I’m going to keep this review even briefer than the last.

If you’re going to walk up Mt Takao, there are two things you might want to look into. The first is the shrine and accompanying monks that have an acsetic waterfall practice.  I need to research this some more.  The second is to go to the nearest sento/onsen  (hmmmm…..) at Takao Station, bearing the rather unusual name of “Floppy”.   Whilst Floppy is  a very functional bathing experience, I must say I look forward to the 2015 completion of  a new onsen near Mt Takao itself.

I’m in no mood for words. Let’s allow the Scoreboard to do the talking.

THE SCOREBOARD OF SENTO SUCCULENCE
Features: Tower sauna, 1 rotenburo, lying down massage jets, steam room, mizuburo, about 3 other ofuro, relaxation room.
Bath Heat/10 7 (hottest was 40.6 degrees)
Sauna heat/10 6 (90 degrees, gas and with a very loud tv showing, in this case, some very boring tv)
Spatial aesthetic/5 3
Quality of Chit chat/5 0
Variety of bath types/10 6 (there was no good water to speak of)
Quality of rotenburo /10 6
Mizuburo/10 8 (was massive and as about 16 degrees)
Lighting /10 8 (had  a glass dome roof which allowed for the watching of the rain)
Cost to value /5 3 (we hit it for 2 hours for 800 yen)
Accessibility /5 4 (in so far as your near Mt Takao. They also have a shuttle bus that leaves from Takao station every 30 minutes)
Little extras /10 7 (they had the wooden planks outside, the steam room smelt nice, one of the baths had a tiny overflow waterfall which was very pleasant to sit under)
Overall feeling /10 7
OVERALL PROXIMITY TO BOILING POINT/100 65

 

 

Yeah, 65 degrees. That figures.

Photos from the wesbite really suck, so, you know….

Takao no Yu Floppy

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