Raku Spa 1010 Kanda

About

Raku Spa 1010 Kanda asks a question that sounds absurd until you experience the answer: what if a public bathhouse was also a coworking space, manga library, and running club? Located in Chiyoda — walking distance from the Imperial Palace — it has become a daily anchor for a startlingly diverse crowd: remote workers who alternate between laptops and hot water, runners who use the locker and shower service before or after laps around the Palace, and manga devotees who spend entire afternoons soaking and reading. The bathing facilities honor sento tradition: clean, hot, communal. Multiple baths at different temperatures, a proper sauna, and cold water for those who want contrast. The water is good, the tiles are clean, the atmosphere is unstuffy. It's a sento, not a spa — the distinction matters. Above the bathing floor, the coworking area provides Wi-Fi, power outlets, and the kind of comfortable seating that encourages staying. The manga library — 5,000 volumes and growing — occupies its own zone where time dissolves. The running station is the stroke of genius. Store your bag, change into running gear, jog the 5km Imperial Palace loop, return to bathe, then settle into the coworking floor or manga room. The entire sequence costs under ¥2,500 and fills a morning perfectly. Regulars have formed informal running groups, study circles, and manga recommendation threads. It's community built on shared routine rather than forced programming.

Treatments & Services

Signature: Run-bathe-work combo: jog the Imperial Palace, bathe, then cowork

Highlights

• ✓Traditional sento reimagined for modern Tokyo
• ✓5,000+ manga library
• ✓Coworking space with Wi-Fi and power
• ✓Running station with locker and shower
• ✓Central location near Imperial Palace running loop