Sakae-cho, Otsu, Shiga

Yoki-yu

A traditional neighborhood sento near Ishiyama Station, with a Sunday morning opening and a distinctive karahafu roof and tile artwork. It is a general bathhouse; a natural hot spring has not been confirmed.

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Opening hours
14:00–24:00; Sundays 08:00–24:00. Closed Tuesdays. Adult admission is ¥490, elementary-school children ¥150 and younger children ¥100. About a 7-minute walk from JR or Keihan Ishiyama Station; five free parking spaces are listed, subject to availability conditions.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not confirmed.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
No natural hot-spring source has been confirmed.
Spring classification
General public bathhouse; the current operator describes it as a neighborhood sento, not a natural onsen.
pH
Not confirmed.
Flow rate
Not confirmed.
Water handling
The operator and city list Yoki-yu as a general sento. No natural-spring supply or pool-by-pool water-treatment details are published.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.5/10
Bath variety
7.5/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
9.0/10
Quiet
7.0/10
Access
9.0/10
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.

Sources

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