Onsen & Sento · Kinosaki Onsen
Yanagi-yu 柳湯
Kinosaki's smallest public bath, a wooden bathhouse with a foot bath outside.
Hours15:00-23:00
ClosedThursdays
PriceAdult: ¥800
Getting thereKinosaki Onsen Station (JR), about 12 min
Time needed30-60 min
AddressYushima, Kinosaki-cho, Toyooka, Hyogo 669-6101
About
Yanagi-yu is named after the willow it springs beneath and is the smallest of Kinosaki's seven baths, with hand-cut timbers and a wooden tub that many find the most atmospheric. A small foot bath sits next to the entrance.
Highlights
- Wooden traditional tub
- Smallest, most intimate soto-yu
- Street-side foot bath
Tips
- Opens only 15:00-23:00
- Closed Thursdays
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