A fairly large and popular local sento, within 5 minutes walk from Nishi Shinjuku go Chome station. The male and female baths switch on alternate days.
Address: Honmachi 3-24-20 ,Shibuya Ward, Tokyo
Business Hours:14:00-01:30 (from 13:00 on Sunday, closed Friday)
Nearest station: Nishi shinjuku go chome (Oedo Line)
Entrance Fee: 460 yen (adults)
Building ★★★☆☆ Concrete, stand-alone
Bath ★★★★☆ 41.4C, 42.6C water temperature
Painting ★☆☆☆☆ Tiled walls, no painting
Amenities ★★★☆☆
Soap, shampoo: available for purchase
Hair dryer: 20 yen for 3 minutes
Shoe storage, clothes locker: no coins required
Sauna: yen (includes towels)
Massage chair: 100 yen for 15 minutes
Washing machine (next to changing room): 100 yen
Entrance and Payment
The shoe locker area leads into a fairly large reception area where snacks, beer and soft drinks can be purchased. There is also a section with many Japanese language comic books (these are free to read).
After making payment at the reception desk, you will be given a key and directed towards the changing rooms.
Changing Room Facilities
3 hairdryers, massage chair, soft drink vending machine, TV and clothes lockers.
The changing area is quite large compared to most public baths. To get to the bathing area you must go up stairs (no elevators are available), passing a small room with a few washing machines.
Bathing Area
There are two large baths, with water temperature reported as 41.4C and 42.6C. The hotter bath didn’t feel so hot. It has a weak electric bath in one corner.
The cooler of the two baths contained three massage water jets.
A sauna is available for an additional fee for an additional 1000 yen – rather expensive even by Tokyo standards. As well as access to the sauna, this gives you access to a resting area where you can take a nap.
One final selling point of the bathing area is a small outdoor bath.
Clientele
As with most public baths, the customers are generally on the older side. However, this sento is allegedly popular with gay men of all ages (according to other sources). I didn’t see anything untoward when I was there.
[日本語]
住所 東京都渋谷区本町３−２４−２０
最寄駅 大江戸線 西新宿５丁目駅から徒歩 ５分くらい
営業時間 14:00ー25:30 (日曜日は、13時から営業）
定休日 金曜日
料金 大人460円 （サウナ別途1,000円）
建物 ★★★☆☆ 鉄筋の建物１棟が銭湯
お湯 ★★★★☆ ４０度より少し高い
壁絵 ★★☆☆☆ タイル張り
設備 ★★★☆☆ スーパー銭湯を思わせる充実した設備
・玄関を入ってすぐのスペースには、漫画がたくさん♫（HPには、蔵書の数2000！）
・サウナは、別途1,000円（高温サウナと塩サウナ）
・ドライヤー 20円３分
・下駄箱、ロッカーにはコイン不要
清潔感もあり、広々した脱衣場に、お風呂♪
入ってすぐの休憩所のようなスペースには、漫画2000冊！！
お風呂上がりにはのどごし500mlの缶が、200円くらいで販売されていました♪
お風呂に入る前から、上がった後のことが楽しみで仕方ありません🎶
男湯と女湯は、奇数日と偶数日で入れ替わるようです。
脱衣場は、１階。お風呂はいづこに？と脱衣場を出ると、お風呂は階段を上って２階でした。
夕方４時ごろ入ったのですが、お風呂は光もたくさん入ってきて清潔感もあって最高でした！
人気もすごくあるようで、結構人が多かったですよ♪
今回は、時間の関係上、サウナには入っていませんが、
次回は、ぜひサウナを利用したいものです♪(´ε｀ )
Visited:May 29, 2016
SENTO in TOKYO 東京銭湯 