Minato, Sakai Ward, Sakai, Osaka

Minato Shio-yu

A well-equipped local sento near Minato Station, with a dry sauna, outdoor bath, cold plunge and a carbonated bath. The carbonated bath is a facility feature, not a confirmed natural carbon-dioxide spring.

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Opening hours
Open 15:00–23:00; closed Wednesdays. About a two-minute walk from Nankai Minato Station; eight parking spaces are listed. Osaka's 2026 public-bath rate is ¥600 for adults, ¥200 for elementary-school children and ¥100 for preschool children.

Spring & water temperature

Spring classification
The current association page lists a carbonated bath but no natural hot-spring analysis.
Water handling
A general public bath with carbonated and other functional baths; natural spring-water supply is not confirmed.

Tattoo policy was not confirmed in the reviewed official material.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
9.0/10
Upkeep
7.5/10
Atmosphere
7.5/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
10.0/10
Value
9.5/10

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.

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