Tattoo-friendly onsen in Oita
140 places in Oita let in visible tattoos: 132 as they are, 8 with conditions. 10 more say no. For the other 190 we have no rule recorded yet, so ask before you go.
- 132Allowed
- 8With conditions
- 10Not allowed
- 190Not 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 allowed
- Yuyama no Sato Onsen
湯山の里温泉
- Day use 09:00–17:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Beppu Ohirayama Onsen OKATANOYU
別府大平山温泉 おかたの湯
- Day use 11:00–22:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 71°C at the source
- Okumyoban Sanso
奥みょうばん山荘
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Ryokan Nagomi No Yado Mutsuki
和の宿 夢月
- Day use 10:00–16:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.5, 72°C at the source
- Ryoso Makibanoie
由布の里 旅荘 牧場の家
- Day use 11:00–17:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.0, 57°C at the source
- Superb view of the inn Sakuratei
絶景の宿 さくら亭
- Day use 10:00–16:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 4.7, 52°C at the source
- Yama no Hotel Musouen
山のホテル夢想園
- Day use 10:00–14:30
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.6, 72°C at the source
- Ebisuya Onsen
湯屋えびす
- Day use 10:00–22:00
- ¥1,300 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.1, 95°C at the source
- Hyotan Onsen
ひょうたん温泉
- Day use 09:00–00:00
- ¥1,160 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.1, 98°C at the source
- Koshitsu Onsen Ofuyu
個室温泉 おふゆ
- Day use 10:30–22:30
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.2, 54°C at the source
- Myoban Onsen Yunosato Open-air
みょうばん湯の里 大露天岩風呂
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.3, 64°C at the source
- Oniishi No Yu
鬼石の湯
- Day use 10:00–21:30
- ¥620 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.4, 93°C at the source
- Ryokan Yamashiroya
旅館 山城屋
- Day use 10:00–16:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, 73°C at the source
- Ryokan Yunooka
おやど 湯の丘
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.5, 72°C at the source
- Sakura-yu
桜湯
- Day use 10:00–00:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 6.7, 46°C at the source
- Seikaiso
別府温泉 天空湯房 清海荘
- Day use 06:00–09:00, 15:00–00:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 8.2, 52°C at the source
- Shibaseki Onsen
柴石温泉
- Day use 07:00–13:00, 14:00–20:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Tsukahara Onsen Kako-no-Izumi
塚原温泉 火口乃泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen water4.0(1)- Day use 10:00–17:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.0, 50°C at the source
- Yamada Bessou
くつろぎの温泉宿 山田別荘
- Day use 11:00–15:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 8.1, 55°C at the source
- Yamanami-no-yu
やまなみの湯
- Day use 12:00–08:40
- ¥630 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.9, 65°C at the source
- Yufudake Onsen
由布岳温泉
- Day use 09:30–19:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.9, 42°C at the source
- Yumetamatebako
夢たまて筥
- Day use 07:00–02:00
- ¥580 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.9, 85°C at the source
Allowed with conditions
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Yasuha
ゆふいん泰葉
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 9.3, 98°C at the source
Tattoo-friendly onsen by onsen area
The onsen areas in Oita where we know of one, and how many. Each opens the list for that area.






















