Kasugayu in Morishoji: A Sunday-Morning Sento with an Upstairs Open-Air Bath
Kasugayu opens at 7 a.m. on Sundays and 2 p.m. on other days. Check its second- and third-Wednesday closures, two saunas and upstairs outdoor bath.
Sunday is the reason to put Kasugayu on a morning itinerary. This neighbourhood bathhouse near Keihan Morishoji Station opens at 7 a.m. on Sundays, then stays open until midnight. Monday through Saturday, it opens at 2 p.m., so an early weekday visit will not work.
The second-floor outdoor bath is the feature that gives the visit a little more variety than a basic indoor soak. The bathhouse says seasonal baths such as yuzu are held there, and there is a bench nearby. It also lists dry and steam saunas, a cold bath, electric and jet baths, and a radon-labelled bath.
A useful Sunday stop, with one calendar wrinkle
Kasugayu is at 1-7-16 Morishoji, about a three-minute walk from the west exit of Keihan Morishoji Station. Its regular closing days are the second and third Wednesday of each month. The association does not list an attached car park, so public transit is the straightforward option.
The Sunday session is a normal all-day opening, not a short morning-only slot. If you are fitting it before breakfast or a train, allow time to wash, change and walk back to the station. The association does not publish a last-entry time.
Adult entry is ¥600 under the current Osaka standard public-bath fare. Both sauna types appear in the association’s facility list. Sauna Ikitai’s current Kasugayu listing gives a ¥200 charge for the dry sauna with a large towel, but this is not the bathhouse’s own price notice; confirm the fee at the front desk. The facility does not publish a spring analysis for its radon-labelled bath, so that name should not be read as proof of a natural radon spring.
The standard child fares are ¥200 for elementary-school pupils and ¥100 for younger children. No final-entry time is published, so arriving just before midnight is not a safe plan. Seasonal baths such as yuzu are held in the second-floor outdoor area beside a bench; the association also lists electric, jet, rock and reclining baths, plus a baby bed.
Recent sauna temperature readings vary by gender bath and date, so they are not fixed specifications. The current tattoo policy is unclear; ask the facility directly if admission depends on it.
Against Shintoku Onsen, the choice is mostly about timing and access: Kasugayu is the Sunday 7 a.m. pick near Morishoji Station, while Shintoku opens earlier on ordinary operating days and has a more useful dedicated car park. Kasugayu closes at midnight, so it is not a substitute for a genuinely late-night bath.
Kasugayu is best if you are already around Morishoji, Senbayashi or Sekime, especially on Sunday morning. If you are travelling from farther away and simply want a sento that opens early every day, compare the Osaka early-morning and late-night bath guide before crossing town.
The Asahi and Joto neighborhood guide covers nearby baths, while Shintoku Onsen is the better comparison for an earlier weekday opening or a larger car park. If confirmed spring water is essential, see the Fudouyu natural-onsen guide instead.
Sources
Checked: 2026-09-27 - [Osaka Public Bathhouse Association: Kasugayu](https://osaka268.com/sento/%E6%98%A5%E6%97%A5%E6%B9%AF/) - [Osaka Public Bathhouse Association: current admission fees](https://osaka268.com/price/) - [Sauna Ikitai: Kasugayu facility listing](https://sauna-ikitai.com/saunas/3063) - [Kasugayu entrance image, Osaka Public Bathhouse Association](https://osaka268.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/118_kasuga01.jpg)Tags: Osaka sento, Morishoji, Kasugayu, Sunday morning bath, outdoor bath, sauna
