天然温泉 ひなたの湯
(てんねんおんせん ひなたのゆ)
Dry heat sauna room
Uses natural hot spring water
Restaurant or dining open to visitors (not just hotel meal plans)
310. Hinata no Yu, Osaka Onsen in an office building, 22 minutes from Osaka station for 880-1000. The interior also feels like a small office was converted into an onsen with baths on a balcony, but that's more of a unique feature than a drawback. Operating hours listed as 06:00-01:00. They stamp the 41 Kansai Super Sento stamp rally 24/25. Has a restaurant, massage, foot bath, and massage chairs. Bath photos from the internet, roughly matches — judging by the orientation of objects, the photos are from the women's section, but very similar to the men's. 1. Outdoor area. Built on a large balcony of an office building, the city view is rather limited — definitely not the strong point, despite what they write on the official website. 1.1. Main bath with clear water, temperature around 41-42. 1.2. Polygonal bath with bubbles, clear water, temperature around 40-41. 1.3. Herbal bath (apparently an event bath). Had slightly greenish water with a scent, temperature around 39-40. 1.4. Two barrel baths, clear water. 2. Indoor area. Breathing is fine, no chlorine smell. 2.1. Bath with clear water, temperature around 42-43. 2.2. Sauna. 2.3. Cold bath. The bath and onsen section isn't super interesting level-wise, but the subtle atmosphere of the entire onsen being in an office building felt unusual and stuck with me. The staff was friendly and attentive — the girl at reception made sure I had two 100-yen coins for the shoe locker and the changing room locker.