The history of sento in Japan goes back to more than 400 years. Now that most houses have their own private bath, people don't use sento as they used to. According to the Yomiuri Newspaper of June 2007, sento are disappearing at the rate of one a day (8,422 sentos exist as of June 2007).
Photo @ Nishiki-yu (Nishiki Bathhouse) in Shijo
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