floor. After getting out of your clothing, you must climb a set of stairs to enter the baths. Make sure to check out the foot-washing faucet! That was unique. Also, I do not think there is a way to get to the second floor without using the stairs.
You will immediately be greeted by some lovely tiles that incorporate texture and relief into their design on the second floor. This sento has some unique tiles that are a part of Japanese architectural heritage and worth checking out. Speaking to the baths, you will find a full selection. The outdoor section and the ancient cedar-lined carbonated bath are worth enjoying. I also found the steam sauna and cold water to my personal liking.
In the foyer, make sure to notice the fountain and fish tunnel! And that noren! I've never seen one that big before.
Ample parking available.
Highly recommended.
Visit Date: May 2022
Review: Some sento typify the evolution and development of the private, for-profit supersento from the more public-minded sento. For example, the name itself also includes the phrase 公衆浴場, meaning public bathhouse. Still, the size and variety of the baths make this place almost a super-sento. Open 24 hours, this bathhouse is in a hard-working, car commuting part of Osaka. Anyone who's driven on the highway to Itami Airport has seen the huge retro sign of this sento. My partner and I can only assume that this place is popular with truck drivers. However, when we were there in the late afternoon, many families had young children. Given the price and quality of the bath, Goshiki offers a great value for the cost.
All the baths are on the second floor with the changing rooms on the first floor. After getting out of your clothing, you must climb a set of stairs to enter the baths. Make sure to check out the foot-washing faucet! That was unique. Also, I do not think there is a way to get to the second floor without using the stairs.
You will immediately be greeted by some lovely tiles that incorporate texture and relief into their design on the second floor. This sento has some unique tiles that are a part of Japanese architectural heritage and worth checking out. Speaking to the baths, you will find a full selection. The outdoor section and the ancient cedar-lined carbonated bath are worth enjoying. I also found the steam sauna and cold water to my personal liking.
In the foyer, make sure to notice the fountain and fish tunnel! And that noren! I've never seen one that big before.
Ample parking available.
Highly recommended.
Visit Date: May 2022
*Closed* Harima Onsen
*Closed* Harima Onsen
Japanese Name: 播磨温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市庄内幸町2-21-10Type: Sento
Review*Closed* Very friendly sento with a strong neighborhood feel to it at the end of the shotengai leaving the station heading west. There is a koi pond in the changing room that my daughter loved. Very large and spacious changing room also. Baths are pretty normal with some interesting tile work. No cold bath, but there are two wonderful showers to make up for it. The tubs have that great Osaka style worn in feel to them. Very, very friendly staff. Oh! Make sure to check out all the old style stretching and exercise apparatus in the changing room.
Review*Closed* Very friendly sento with a strong neighborhood feel to it at the end of the shotengai leaving the station heading west. There is a koi pond in the changing room that my daughter loved. Very large and spacious changing room also. Baths are pretty normal with some interesting tile work. No cold bath, but there are two wonderful showers to make up for it. The tubs have that great Osaka style worn in feel to them. Very, very friendly staff. Oh! Make sure to check out all the old style stretching and exercise apparatus in the changing room.
*Closed* Honan Onsen
*Closed* Honan Onsen
Japanese Name: 豊南温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市豊南町西4-3-2Type: Sento
Review*Closed* Simple but pretty sento. There's great neon signs outside. Inside the two sections of washing areas have different showers. The higher and smaller one took a while till the hot water got hot. The lower and bigger one seems more used and has strong water coming from new shower fixtures. The jets stand out at this sento. The "super jet" is a sunflower type jet that was perfectly placed in the bath. There's also a massage chair in the bath next to it. This is a rare item in sentos. The sauna is free, but a sign asks you to use a bath towel. Also unique is that the remote for the TV is left in the sauna for customers to use. Make sure to check out the ingenious use of a mirror to let everyone in the sauna watch the TV. Outside is a half-rotenburo. The skylight that encloses the small bath only opens halfway, but the atmosphere is pleasant thanks to a tile painting of a bucolic river scene. Given that planes fly right over the sento on approach to Itami Airport, I wished there was a better view of the sky.
Review*Closed* Simple but pretty sento. There's great neon signs outside. Inside the two sections of washing areas have different showers. The higher and smaller one took a while till the hot water got hot. The lower and bigger one seems more used and has strong water coming from new shower fixtures. The jets stand out at this sento. The "super jet" is a sunflower type jet that was perfectly placed in the bath. There's also a massage chair in the bath next to it. This is a rare item in sentos. The sauna is free, but a sign asks you to use a bath towel. Also unique is that the remote for the TV is left in the sauna for customers to use. Make sure to check out the ingenious use of a mirror to let everyone in the sauna watch the TV. Outside is a half-rotenburo. The skylight that encloses the small bath only opens halfway, but the atmosphere is pleasant thanks to a tile painting of a bucolic river scene. Given that planes fly right over the sento on approach to Itami Airport, I wished there was a better view of the sky.
*Closed* Toyonaka Onsen
*Closed* Toyonaka Onsen
Japanese Name: 豊中温泉Prefecture: OsakaCity: ToyonakaAddress: 大阪府豊中市本町１−５−１４Type: Sento
Review*Closed* This small sento 5 minutes from Hankyu Toyonaka station was quite pleasant. Toyonaka Onsen left me feeling quite good. The steam sauna was the high point of the experience for me. Not a typical gas sauna, this one was heated by two shower-heads that would spray out ultra hot water on a timer filling the room with hot steam, initially I thought it wasn’t hot enough, but given time it did its job of warming me up quite well. The design of this sento was a little awkward due to the small area the designers had to work with. The baths are quite small and most could barely fit two. The bubble bath is also situated so that you could not enter it without stepping over another bather’s legs. The showers are also situated quite close to the baths and close to each other making it also very easy to splash your neighbor. This sento’s very convenient location makes it very convenient.
Review*Closed* This small sento 5 minutes from Hankyu Toyonaka station was quite pleasant. Toyonaka Onsen left me feeling quite good. The steam sauna was the high point of the experience for me. Not a typical gas sauna, this one was heated by two shower-heads that would spray out ultra hot water on a timer filling the room with hot steam, initially I thought it wasn’t hot enough, but given time it did its job of warming me up quite well. The design of this sento was a little awkward due to the small area the designers had to work with. The baths are quite small and most could barely fit two. The bubble bath is also situated so that you could not enter it without stepping over another bather’s legs. The showers are also situated quite close to the baths and close to each other making it also very easy to splash your neighbor. This sento’s very convenient location makes it very convenient.