SCAI the Bathhouse

Ueno & Yanesen


This 200-year-old bathhouse is now an avant-garde gallery, showcasing Japanese and international artists: the vaulted space just as suited for installations as it was for the rising steam of the baths that were once here. (You'll still see the old wooden shoe lockers at the entrance). Closed between exhibitions.


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