Atamiyu
Kagurazaka, Tokyo
- Mon to Fri, Sun
- 14:45 to midnight
- Sat
- Closed
Source: 1010.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
Atamiyu is a classic temple-style sento in a back lane off Kagurazaka, often used as a film location. The bath water is heated over a wood fire and runs hot, there's a Mt Fuji painting on the bathroom wall, and the attendant still sits at a raised bandai counter between the two changing rooms.
Insider tip
Wash at the taps before you get in, and keep your small towel out of the water. The water is hot, so ease in slowly. Shampoo and body soap are free. Open 2:45pm to midnight, closed Saturdays. It's 3 minutes from Iidabashi station.
What the guides say about Atamiyu
Konparuyu is a small bandai sento in Ginza 8-chome with a Taisho-era shrine shelf and Kutani tile pictures. Kanda Inariyu gets a new wall painting by Mizuki Tanaka every year. Atamiyu in Kagurazaka heats its water over a wood fire, and Azabu Kurobisui Onsen Takenoyu near Azabu-Juban fills even its cold bath with black spring water.
What's on near Atamiyu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Atamiyu, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Kagurazaka Bakeneko Festival
神楽坂化け猫まつり
Station Kagurazaka (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Tokyo's cat-costume Halloween parade, inspired by the ghost-cat folklore of old Kagurazaka. Anyone in cat make-up or costume can register on the day and join parades down the sloping geisha-district main street; watching from the roadside is free.
Kabacchi, CC BY 2.0 Kagurazaka Matsuri
神楽坂まつり
Station Kagurazaka (Tozai Line), 3 min walk
Four-evening festival on the old geisha quarter's sloping main street: a hozuki (ground cherry) market around Bishamonten temple on the first two nights, then Awa Odori troupes dancing up the hill on the final two. Much smaller and easier to see than Koenji's version.
Kabacchi, CC BY 2.0 Yozakura-mode (night cherry blossoms) at Yasukuni Shrine
靖國神社 期間限定「夜桜詣」
Time 18:00 to 20:00
For a few evenings at cherry blossom time Yasukuni opens its Shinmon gate from 18:00 to 20:00 so visitors can look through at the inner precinct's cherry trees at night, with food trucks in the outer garden.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Hono Ozumo (sumo offering) at Yasukuni Shrine
靖國神社 奉納大相撲
Time Gates about 8:30, dohyo rite 9:00, top-division ring entry about 14:00, ends about 15:00
The Japan Sumo Association holds a day of bouts at Yasukuni's outdoor sumo ring every April, with the yokozuna ring entry, comic shokkiri and sumo jinku songs.
Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0 Mitama Matsuri
みたままつり
Time Lanterns lit 18:00 to 21:30 Station Kudanshita (Tozai, Hanzomon, Toei Shinjuku Lines), 5 min walk
Obon festival of remembrance held on the same four days each July, with some 30,000 paper lanterns stacked in glowing walls along the shrine's long approach. Evenings bring mikoshi, Nebuta floats, and traditional dance; the lanterns are lit from dusk to 9:30pm.
Laika ac from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 Smaller local events nearby
Chantal Akerman Film Festival 2026 Performance
On now, until 24 Oct · Institut français Tokyo, Espace Image, Kagurazaka
Chantal Akerman screenings on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Espace Image cinema of the Institut français Tokyo.
¥1,200 (¥1,500 for screenings with a talk) · Map · Source: 東京日仏学院 (Institut français du Japon) · シャンタル・アケルマン映画祭2026 『母が笑う』刊行記念
Youssef Chahine Centenary Retrospective Performance
26 Oct to 3 Nov · Institut français Tokyo, Espace Image, Kagurazaka
A screening series for the 100th anniversary of the director Youssef Chahine, co-presented with the Tokyo International Film Festival.
¥1,500 per screening · Map · Source: 東京日仏学院 (Institut français du Japon) · 第39回東京国際映画祭 共催企画 生誕100年ユーセフ・シャヒーン監督特集
Nearby
Around Kagurazaka
Cobbled lanes with a French accent
Kagurazaka is in Shinjuku ward, on the slope that starts right outside Iidabashi Station. Kagurazaka grew up as a geisha district, and the stone-paved alleys like Hyogo Yokocho still carry that atmosphere. These days it's also Tokyo's little Paris, with French bakeries and bistros threaded between the kanzashi shops. Come in the early evening when the lanterns come on.
Kagurazaka has 5 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 1 cafe, 1 bar, 1 neighbourhood, 1 shrine or temple and 1 bathhouse. Read the Kagurazaka guide.
Good to know
- What is the address of Atamiyu?
- 3-6 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 新宿区神楽坂３−６).
- What are the opening hours of Atamiyu?
- Mon to Fri, Sun 14:45 to midnight; Closed Sat.
- How do I get to Atamiyu?
- The nearest station is Iidabashi (JR Chuo-Sobu). Atamiyu is in Kagurazaka, Tokyo.
- How much does Atamiyu cost?
- Atamiyu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Atamiyu?
- Plan for 45 minutes.
- When is the best time to visit Atamiyu?
- Evening, before dinner in Kagurazaka.
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