How much does public bath fee (sento) cost in Japan?

¥1,654 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest public bath fee (sento)?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Miyazaki was cheapest at ¥700 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥3,100.

How much have public bath fee (sento) prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +2.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have public bath fee (sento) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+18.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 118.9.

When were public bath fee (sento) prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 124.3 in August 2026. The latest reading is -4.3% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

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Public bath fee (sento) price in Japan

入浴料

Average retail price

¥1,654per person+4.8% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 物価統制令適用外の公衆浴場の入館料（タオル及び館内着の料金を含む），平日，大人

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥700 Miyazaki
Priciest surveyed city: ¥3,100 Yokohama

Price in your city:

¥2,980per person+80.2% vs national average#46 cheapest of 47 cities

See all 47 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per person
1	Miyazaki	¥700
2	Yamagata	¥710
3	Matsue	¥805
4	Kagoshima	¥890
5	Kanazawa	¥1,025
6	Tokushima	¥1,135
7	Niigata	¥1,155
8	Hiroshima	¥1,180
9	Nagasaki	¥1,310
10	Maebashi	¥1,330
11	Wakayama	¥1,335
12	Saga	¥1,360
13	Kumamoto	¥1,375
14	Kochi	¥1,410
15	Aomori	¥1,425
16	Morioka	¥1,445
17	Gifu	¥1,450
18	Saitama	¥1,500
19	Fukui	¥1,500
20	Otsu	¥1,509
21	Sendai	¥1,510
22	Fukuoka	¥1,530
23	Yamaguchi	¥1,545
24	Akita	¥1,550
25	Okayama	¥1,585
26	Naha	¥1,675
27	Sapporo	¥1,700
28	Mito	¥1,725
29	Nagano	¥1,765
30	Chiba	¥1,800
31	Toyama	¥1,800
32	Utsunomiya	¥1,820
33	Tottori	¥1,840
34	Shizuoka	¥1,890
35	Matsuyama	¥1,940
36	Kofu	¥2,000
37	Osaka	¥2,000
38	Kyoto	¥2,025
39	Fukushima	¥2,050
40	Oita	¥2,055
41	Tsu	¥2,075
42	Nara	¥2,090
43	Takamatsu	¥2,175
44	Nagoya	¥2,190
45	Kobe	¥2,770
46	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥2,980
47	Yokohama	¥3,100

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

Public bath fee (sento) costs ¥1,654 per person in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities, up 4.8% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for public bath fee (sento) reads 118.9 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 2.2% year on year and up 18.3% over five years.

Public bath fee (sento) sits in the miscellaneous group of Japan's CPI basket, with 261 monthly observations from January 2005 to September 2026. The series peaked at 124.3 in August 2026 and bottomed at 93.2 in November 2013; the latest reading is -4.3% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +22.7%.

Latest CPI

118.9

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+2.2%

5y change %

+18.3%

Change since 2005-01

+10.7%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Public bath fee (sento) in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	96.8	+1.1%	12
2016	97.1	+0.3%	12
2017	97.4	+0.3%	12
2018	97.7	+0.3%	12
2019	98.7	+1.0%	12
2020	100.0	+1.3%	12
2021	100.3	+0.3%	12
2022	102.5	+2.2%	12
2023	110.6	+7.9%	12
2024	113.0	+2.2%	12
2025	115.9	+2.6%	12
2026	118.8	+2.5%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥1,654
2026-08	¥1,694
2026-07	¥1,640
2026-06	¥1,620
2026-05	¥1,619
2026-04	¥1,619
2026-03	¥1,634
2026-02	¥1,615
2026-01	¥1,613
2025-12	¥1,610
2025-11	¥1,596
2025-10	¥1,592
2025-09	¥1,578

Frequently asked questions

How much does public bath fee (sento) cost in Japan?: ¥1,654 per person, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 47 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest public bath fee (sento)?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Miyazaki was cheapest at ¥700 and Yokohama the most expensive at ¥3,100.
How much have public bath fee (sento) prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +2.2% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have public bath fee (sento) prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +18.3% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 118.9.
When were public bath fee (sento) prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 124.3 in August 2026. The latest reading is -4.3% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).