Sento (Public Bath)

If you try Sento, a traditional public bath, I recommend to go to the famous "Inariyu" near Nishi-Sugamo Station of Mita-Line subway.

You had better use Brompton to go because it is a bit distant from any subway station but no space for car parking. The following route will offer you an opportunity to experinece traditional downtown scenary and lives of common people in Tokyo in addition to Inariyu.
http://latlonglab.yahoo.co.jp/route/watch?id=263b64eb0c0057eb9cd16b7fa3493bf4

It is a traditional building like a temple.
A sign board "わ" means ready to take bath.

You can park Brompton inside the entrance space like this.

It is common for most of Sento to have such a Mt. Fuji picture on the wall.

Japanese people usually drink a bottle of milk or bottle of this yellow liquid after bathing. 120 yen.










Inariyu is now very famouse because of the popular film "THERMAE ROMAE". Hiroshi Abe is a nice actor. Before your visit, you can learn how you behave in a good manner by watching that film.