It looks like Ashinoyu will be holding a New Year’s-only “morning bath” event.
If you take a close look at the January 3 listing…
It says “8:00 a.m. to noon”!
Normally, “Ashinoyu” is open from 3:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Being able to take a morning bath there really is something you can only do during New Year’s.
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 8-1 Morishitacho, Nishinomiya City.
It’s a 10-minute walk west from the South Ticket Gate of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station, or a 4-minute walk west from the Hankyu Bus “Ryodocho” stop.
Ashinoyu has a handy “easy set” so you can drop by empty-handed, of course,
and amenities like towels are also fully available.
You can also drink “Shirobara Milk” from Daisen Dairy. The fruit milk is absolutely delicious.
About general year-end and New Year holiday opening days for sento bathhouses
From Kiharu Sanjuro-san
It seems the year-end and New Year holiday business schedule for sento bathhouses had been posted. It looked like a certain number of bathhouses may be operating on a similar schedule.
Ashinoyu is slightly different, though.
Finally
You might think, “I have a bath at home, so who cares?” But a sento bath can actually do a lot to help you recover from fatigue. Definitely give it a try with a New Year’s morning bath!
