This 90-year-old public bathhouse in Mita has been transformed into a modern sento with the help of Ozeki Product Research Institute, which operates restaurants and sharehouses around the Minato area.
The changing rooms have simple lockers made from Japanese cedar, and there are traditional Japanese folk songs playing in the background to create a calming environment. The main bathing area is just as blissful, decorated with intricate wooden carvings, glossy tiles and lush green plants.
The first floor is equipped with a sauna that can fit up to 20 people. It’s entirely made out of Hinoki cypress, with special hojicha-scented steam to give it a calming aroma. The main bathing area, also on the first floor, has the old bathtubs in their original shapes, but redesigned with light blue tiles. In addition to your standard warm baths, you’ll find two cold baths set at 16 and 9 degrees Celsius for those who enjoy cooling off after a hot sauna. There are also five additional private sauna booths if you prefer a steam-filled room all to yourself.
After you’ve spent a day in Paradise, head up to the second floor, where you can see the venue’s modern take on a sento wall mural. Instead of a typical painting, Paradise has a digital projection showing an animated work by a local artist. Stretch out on the tatami floor while cooling off with an ice cold lemon mojito (¥600). Not to worry if you don’t drink alcohol – you can ask the staff to make it a mocktail instead.
Unfortunately, on most days, Paradise is men-only, but it’s open exclusively to women on the 10th, 20th and 30th of each month.