Sento is a Japanese communal bath house. The customers pay entrance fee at the front desk. Currently the entrance charge is 460 yen ($3.80 €3.59).
The following shows the changes in the entrance fee for sento in Tokyo, 1948-2014.
| Year | Price, Yen |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1948 | 10 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1953 | 15 |
| 1954 | 15 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1956 | 15 |
| 1957 | 15 |
| 1958 | 16 |
| 1959 | 16 |
| 1960 | 17 |
| 1961 | 17 |
| 1962 | 19 |
| 1963 | 23 |
| 1964 | 23 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1967 | 32 |
| 1968 | 32 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1970 | 38 |
| 1971 | 40 |
| 1972 | 48 |
| 1973 | 55 |
| 1974 | 75 |
| 1975 | 100 |
| 1976 | 120 |
| 1977 | 140 |
| 1978 | 155 |
| 1979 | 180 |
| 1980 | 195 |
| 1981 | 220 |
| 1982 | 230 |
| 1983 | 240 |
| 1984 | 250 |
| 1985 | 260 |
| 1986 | 260 |
| 1987 | 270 |
| 1988 | 280 |
| 1989 | 295 |
| 1990 | 310 |
| 1991 | 320 |
| 1992 | 330 |
| 1993 | 340 |
| 1994 | 350 |
| 1995 | 360 |
| 1996 | 370 |
| 1997 | 385 |
| 1998 | 385 |
| 1999 | 385 |
| 2000 | 400 |
| 2001 | 400 |
| 2002 | 400 |
| 2003 | 400 |
| 2004 | 400 |
| 2005 | 400 |
| 2006 | 430 |
| 2007 | 430 |
| 2008 | 450 |
| 2009 | 450 |
| 2010 | 450 |
| 2011 | 450 |
| 2012 | 450 |
| 2013 | 450 |
| 2014 | 460 |
Source is Tokyo Sento Association.
www.1010.or.jp/sento/fee_data.php
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