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Solaniwa Onsen in Osaka: admission, evening discount, tattoo rules, access

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Solaniwa Onsen, the hot spring theme park at Osaka Bay Tower: admission by date type, the after-17:00 discount, what the fee covers, tattoo rules and access.

An open-air bath at a Japanese hot spring

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Solaniwa Onsen is a hot spring theme park at Osaka Bay Tower, with nine kinds of bath and a rooftop garden footbath of about 3,300 square metres.

Osaka Bay Tower, home of Solaniwa Onsen
Osaka Bay Tower Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima / CC BY-SA 4.0

Floor by floor

Enter on 2F, then go up to the 5F baths and rooftop garden

  1. 5F Main baths, nine kinds
  2. 4-5F Garden, footbath, private baths
  3. 3F Recliners, 15,000 manga
  4. 2F Entrance, front desk, 7 rock baths
  5. 2F Food street, games, fish therapy

From Solaniwa Onsen's official floor guide. There are 10 private bath rooms; guests change into a yukata before going up to the 5F baths.

Admission

Adult admission runs from ¥2,310 to ¥3,630 by date type
  1. Type A ¥2,310
  2. Type B ¥2,640
  3. Type C ¥3,080
  4. Type D ¥3,300
  5. Type E ¥3,630

Official Solaniwa Onsen prices, one adult. Each date's type is on the official calendar; bathing tax of ¥150 is extra. Ages 4 to primary school ¥1,320, 70 and over ¥1,800, under 4 free.

Each date’s type is on the official Solaniwa Onsen calendar.

Entry after 17:00

Entering after 17:00 saves ¥330 to ¥660

Type A date

After 17:00

¥1,980

−¥330 vs daytime

Type B date

After 17:00

¥1,980

−¥660 vs daytime

Type C date

After 17:00

¥2,420

−¥660 vs daytime

Official Solaniwa Onsen prices, one adult. Type D and E dates have no evening rate, and it cannot be combined with other discounts.

What the fee covers

Yukata and towels are included; rock baths and private baths cost extra

Included Extra

Incl.
One yukata
Bath and face towels
Shampoo, toothbrush, etc.
Changing-room locker
Bathing tax ¥150
Rock bath ¥1,100-1,320
Private bath from ¥8,800
Second yukata ¥220

From Solaniwa Onsen's official information. Private bath prices are for 90 minutes and exclude admission.

Getting there

Connected to Bentencho Station, about 10 minutes from Osaka Station
Connected to Bentencho Station, about 10 minutes from Osaka Station

JR Loop Line

From Solaniwa Onsen's official information. Positions are simplified from Wikipedia coordinates.

From JR, the connecting passage is right outside the central north gate. From the subway, the west gate leads to exit 2A. The entrance is on 2F.

The central north gate of JR Bentencho Station
JR Bentencho central north gate Photo: NatsuTV / CC0
Osaka seen from Osaka Bay Tower
The city from Bay Tower Photo: Fumihiko Ueno / CC BY 3.0

Conditions

Item Details
Hours 11:00 to 23:00, last entry 22:00, main baths until 22:30
Time needed About 2 to 4 hours
Closed A few days a year
Tattoos Generally not admitted; allowed if fully covered with cover stickers
Children Primary pupils and younger cannot enter alone. Under-16 groups until 19:00, under-18 groups until 22:00
Swimwear Not allowed in the baths
Payment Settled on exit with the IC key from the entrance; lost key ¥3,300
Luggage Paid coin lockers outside the entrance

Where to stay

Namba and Dotonbori

Rapi:t straight to the airport, food everywhere

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Near USJ

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