Nishichofu, Chofu, Tokyo
Chofu Tsurunoyu
A recently reopened neighborhood sento with early hours, a well-water cold bath and a barrel sauna. The morning opening is interrupted by a two-hour cleaning break, and the barrel sauna's side changes on Wednesdays.
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- Access
- About a 7-minute walk from Nishichofu Station on the Keio Line; Ajinomoto Stadium is about 20 minutes away on foot.
- Tattoo policy
- The facility FAQ explicitly allows guests with tattoos.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Not applicable; no natural spring is confirmed.
- Bathing temperature
- The hot bath is about 42°C and the well-water cold bath about 18°C; other fixed pool temperatures are not fully published.
- Spring classification
- Ordinary public bath; no natural hot spring is confirmed.
- Water handling
- The cold bath uses flowing well water at about 18°C. Well water is not evidence of a natural hot spring. The facility also has hot, jet and electric baths and gender-specific sauna arrangements.
The barrel sauna is normally on the men's side; check the Wednesday gender-swap arrangement before making a special trip for it.
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.
