Sauna no Umeyu
Kyoto Station, Kyoto
- Mon to Wed, Fri to Sun
- 6:00 to 2:00
- Thu
- Closed
Open straight through from 6:00 until 2:00 the next morning.
Source: yutonamisha.com, checked 11 Oct 2026.
Umeyu sits on the Takase canal, a 15-minute walk from Kyoto Station, under a big neon sign that lights up red, yellow and green at night. The "sauna" in its name supposedly dates from when the sign went up and a sento with a sauna was still rare. Yutonamisha, a company that takes over sento to keep them open, has run it since 2015, when it was about to close, and both sides have a dry sauna, a cold bath, an electric bath and a herbal bath.
Insider tip
Entry is ¥550, in cash or PayPay. Shampoo, body soap and a hair dryer are free, and face towels rent for ¥100. It's open straight through from 6am to 2am, so you can come before breakfast or after a late dinner, and it's closed on Thursdays. The Kawaramachi-Shomen bus stop is 3 minutes away.
What the guides say about Sauna no Umeyu
21. A sento or a hot spring. Entry at Kyoto's member sento is ¥550. Funaoka Onsen has wood carvings in its 1923 changing room and an open-air bath, and opens at 8:00 on Sundays. Sauna no Umeyu, 15 minutes' walk from Kyoto Station, runs from 6:00 to 2:00 (closed Thursdays). Kyoto Tamanoyu, open since 1894, says plainly on its own site that you can bathe with tattoos. In Arashiyama, Tenzan no Yu has an iron-rich spring that turns brown in the air (¥1,200 on weekdays), but you can't go in with a tattoo. Find them all on the map under baths.
What's on near Sauna no Umeyu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Sauna no Umeyu, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.
Hiina Festival at Ichihime Shrine
ひいなまつり
A Girls' Day festival at Ichihime Shrine with court lady dances, a juni-hitoe robe dressing demonstration, fan-throwing (tosenkyo) and shell-matching games, some paid.
Yotsugi Jizo Grand Service
世継地蔵尊大祭
Time 10:00 Station Kawaramachi-Gojo bus stop, 3 min walk
Yearly service at Jotokuji to Yotsugi Jizo, said to grant children and good fortune, with the ten-fold fortune prayer at 10:00 and individual prayers.
Jusanya Moon Viewing at Shosei-en
渉成園十三夜
Time 17:30 to 20:30 (last entry 20:00)
A one-night moon viewing in the Higashi Honganji detached garden Shosei-en, with the pond lit by the moon and food and drink stalls.
Shoden Eigen-in Autumn Special Opening
建仁寺塔頭 正伝永源院 秋の特別公開寺宝展
Time 10:00 to 16:30 (last entry 16:00) Station Higashiyama Yasui bus stop, 200 m west
A Kennin-ji sub-temple that is closed to visitors outside special viewing periods. The autumn opening shows the restored tea house Jo-an, designed by Oda Urakusai.
The Tale of Genji: Radiance of the Heian Court
特別展 源氏物語 王朝のかがやき
Time 9:00 to 17:30, Fridays to 20:00 (last entry 30 minutes before) Station Shichijo (Keihan), 7 min walk
The Kyoto National Museum's first Tale of Genji exhibition in about 50 years shows paintings, crafts, manuscripts and commentaries, about 250 works across its Kyoto and Tokyo runs, including the Aobyoshi-bon text edited by Fujiwara no Teika and the scattered 'phantom' Moriyasu Genji scroll. The display changes on 3 Nov, and the museum is closed on Mondays (open 12 Oct and 23 Nov), 13 Oct and 24 Nov.
kajikawa, CC BY 3.0 Nearby
Around Kyoto Station
Free temples and late ramen a few minutes from the platforms
Most visitors only see Kyoto Station on the way in or out, which is a shame. Higashi Hongan-ji is 7 minutes north on foot and free, To-ji's pagoda is 15 minutes south, and at the railway museum to the west a working steam engine will pull you along. After dark, 15,000 LEDs light the station's 171-step staircase.
Kyoto Station has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 4 shrines and temples, 4 museums, 3 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 cafes, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 bar, 1 landmark, 1 viewpoint and 1 market. Read the Kyoto Station guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Sauna no Umeyu?
- 175-1 Iwataki-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都府京都市下京区岩滝町175-1).
- What are the opening hours of Sauna no Umeyu?
- Mon to Wed, Fri to Sun 6:00 to 2:00; Closed Thu. Open straight through from 6:00 until 2:00 the next morning.
- How do I get to Sauna no Umeyu?
- The nearest station is Kiyomizu-Gojo (Keihan Main Line). Sauna no Umeyu is in Kyoto Station, Kyoto.
- How much does Sauna no Umeyu cost?
- Sauna no Umeyu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Sauna no Umeyu?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Sauna no Umeyu?
- Early morning, from 6am.
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