Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
Gokouyu
A well-equipped neighborhood sento for several baths and two saunas at the standard public-bath price. The regular sauna is included; the reservation-based stone spa costs extra. Its mineral bath is artificial, not a natural spring.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- Weekdays and Saturdays 14:30–24:30; Sundays 07:00–24:00; public holidays 11:00–24:00, subject to change. Closed Mondays and the third Tuesday, except when the first day of the month is Tuesday. Adult admission follows Kyoto's current public-bath rate of ¥550.
- Access
- About two minutes from the Omiya-Gojo bus stop and ten minutes from Hankyu Omiya. Parking sources list about 10–11 spaces; after two free hours, an overage charge applies.
- Tattoo policy
- Tattoo use is explicitly marked as allowed in the Kyoto tourism guidance. No extra size or cover-seal condition is listed.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not applicable; no natural spring is confirmed.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- No natural spring is confirmed.
- Spring classification
- Ordinary public bath. Some feature baths use minerals or medicinal ingredients; this does not make them natural hot springs.
- pH
- Not applicable to a natural spring.
- Flow rate
- Not applicable to a natural spring.
- Water handling
- The facility lists several baths and two saunas. The regular sauna is included with admission; the reservation-based stone spa is a separate paid service. The mineral bath is artificial, not an underground natural spring.
Bathing indications
The facility's artificial mineral bath is not presented as a natural-spring treatment.
Hours vary by weekday, Sunday and holiday; Monday and the third Tuesday are usual closing days, with a first-day-Tuesday exception. Confirm holiday hours.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
