Tattoo-friendly onsen in Japan
756 places in Japan let in visible tattoos: 509 as they are, 247 with conditions. 675 more say no. For the other 4,650 we have no rule recorded yet, so ask before you go.
- 509Allowed
- 247With conditions
- 675Not allowed
- 4,650Not 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
Allowed with conditions
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Oyado Tamaki
伊香保温泉 お宿 玉樹
- Day use 11:30–14:30
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, pH 6.4, 41°C at the source
- Ryokan Hanamusubi
御幸荘花結び
- Day use 12:00–14:30
- ¥1,650 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.9, 98°C at the source
- Sakurakan
桜館
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterTokyo3.0(1)- Day use 12:00–01:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Suimeikan
水明館
- Day use 11:00–14:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.4, 56°C at the source
- Taisenkaku
伊賀のかくれ宿 赤目温泉隠れの湯 対泉閣
LodgingNatural onsen waterMie1 review- Day use 10:30–14:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Tenku Spa Hills Ryusenjinoyu Nagoya Moriyama Honten
天空スパヒルズ 竜泉寺の湯 名古屋守山本店
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterAichi4.0(1)- Day use 06:00–02:30
- ¥850 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.3, 33°C at the source
- Tenryo-no-yu
天領の湯
- Day use 11:00–14:00, 15:00–22:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Tokyo Toyosu Manyo club
東京豊洲 万葉倶楽部
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterTokyo3.0(1)- Day use around the clock
- ¥4,000 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Totsukawa Onsen Hotel Subaru
十津川温泉 ホテル昴
- Day use 12:00–17:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.9, 58°C at the source
- Tsukuba Edoya
筑波山江戸屋
LodgingNatural onsen waterIbaraki1 review- Day use 11:30–15:00
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 10.3, 28°C at the source
- Yukai Resort Shirahama Gyoen
大江戸温泉物語Premium 白浜御苑
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.5, 56°C at the source
- Yukko Morioka
ゆっこ盛岡
Bathing ComplexNot onsen waterIwate2.0(1)- Day use 05:00–09:30
- ¥760 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yu~topia Kannami
湯～トピアかんなみ
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterShizuoka2.0(1)- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 9.0, 57°C at the source
- Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Village
草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ
- Day use 14:30–11:00
- ¥1,100 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Onogawa Onsen Suzu-no-yado Tofuya Ryokan
小野川温泉 鈴の宿 登府屋旅館
LodgingNatural onsen waterYamagata- Day use 15:00–18:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Yukaraku
ととのいの郷 秦野湯花楽
Bathing ComplexNot onsen waterKanagawa1 review- Day use 09:00–23:59
- ¥980 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Adatarayama Okudake no Yu Onsen
あだたら山 奥岳の湯
- Day use 10:00–19:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Aishinkan
盛岡つなぎ温泉 愛真館
- Day use 11:00–16:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Akiu Onsen Soraichi
秋保温泉 曽良一 soraichi
- Day use 11:00–14:30
- ¥950 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Ako Park Hotel
赤穂パークホテル
- Day use 15:00–22:00
- ¥950 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Amagi So Soto Yu Eria Higaeri Onsen
天城荘 外湯エリア日帰り温泉
- Day use 10:00–16:30
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- AoAwo Naruto Resort
アオアヲナルトリゾート
LodgingNatural onsen waterTokushima- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
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Tattoo-friendly onsen by prefecture
How many each prefecture has. Each opens the list for that prefecture, with a map.
Hokkaido
Tattoo-friendly onsen by onsen area
The onsen areas with five or more, each with a list of its own.