Tsuda-honmachi, Tokushima City, Tokushima

Showa-yu

A renovated neighbourhood sento with a medicinal bath and a separately priced sauna. Its traditional bathhouse character is the draw; there is no current source evidence for a natural spring.

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Opening hours
Weekdays 15:00–22:00; weekends and public holidays 14:00–22:00. Closed on the 2nd, 3rd, 12th, 13th, 22nd and 23rd of each month. Basic admission ¥450; sauna costs an extra ¥100 from May 1, 2026.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not applicable.
Bathing temperature
Not published.
Spring source
A natural spring has not been confirmed in current material.
Spring classification
Neighbourhood public bathhouse, renovated in 2018; no natural-spring analysis has been confirmed.
pH
Not applicable.
Flow rate
Not applicable.
Water handling
Ordinary sento water supply. The rotating medicinal bath is a feature bath, not evidence of a natural spring.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.0/10
Bath variety
8.0/10
Upkeep
9.0/10
Atmosphere
7.5/10
Quiet
6.5/10
Access
6.0/10
Value
9.0/10

How to read a bath profile

Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.

Sources

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