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
Tattoos allowed
- 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
- Ikaho Rotemburo
伊香保露天風呂
- Day use 10:00–18:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, pH 6.4, 41°C at the source
- Sainokawara Rotenburo
西の河原露天風呂
- Day use 07:00–20:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Acidic spring, pH 1.7, 95°C at the source
- Beppu Sand SPA
Sand SPA（別府海浜砂湯）
- Day use 08:00–22:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Curegarden Open Air Bath
クアガーデン露天風呂
- Day use 08:00–20:45
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring
- Daikoku-yu Public Bath
大黒湯
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterTokyo2.0(1)- Day use 15:00–23:00
- ¥550 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu
道後温泉別館 飛鳥乃湯泉
- Day use 06:00–23:00
- ¥610 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.0, 48°C at the source
- Funaoka Onsen
船岡温泉
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterKyoto2.0(1)- Day use 15:00–23:30
- ¥550 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Goshonoyu Onsen
御所の湯
- Day use 07:00–23:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, 58°C at the source
- Horita Hot Spring
堀田（ほりた）温泉
- Day use 06:30–14:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 5.8, 52°C at the source
- Hottarakashi Onsen
ほったらかし温泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterYamanashi5.0(1)- Day use 05:00–21:30
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.9, 41°C at the source
- Ichinoyu
一の湯
- Day use 07:00–23:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, 58°C at the source
- Kobo-yu
弘法湯
- Day use 10:00–17:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.3, 32°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
- Koudei onsen
鉱泥(こうでい)温泉
- Day use 08:15–12:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Kuronagi
黒薙温泉露天風呂
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterToyama1 review- Day use 09:00–15:15
- ¥1,100 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Mandarayu
まんだら湯
- Day use 15:00–23:00
- Outdoor bath
- Musashi-Koyama Onsen Shimizu-yu
武蔵小山温泉 清水湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterTokyo5.0(1)- Day use 12:00–00:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.8, 38°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
- Narada Onsen Shiranekan
奈良田温泉 白根館
- Day use 10:30–16:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 9.1, 48°C at the source
- Nikko Wanoshiro Onsen Yashio-no-yu
日光和の代温泉 やしおの湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterTochigi3.0(1)- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.6, 38°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
- Ryujin-onsen Motoyu
龍神温泉 元湯
- Day use 07:00–21:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.8, 43°C at the source
- Sachinoyu
幸乃湯
- Day use 12:00–21:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring
Public Bathhouse
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.