Daikokuyu Oshiage Onsen

INTRO

Oshiage onsen is the closest natural onsen (hot spring) to the Tokyo Skytree. The first picture above shows the layout of the Onsen and the bigger area, placed on the left side of the facility/counter. The men’s and women’s sides are swapped frequently to allow everyone to experience the bigger terrace, outside bath and steam sauna). The 2nd picture above shows the schedule (find the latest program here). To the left you can see a zoomed-in example of the schedule. In this example you can see that the 6th (of October 2020) was a Tuesday. Tuesday is closed. The 7th (same like the 5th and 9th) has a green background. This means male can enter the bigger area. The pink on the 8th means female can enter the bigger area (like the 12th and the 14th). The bigger area has a bigger terrace and from it the view of the Sky Tree, an outside bath without a ceiling, outside shower, and a steam sauna. Hence it is definitely the more enjoyable area to experience.

The water used in Daikokuyu onsen is coming from a well which was discovered 70 years ago. After a thorough analysis its properties have been recognized as an Onsen (natural hot spring).

The following descriptions about e.g. amount and size of the various baths and sauna is therefore related to the bigger area!

facts

Open: Weekdays 15:00pm-10:00am | Saturday 14:00pm-10:00am | Sunday & Holidays 13:00pm-10:00am

Closed: Tuesdays (if Tuesday is a public holiday, the following Wednesday is closed)

Cost: Bath 470 Yen | +300 Yen Sauna (weekend 330 Yen) | +50 Yen for Towel Set

Access: 13 min walk from Kinshicho Station on the JR Sobu Line. 6 min walk from Oshiage Station’s Exit B2 on the Tobu SKYTREE Line. 10min walk from Tokyo Skytree building

Parking Lot: not available (bicycle parking lot in front of the building)

SAUNA

The sauna can occupy 5-7 people. It has 1 bench. The temperature is 90 degrees.

The heat is through heat lamps (no oven) | A (small) TV is available, showing news | Seat pads are provided

Tip: In case you did not bring your own seat pad, there are a few available. Rinse them before and after usage. Further, there is a box of ice cubes (max 3-4 per person), use them while e.g. walking to the terrace to cool your body after the sauna.

Steam Sauna

The steam sauna can occupy 5-7 people. It has 1 bench. No information about the temperature.

Tip: Fill water into the metal box left to the clock to manually activate the steam. Use the salt to smoothen your skin and massage away your old skin. Careful: do not place the salt on open wounds and into your eyes. Otherwise clean immediately with lot of water.

BATH

Indoor:

Cold Bath: 21°C, 1 pers | | Walking Bath (w/stone at the bottom on 2 sides): 38°C, 4-5 ppl | Jet Bath: 44°C, 6-8 ppl | Iron Water Bath: 39°C, 2 ppl

Massage Jets are for lower back, back and legs.

Outdoor (open air):

Cold Bath: 20°C, 2-3 ppl | Sulfur Bath: 40°C, 8-12 ppl

The outside baths are completely open to the sky.