A hip way to walk around Kyoto, explored in five topics.

04 PUBLIC BATH Hybrid public bathhouse, boiling!

In the dungeon of the Go board called Kyoto, there is a "Hoimi!" like recovery spells, fruit jujubes, and one more thing. What I am trying to hide is that it is a public bathhouse. The number of public bathhouses has decreased since their heyday, but the individuality of each one has only grown stronger. Teenagers are now hot for public baths, buoyed by the clever tricks of the bathhouses and the passionate love of the bathhouses. But what in the world is going on, getting a tattoo on the second floor of a bathhouse, or in the basement of a landmark?

Sauna Umeyu, Kitsunoya Sento x Tattoo. A forbidden door has been opened.

It was in 2018 that a tattoo studio moved into the second floor of Umeyu, a sauna that has been heating up the public bath culture in the west. Kyoyi, a tattoo artist who was a customer of Umewu, and Minato, the head batsman, hit it off, and the current style was completed. Although bathhouses and tattoos are often talked about as if they were water and oil, seeing the two of them laughing and getting along well with each other makes you think about what it means to have a "naked relationship" with others. You can get tattoos and soak in the hot water. Isn't this the only place in the world where you can get a tattoo and take a relaxing soak in a hot spring?

Sauna plum bath

Address: 175 Iwataki-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City
Phone: 080-2523-0626
Hours: 14:00-26:00 (Saturday and Sunday only, morning bath 6:00-12:00) Closed Thursday
Twitter:@umeyu_rakuen
Instagram:@umeyu_rakuen

fox spirit from the Kyushu region capable of possession

Address: 2F Sauna Umeyu, 175 Iwataki-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone: not set up (for inquiries,kitsuneyatattoo@gmail.com(Until)
Hours: By appointment only
Official Site
Instagram:@kyoi_kitsuneya

Kyoto Tower, YUUU. A healing rascal you will encounter at Kyoto Tower.

Did you know that Kyoto Tower, a towering landmark of the city, has a hot spring bath on the third basement floor?　The Kyoto Tower YUU was renovated in 2012, giving it a modern look and feel. The walls of the spacious large bath are decorated with illustrations of Kyoto Tower and Daimonji Mountain, allowing you to enjoy the feeling of traveling while soaking in the hot spring water. Events with a rooftop observatory are currently being planned, so you will want to fully enjoy Kyoto from the top to the depths of the city.

Kyoto Tower YUU

Address: Kyoto Tower Building B3F, 721-1 Higashishioji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Phone: 075-361-3215
Hours: 13:00 - 21:00 (last admission 20:30) Open year round
Official Site

Funaoka Onsen . a voyage of time travel brought about by the bathtub.

From the changing rooms to the bathrooms, Funaoka Onsen is a gorgeous public bathhouse that retains the atmosphere of the Taisho and Showa eras. The colorful majolica tiles decorating the corridor, including sculptures of Tengu and Ushiwakamaru, the three major festivals of Kyoto, are all part of the bathhouse. Soaking in the baths here, which include Japan's first electric bath, a jet bath, an open-air bath, and a kusuri bath, you can see the good old days of Japan as they were in those days.

Funaoka Onsen

Address: 3F, 82-1, Murasino-Minamifunaoka-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto
Phone: 075-361-3215
Hours: 15:00-23:00 (Sundays from 8:00) Open year round
Official Site