Chitose Onsen is located in Osaka. This neutral-pH thermal bath offers an indoor bath, a rotenburo-style outdoor bath and a sauna, in an urban setting typical of the Kansai region.
Insider tip — Chitose Onsen is a neighbourhood sento/onsen in southern Osaka (the Sumiyoshi area). Osaka still has several hundred active sento, although their number has fallen sharply since the 1970s. These popular baths remain the symbol of a culture of conviviality (naniwa no kokoro) particular to the merchant metropolis of Kansai.