Written by Patrick Balfe
With easy access from Shinjuku, Koenji’s Kosugi-yu lives up to the hype travelers and locals have given it for generations. This near-century-old wooden sento provides everything needed for proper rejuvenation for only ¥550.
The Koenji branch boasts four baths: a medicated bath, a massage jet bath (with three jets), a milky water bath, and a small cold bath. All you need to worry about is bringing a small towel (or renting one on-site).
小杉湯
3 Chome-32-17 Koenjikita, Suginami City, Tokyo 166-0002, Japan
2 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Mon-Wed, Fri | 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sat-Sun
Adults: ¥550
Children: ¥100
Middle School students: ¥200
Children: ¥100
Middle School students: ¥200
- 342 m from Kōenji Station Chūō Line (Rapid) (JC7)Chūō-Sōbu Line (JB34)
