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Yakushiyu

4.2★ · 447 Google ratings · Sumida City, Tokyo · 薬師湯

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✓ Day visitors✓ Tattoos allowed✓ Sauna
Before you go

Can you bathe here?

Day visitors
✓ YesFrom the facility's listing
Hours
15:30–02:00From the facility's listing
Closed
WednesdayWeekly closing days from the listing
Tattoos
✓ AllowedReported by two visitors
Price
¥600 adultStated on the facility's website
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The bath

What you’ll find

Yakushiyu is a neighborhood sento near Tokyo Skytree known for its long cave-like cold plunge, automatic rotating sauna löyly, and daily themed medicinal baths; tattoos are reportedly welcomed.

Bath setup
Sauna
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Cold bath
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Rest area
✓ YesConfirmed by recent visitor reports
Spring water
Bath temperature
42°CReported by two visitors
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Guide

Good to know

Bath temperature
Reviewers estimated the main hot bath temperature at around 41-43°C in 2025-2026.
Reported by two visitors
Hair dryer
Hair dryers were available but required a small coin payment (about 10 yen per 3 minutes) as of 2026.
Reported by two visitors
Sauna
Reviewers from 2025-2026 describe a communal sauna with automatic löyly every 20 minutes, available for an extra fee.
Confirmed by recent visitor reports
Practical

What you need

Payment
✓ Cards & QR acceptedReported by two visitors
Hair dryer
✓ YesReported by two visitors
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Timing

When to go

Quietest Tuesday around 15:00. Busiest Sunday around 19:00.

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Quiet Busy

Based on Google visit patterns, not a forecast.

Weekly hours
DayHours
Monday15:30–02:00
Tuesday15:30–02:00
WednesdayClosed
Thursday15:30–02:00
Friday15:30–02:00
Saturday15:30–02:00
Sunday15:30–02:00

Closed Wednesday.

Getting there

How to get there

Nearest station
TOKYO SKYTREEAbout 2 min on foot, 0.2 km in a straight line
Address
3 Chome-46-10 Mukojima, Sumida City, Tokyo 131-0033From the facility's listing
Show a driver
薬師湯The name in Japanese, for a taxi or at the counter
Phone
+813-3622-1545Japanese-speaking. For tattoos or private baths a call is the only sure answer
Website
yakushiyu.comOfficial, in Japanese

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Questions

Common questions

Does Yakushiyu allow tattoos?
Reviewers in 2025-2026 reported tattoos are accepted and tattooed customers are common.
Can I visit Yakushiyu without staying overnight?
Listed as a sento (public bathhouse): a bath for day visitors by definition. No visitor review states otherwise.