It seems that not a few people are in a difficult situation as utility costs such as electricity and gas have skyrocketed. For example, there are cases where people who used to pay about 10,000 yen for electricity were suddenly charged about 20,000 yen, and many people are crying over the merciless surge.
“Seiko no Yu” screams at the excessively expensive gas bill
It seems that such skyrocketing utility costs are causing great damage not only to households, but also to stores that operate stores. The Osaka natural hot spring “Seiko no Yu” (583 Seiji, Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture) is complaining about the excessively high gas bill.
search widely for a way out of a predicament
The official twitter of “Seiko no Yu” tweeted a detailed image of the gas bill for January 2023, which is too expensive. “3,817,060 yen” is written there, and it can be seen that there was a claim of about 3.8 million yen. He has commented, “What can I do?”
“Our bathing fee is 490 yen, which is the same as the public bath fee. My hands trembled when I saw the details of the gas bill. Even if I implemented the “shorter sauna hours,” which is a heartbreaking idea… What should I do? ··· please help me”
Our bathing fee is 490 yen, which is the public bath fee.My hands trembled when I saw the statement of the gas bill.Even if I implement the “shorter sauna hours”, which is a heartbreaking thought, the price is still… I don’t know what to do… Please help me.#Gas Fee #public bath #scream #bath #life and death#Gas price hike pic.twitter.com/xQwI5sJBnw— Natural Hot Spring Seiko no Yu (@setiyu) February 23, 2023
Thank you. The public bath fee in Osaka Prefecture is currently set at 490 yen, so we can’t raise the price — Natural Hot Spring Seiko no Yu (@setiyu) February 23, 2023
The public bath fee is set at 490 yen and cannot be raised.
“Seiko no Yu” seems to have already shortened the sauna hours in order to overcome the predicament, but the gas bill is still high. Another Twitter user advised him to raise the price, but he commented, “The public bath fee in Osaka Prefecture is currently set at 490 yen, so we can’t raise the price.” It is said that they are under a situation where they cannot raise their prices even if they want to.
The upper limit of the bathing fee is specified by the prefectural governor
In fact, when I checked the Osaka Prefectural Government’s “Recommendation materials of the Osaka Prefecture Public Bath Bathing Fee Council,” it states that “the upper limit of bathing fees for general public baths is specified by the prefectural governor.” The price was indicated as 490 yen for adults.
Public baths and game centers scream one after another
Many stores are complaining about soaring utility costs, and the public bath “Wakoyokujo” (1-7-6 Sanno, Nishinari-ku, Osaka) had a gas bill of about 2.2 million yen for January 2023. It says. At the sento “Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu” (3-12-14 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), the gas bill for January 2023 has increased by about 1 million yen.
In addition, the game center “Fantasista” (5-194 Shin-Kurashiki Ekimae, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture) will increase its electricity bill from April 2023, increasing the burden by 1.5 million to 2 million yen annually.
I wish I had some ideas
“Kiyoko no Yu” is in a tight spot because of the cost of gas. The suffering that I can’t even want to raise the price. I wish there was some clever idea to overcome this predicament.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvII3EA7Nfc
*The opening image is from the official Twitter of “Seiko no Yu”
*Images in the article are from the Osaka Prefecture official website
(Author: Kudo@Earth eating tour)