Miyano-Yu: A Former Tokyo Bathhouse Serving Matcha, Espresso, and Warm Memories

The stout, towering chimney draws the eye. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

Find your way to the seat indicated by the number on the key, and your order will soon follow. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

Emerging into the bathing area, visitors are welcomed by vivid greenery. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

Light pours in through the wall of windows. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

Old-fashioned basins and chairs are arranged along the walls. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

In the zashiki corner, visitors can stretch out and relax on a raised floor. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

This vivid mural has an avian theme. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

The former changing area. Who knows how many customers enjoyed a cool post-bath bottle of milk here over the decades? (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

The café serves matcha lattes and a matcha affogato sundae topped with a café-baked cookie. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)

These faucets have seen the town thrive through the building’s days as a sentō and now a café. (© Kawaguchi Yōko)