12 famous sento in Tokyo
- Since August 1, 2026, adult admission to sento bathhouses in Tokyo is ¥600.
- Saunas require an additional fee, ranging from ¥300 to ¥500.
- Miya-zukuri bathhouses include Takinogawa Inariyu, Kosugiyu and Myojinyu, while You City Kamata in Kamata offers kuroyu black water.
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Since August 1, 2026, a sento (public bathhouse) in Tokyo costs ¥600 for adults, but what you get for ¥600 differs a lot from place to place. This page picks 12 bathhouses from the 23 wards, excluding Taito Ward: miya-zukuri bathhouses with a shrine-style roof, natural hot springs with “kuroyu” (black-water) bath water, which are common in Ota and Shinagawa wards, and bathhouses with a sauna. Taito Ward is covered in a separate comparison of 8 bathhouses (Japanese).
In short
- To see the building: Takinogawa Inariyu, Kosugiyu, Myojinyu.
- For a kuroyu natural hot spring: You City Kamata, Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu, Togoshi Ginza Onsen, Mikokuyu, COCOFURO Masunoyu.
- For a sauna: Hasunuma Onsen (¥300), You City Kamata (¥370), Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu (¥500).
- For a morning bath: COCOFURO Masunoyu (open from 6:00 every day), Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu (open until 10:00 the next morning).
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and hours are subject to change.
Note: In Japan, public baths are separated by gender and you bathe without a swimsuit. This page does not say whether these bathhouses accept visitors with tattoos; ask the bathhouse before you go.
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1. How to choose a Tokyo sento (miya-zukuri, kuroyu, sauna, morning bath)
- To see the building: Takinogawa Inariyu, Kosugiyu, Myojinyu.
- To bathe in a kuroyu natural hot spring: You City Kamata, Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu, Togoshi Ginza Onsen, Mikokuyu, COCOFURO Masunoyu.
- To use a sauna: Hasunuma Onsen (¥300), You City Kamata (¥370), Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu (¥500).
- For a morning bath: COCOFURO Masunoyu (open from 6:00 every day), Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu (open until 10:00 the next morning).
2. 12 Tokyo bathhouses compared (water, sauna fee, nearest station)
The bath fee is ¥600 for adults at every bathhouse; the difference is the extra fee for the sauna. Tap a name to jump to its section. No booking is needed.
| Bathhouse | Ward | Feature | Sauna | Nearest station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takinogawa Inariyu | Kita | Miya-zukuri building | None | Nishi-Sugamo, 6 min |
| Kosugiyu | Suginami | Miya-zukuri building, milk bath | None | Koenji, 5 min |
| Myojinyu | Ota | Miya-zukuri building | None | Yukigaya-Otsuka, 14 min |
| You City Kamata | Ota | Kuroyu | ¥370 | Kamata, 5 min |
| Masunoyu | Ota | Free-flowing kuroyu | Yes | Kugahara, 1 min |
| Hasunuma Onsen | Ota | Hot spring in every bath | ¥300 | Hasunuma, 2 min |
| Shimizuyu | Shinagawa | Kuroyu and golden water | ¥500 | Musashi-Koyama, 5 min |
| Togoshi Ginza Onsen | Shinagawa | Kuroyu | Yes | Togoshi, 3 min |
| Daikokuyu | Sumida | Natural hot spring | ¥300–¥400 | Oshiage, 6 min |
| Mikokuyu | Sumida | Kuroyu | None | Kinshicho, 16 min |
| Hisamatsuyu | Nerima | Open-air natural hot spring | Yes | Sakuradai, 5 min |
| Bunka Yokusen | Meguro | Soft-water bath | Yes | Ikejiri-Ohashi, 5 min |
For bathhouses marked “Yes” for the sauna, check the extra fee at the reception desk.
3. What to know when choosing a sento in Tokyo
Bath fees in Tokyo are capped. Since August 1, 2026 they are ¥600 for adults, ¥200 for ages 6 to under 12 and ¥100 for under 6. The children’s fees have not changed (Tokyo Sento Association, notice of the revised fee cap (Japanese)). Daikokuyu and You City Kamata charge ¥500 for junior high school students.
