Tore Tore no Yu

689. Tore Tore no Yu, Shirahama, Wakayama ★ Super sento with onsen water for 980. Operating hours are 09:00-23:00. They sell the Wakayama 12 Onsen stamp book. Has a food court, massage, lots of onsen and sauna merch, a shop, massage chairs, a chill zone, arcade games, manga, vending machines (including a cake vending machine). Has a stone bath. Photos of baths from the internet match. 1. Outdoor area. Not much of a view, bushes and a short fence. 1.1. Bath under a roof with a TV. Clear water, temperature around 42. 1.2. Second bath with an adjacent round bath. Clear water, temperature around 41. 1.3. Five stone barrels. Clear water, temperature around 40. 1.4. Lying-down areas. 2. Indoor area. Breathing inside is good. 2.1. Bath with clear water and partial silk/oxygen jets. Temperature around 40.5. 2.2. Carbonated bath with clear water, temperature around 37. 2.3. Jet zone, three sections, clear water, temperature around 39. 2.4. Electric bath, two sections, clear water, temperature around 39. 2.5. Sauna. 2.6. Cold bath. Solid place. You can feel it was made with heart. Really on point if you need to stock up on onsen and sauna themed t-shirts. 11.11.2025

A typical super sento for 980, fully equipped: various baths, jacuzzi, sauna, ganbanyoku, spa, massage and massage chairs, restaurant, and souvenirs. At the entrance to the onsen area I briefly caught a faint whiff of hydrogen sulfide, but it disappeared and wasn't noticeable in the baths. Indoors there are two baths: a carbonated one (+37°) and an oxygen micro-bubble one (+40°), several jet baths, plus a mizuburo for the sauna (+18°). In the rotenburo there are two baths (+41° and +42°), one has a TV hanging. There are about five barrel baths and the same number of onsen lounge beds. Plus benches and regular lounge chairs. A fence blocks the view, but if you stand up and look over it, you can see the ocean. The restaurant feeds you till you drop, though sometimes dishes take quite a while to arrive. I liked it, recommended if you're in Shirahama and feel like a civilized onsen experience (for the hardcore types, there's the unmatched Saki-no-Yu).