Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kumamoto
16 places in Kumamoto let in visible tattoos: 13 as they are, 3 with conditions. 5 more say no. For the other 131 we have no rule recorded yet, so ask before you go.
- 13Allowed
- 3With conditions
- 5Not allowed
- 131Not recorded yet
"With conditions" usually means covering the tattoo with a sticker, or using a private bath. Rules change, so ask at the desk. The tattoo guide has the stickers that work and the phrases to ask with.
The places
Tattoos allowed13
- Fumoto Ryokan
ふもと旅館
- Day use 08:30–21:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.7, 96°C at the source
- Sanga Ryokan
黒川温泉 旅館 山河
- Day use 08:30–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 6.1, 49°C at the source
- Ryokan Yumotoso
黒川温泉 旅館 湯本荘
- Day use 08:30–21:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Iron-bearing spring, pH 3.3, 49°C at the source
- Ryokan Ichinoi
黒川温泉 旅館 壱の井
- Day use 10:00–14:30
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 8.0, 37°C at the source
- Kurasako Onsen Sakura
蔵迫温泉さくら 貸コテージ&オートキャンプ場
- Day use 12:00–17:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 6.3, 62°C at the source
- Ryokan Wakaba
旅館わかば
- Day use 08:30–10:00, 11:30–21:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 3.7, 70°C at the source
- Wafuryokan Misato
黒川温泉 旅館 美里
- Day use 08:30–21:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, 53°C at the source
- Yamanoyu
旅館 やまの湯
- Day use 08:30–10:00, 13:00–21:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, pH 6.4, 86°C at the source
- motoyu onsen
人吉温泉 元湯
- Day use 07:00–12:00, 14:00–22:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Yurakutei - Big Cave Bath
大洞窟の宿 湯楽亭
LodgingNatural onsen water- Day use 10:00–15:00, 18:30–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- 麻生釣温泉 亀山の湯
麻生釣温泉 亀山の湯
OtherNatural onsen water- Day use around the clock
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Private bath
Lodging
Public Bathhouse
OtherAllowed with conditions3
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Hananoshou Resort Hotel
華の荘リゾートホテル
- Day use 06:00–23:00
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Jun'notoki Yugan
純乃時 湯願
- Day use 12:00–23:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Shugojin Onsen
守護陣温泉
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
5 places that say no
Listed so you don't make the trip for nothing.
Tattoo-friendly onsen by onsen area
The onsen areas in Kumamoto where we know of one, and how many. Each opens the list for that area.