The adult common bath ticket (10 tickets), valid until June 30, 2027, stays at ¥5,400 and can be used after the revision without paying the difference (Tokyo Sento Association, notice about the common ticket (Japanese)).
Many bathhouses open in the 15:00 hour. For a midday bath, choose You City Kamata and Hisamatsuyu (open from 11:00) or Shimizuyu (open from 12:00). Closing days vary by bathhouse, and Myojinyu is closed on the 5th, 15th and 25th.
The Tokyo Sento Map’s list of hot springs is dominated by bathhouses in Ota and Shinagawa wards. Ten of the 12 bathhouses are within a 6-minute walk of a station, and Daikokuyu, Mikokuyu, Shimizuyu and others are marked as having free parking.
4. Takinogawa Inariyu, Kita Ward
This miya-zukuri bathhouse appeared in the film Thermae Romae. It has three baths (hot, regular and lukewarm), and a medicinal bath on weekends and holidays. Next door is a lounge, the Inariyu Nagaya (Tokyo Sento Map: Takinogawa Inariyu (Japanese)). It is a 6-minute walk from Nishi-Sugamo Station on the Toei Mita Line and from Itabashi Station on the Saikyo Line.
| Name | Takinogawa Inariyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 6-27-14 Takinogawa, Kita City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 15:00–0:30 next day (Closed Wed, consecutive holidays once a month) |
| Phone | 03-3916-0523 |
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5. Kosugiyu, Suginami Ward
Founded in 1933, it has a building with a karahafu (curved gable) roof. It has the famous milk bath, a bath that changes daily, and four baths of different temperatures (Tokyo Sento Map: Kosugiyu (Japanese)). On weekends and holidays it opens at 8:00, and it is a 5-minute walk from JR Koenji Station.
| Name | Kosugiyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-32-17 Koenji-kita, Suginami City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 14:00–1:30 next day, weekends and holidays 8:00–1:30 next day (Closed Thu) |
| Phone | 03-3337-6198 |
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6. Myojinyu, Ota Ward
This bathhouse has a miya-zukuri exterior, a painted mural of Mt. Fuji and an old massage chair, and has been used for filming commercials and dramas. It has a medicinal bath that changes daily (Tokyo Sento Map: Myojinyu (Japanese)). It is a 14-minute walk from Yukigaya-Otsuka Station, or 1 minute from the “Yukigaya Chugakko-mae” bus stop.
| Name | Myojinyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 5-14-7 Minami-Yukigaya, Ota City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 16:00–22:00 (Closed on the 5th, 15th, and 25th, following day if a Sunday or holiday) |
| Phone | 03-3729-2526 |
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7. You City Kamata, Ota Ward
This is a kuroyu hot spring 5 minutes on foot from Kamata Station, with an open-air bath and a sauna. The sauna costs ¥370 on top of the bath fee, or ¥900 together with the bath (towel included). There is also a dining space with a stage karaoke, the “YCK Hall”.
| Name | You City Kamata |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-26-16 Kamata, Ota City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–24:00 (Closed Tue) |
| Phone | 03-5711-1126 |
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8. COCOFURO Masunoyu, Ota Ward
It is open from 6:00 every day and is a 1-minute walk from Kugahara Station. This designer-style bathhouse, renovated in 2019, has a free-flowing kuroyu bath, a high-concentration carbonated bath and a sauna. Draft beer is available in the rest area (Tokyo Sento Map: COCOFURO Masunoyu (Japanese)).
| Name | COCOFURO Masunoyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-23 Minami-Kugahara, Ota City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 6:00–24:00 (Closed on the 2nd Thursday of March, June, September, and December) |
| Phone | 03-6410-4797 |
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9. Hasunuma Onsen, Ota Ward
Renovated in 2017 with a Taisho-romance theme, it has hot spring water in every bath. The natural hot spring and the cold plunge bath are free-flowing from the source (Tokyo Sento Map: Hasunuma Onsen (Japanese)). The sauna costs ¥300 and comes with a bath towel and a face towel (Hasunuma Onsen price list (Japanese)).
