Spa World — themed baths and a sauna theatre in Shinsekai, Osaka
Right by Dobutsuen-mae and Shin-Imamiya stations in Naniwa Ward, Spa World is a large bathing complex near Tsutenkaku tower. Two floors of baths are themed on countries in Europe and Asia — an ancient Roman bath, a Blue Grotto, a Japanese mountain-stream open-air bath and more — and the men's and women's sides swap every month. Entry costs ¥1,500 without the pool, or ¥2,000 on weekdays (¥2,700 at weekends) with the pool. People with tattoos cannot enter. Everything below is based on the official website.
JAPAN'S BEST-DESIGNED SAUNAS
