Sento

Saitoyu

Yanaka, Tokyo

Address
6-59-2 Higashi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 〒116-0014 荒川区東日暮里６−５９−２
Hours
Mon to Thu, Sat, Sun
14:00 to 23:00
Fri
Closed

Source: 1010.or.jp, checked 5 Oct 2026.

Lit entrance of Saitoyu sento with its noren and wooden sign at night near Nippori station
Photo: RuinDig/Yuki Uchida / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Saitoyu is a renovated sento 3 minutes from Nippori station, the gateway to Yanaka. Everything runs on soft water, from a carbonated bath and an open-air rock bath to a very cold plunge, and there's draft beer in the big lobby afterwards.

Nearest station Nippori (JR Yamanote)
Cost ¥
Time needed 1 hour
Best time Late afternoon after Yanaka

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 2pm to 11pm, closed Fridays. Finish a Yanaka walk here before heading back from Nippori.

What the guides say about Saitoyu

Tsubameyu near Okachimachi opens at 6am, and its 1950 building and Mt Fuji lava rock mountain are a registered national Tangible Cultural Property. Kotobukiyu near Inaricho has a temple-style roof, a huge wall painting and an outdoor rock bath. Haginoyu by Uguisudani is one of the biggest sento in the city and also opens from 6am to 9am. For Yanaka, Saitoyu is 3 minutes from Nippori station.

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What's on near Saitoyu

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Saitoyu, from the weekly Tokyo events calendar.

Exhibition On now ¥

ASAKURA ZOO 2026, special exhibition at the Asakura Museum of Sculpture

特別展 ASAKURA ZOO 2026

18 Jul to 27 Dec Asakura Museum of Sculpture, Taito, Yanaka

Time 9:30 to 16:30, last entry 16:00, closed Mondays and Thursdays; temporary closure 5 to 12 Nov Station Nippori (JR), 5 min walk

A special exhibition of the animal sculptures of Asakura Fumio, with animal and insect motifs from his collection of art objects.

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Exhibition On now ¥

Nakamura Fusetsu and the Shodo Museum, 90th anniversary exhibition

書道博物館開館90周年記念 中村不折と書道博物館 －不折のおたから大公開！－

18 Jul to 13 Dec Taito City Calligraphy Museum (Shodo Hakubutsukan), Yanaka

Time 9:30 to 16:30, last entry 16:00, closed Mondays Station Uguisudani (JR), 5 min walk

A special exhibition on the painter and calligrapher Nakamura Fusetsu and the collection of the museum he founded, in two parts with a changeover in early October.

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Smaller local events nearby

  • Nippori Dokan Festival Festival

    Sat 31 Oct · Nippori Station Plaza

    A festival with local stalls and a stage programme linked to Ota Dokan, held in the plaza at Nippori Station.

    10:00 to 15:00 · Map · Source: Arakawa City · 日暮里道灌まつり

  • Arakawa Exchange Cities Fair Festival

    Sun 1 Nov · Nippori Station Plaza

    A fair with exchange-city stands and a stage of local groups in the plaza at Nippori Station.

    10:00 to 15:00 · Map · Source: Arakawa City · 荒川区交流都市フェア

  • Arakawa Culture Festival: Japanese traditional music Performance

    Tue 3 Nov · Nippori Sunny Hall

    A joint recital of koto, shamisen, shakuhachi and other hogaku schools of the Arakawa federation, at Nippori Sunny Hall.

    Free · 12:00 to 17:30 · Map · Source: Arakawa City · 令和8年度荒川区文化祭 邦楽大会

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Nearby

Yanaka Coffee Cafe · 7 min walk Yanaka Coffee is a small roastery in old Tokyo that roasts its beans to order. Yanaka Ginza Food · 8 min walk Yanaka Ginza is a narrow old shopping street that survived the war and the developers. Yanaka Cemetery Park · 8 min walk Yanaka Cemetery is more park than cemetery, with wide tree-lined avenues, cats everywhere and the hush of old Tokyo. Himitsudo Food · 8 min walk Himitsudo is Tokyo's most famous kakigori shop, just off the Yuyake Dandan steps by Yanaka Ginza. Yanaka Neighbourhood · 8 min walk Yanaka is the Tokyo that survived: low wooden houses, temple after temple, cats on walls and craftsmen still at work. Haginoyu Sento · 9 min walk Haginoyu by Uguisudani station is one of Tokyo's biggest sento, rebuilt in 2017 with the men's bath on the third floor and the women's on the fourth.

Around Yanaka

The Tokyo that survived, cemetery walks and all

Yanaka largely escaped both the 1923 earthquake fires and the wartime bombing, so it kept the low wooden streetscape the rest of Tokyo lost. A cemetery as a highlight? It sounds odd until you've walked this one. Cherry-lined paths, cats sunning on the gravestones, and almost no noise. Pair it with the Yanaka Ginza shopping street and you've got the best slow afternoon in the city.

Yanaka has 8 places on the Roam Tokyo map: 2 restaurants, 2 cafes, 1 shrine or temple, 1 park or garden, 1 neighbourhood and 1 bathhouse. Read the Yanaka guide.

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Good to know

What is the address of Saitoyu?
6-59-2 Higashi-Nippori, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo (in Japanese: 荒川区東日暮里６−５９−２).
What are the opening hours of Saitoyu?
Mon to Thu, Sat, Sun 14:00 to 23:00; Closed Fri.
How do I get to Saitoyu?
The nearest station is Nippori (JR Yamanote). Saitoyu is in Yanaka, Tokyo.
How much does Saitoyu cost?
Saitoyu is cheap, marked ¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Saitoyu?
Plan for 1 hour.
When is the best time to visit Saitoyu?
Late afternoon after Yanaka.

Stay near Saitoyu

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