Mikokuyu
Ryogoku, Tokyo
- Tue to Sat
- 15:30 to 2:00
- Sun
- 15:00 to midnight
- Mon
- Closed
Last entry 30 minutes before closing. When Monday is a public holiday, it closes the next day instead.
Source: 1010.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.
Mikokuyu is a sento with natural black hot spring water, kuro-yu, in three tubs at high, medium and low temperature, plus an open-air bath with a view of the Skytree. It was rebuilt in 2015 and has eight baths in all.
Insider tip
Wash at the taps before you get in, and keep your small towel out of the water. Shampoo and body soap are free. Open 3:30pm to 2am (3pm to midnight on Sundays), closed Mondays. It's a 16-minute walk from Kinshicho station, or take the bus to Ishiwara 3-chome.
What the guides say about Mikokuyu
Mikokuyu has black hot spring water, kuro-yu, in three tubs at different temperatures, with a view of the Skytree. Koganeyu, one stop from Ryogoku at Kinshicho, is the design sento with a picture-scroll mural and a craft beer bar at the counter. In Kiyosumi, Fukagawa Onsen Tokiwayu kept its temple-style building and drilled a new hot spring in 2023.
What's on near Mikokuyu
Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Mikokuyu, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.
Best of the Sumida Hokusai Museum: the Sumida River scroll and masterpieces (10th anniversary)
開館10周年記念 特別展 ベスト オブ すみだ北斎美術館ー隅田川両岸景色図巻と名品ー
Time See the museum's page Station Ryogoku (Oedo Line), 5 min walk; Ryogoku (JR), 9 min walk
The museum's own Hokusai masterpieces for its 10th anniversary, led by his long handscroll of both banks of the Sumida River.
dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 Hokusai Crossover: gathering in Sumida across the ages (10th anniversary)
開館10周年記念 北斎クロスオーバー 時代を超えて“すみだ”に集う
Time Open 2, 3 and 11 Jan; closed 27 Dec to 1 Jan and 12 Jan Station Ryogoku (Oedo Line), 5 min walk; Ryogoku (JR), 9 min walk
Hokusai and his pupils' views of Sumida, with work tied to the writers he knew, such as Ota Nanpo, and to later authors like Masaoka Shiki, for the ward's 80th year.
dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 Nearby
Around Ryogoku
Sumo town on the Sumida, with Hokusai and a tidal garden next door
Ryogoku is sumo's home. The national stadium is beside the station, the stables are in the side streets, and you'll see wrestlers in yukata on the platform. Around the Kokugikan sit the newly reopened Edo-Tokyo Museum, a Hokusai museum in the district where he was born, and a small garden built to follow the river tides. It's one of the easiest half-days in east Tokyo.
Ryogoku has 11 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 4 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 bathhouses, 1 landmark, 1 bar and 1 restaurant. Read the Ryogoku guide.
From the blog
Good to know
- What is the address of Mikokuyu?
- 3-30-8 Ishiwara, Sumida-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 墨田区石原３−３０−８).
- What are the opening hours of Mikokuyu?
- Tue to Sat 15:30 to 2:00; Sun 15:00 to midnight; Closed Mon. Last entry 30 minutes before closing. When Monday is a public holiday, it closes the next day instead.
- How do I get to Mikokuyu?
- The nearest station is Kinshicho (JR Sobu). Mikokuyu is in Ryogoku, Tokyo.
- How much does Mikokuyu cost?
- Mikokuyu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
- How long do you need at Mikokuyu?
- Plan for 1 hour.
- When is the best time to visit Mikokuyu?
- Evening after sumo or the Hokusai Museum.
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