| Name | Hasunuma Onsen |
|---|---|
| Address | 6-16-11 Nishi-Kamata, Ota City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 15:00–24:00 (Closed Tue) |
| Phone | 03-3734-0081 |
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10. Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu, Shinagawa Ward
You can bathe in two kinds of hot spring water, kuroyu and “golden water”. The sauna costs ¥500 (¥1,100 together with the bath), and the women-only bedrock bath (ganbanyoku) is ¥1,600 including the hot spring. It opens at 8:00 every Sunday.
| Name | Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-9-1 Koyama, Shinagawa City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 12:00–24:00, Sun 8:00–24:00 (Closed Mon, open on holidays) |
| Phone | 03-3781-0575 |
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11. Togoshi Ginza Onsen, Shinagawa Ward
This is a kuroyu natural hot spring with two bathrooms of different character that swap between men and women every week. It has an open-air bath, a sauna and a soft-water bath (Tokyo Sento Map: Togoshi Ginza Onsen (Japanese)). It is a 3-minute walk from Togoshi Station on the Toei Asakusa Line.
| Name | Togoshi Ginza Onsen |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-6 Togoshi, Shinagawa City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 15:00–1:00 next day, also open 8:00–12:00 on Sun and holidays (Closed Fri) |
| Phone | 03-3782-7400 |
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12. Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu, Sumida Ward
On weekdays it opens at 15:00 and stays open until 10:00 the next morning, so you can also use it for a morning bath. The sauna on the large open-air side costs ¥370 on weekdays and ¥400 on weekends and holidays, and the carbonated-bath side ¥300 on weekdays and ¥330 on weekends and holidays. It has a bath with a view of Tokyo Skytree and is a 6-minute walk from Oshiage Station (Tokyo Sento Map: Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu (Japanese)).
| Name | Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-12-14 Yokogawa, Sumida City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Weekdays 15:00–10:00 next day, Sat 14:00–10:00 next day, Sun and holidays 13:00–10:00 next day (Closed Tue, following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 03-3622-6698 |
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13. Mikokuyu, Sumida Ward
This is a natural kuroyu hot spring with a view of Tokyo Skytree, with 8 baths including hot, medium and low-temperature hot spring baths and a medicinal bath that changes daily. In the 2015 renovation it added a welfare-type family bath that people who need support or nursing care can use (Tokyo Sento Map: Mikokuyu (Japanese)). From Kinshicho Station, take a bus to “Ishihara 3-chome” (a 2-minute walk from the bus stop).
| Name | Mikokuyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-30-8 Ishihara, Sumida City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 15:30–2:00 next day, Sun 15:00–24:00 (Closed Mon, following day if a holiday) |
| Phone | 03-3623-1695 |
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14. Tennen Onsen Hisamatsuyu, Nerima Ward
Renovated in 2014, this bathhouse looks like an art museum. It has a large open-air natural hot spring, an artificial carbonated bath and a sauna, and the bathroom has a projection-mapping light show (Tokyo Sento Map: Hisamatsuyu (Japanese)).
| Name | Tennen Onsen Hisamatsuyu |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-32-15 Sakuradai, Nerima City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | 11:00–23:00 (Closed Tue) |
| Phone | 03-3991-5092 |
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15. Bunka Yokusen, Meguro Ward
It was renovated in 2011 and has an Asian-resort interior. Its painted Mt. Fuji mural is a rare circular one, and it has a nano-bubble bath, a soft-water bath and a medicinal bath every Sunday (Tokyo Sento Map: Bunka Yokusen (Japanese)). It is a 5-minute walk from Ikejiri-Ohashi Station.
| Name | Bunka Yokusen |
|---|---|
| Address | 3-6-8 Higashiyama, Meguro City, Tokyo |
| Hours / Closed | Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 14:00–1:00 next day, Sat and Sun 10:00–24:00 (Closed Wed) |
| Phone | 03-3792-4126 |
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