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 4,649 we have no rule recorded yet, so ask before you go.
- 509Allowed
- 247With conditions
- 675Not allowed
- 4,649Not 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
- 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
- Ginsuisou Choraku
銀水荘 兆楽
- Day use 11:30–15:00, 15:00–22:00
- ¥7,700 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Carbonated spring
- Guest House Sunline Beppu
GUESTHOUSE SUNLINE BEPPU
- Day use 16:00–21:30
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.9, 51°C at the source
- Hirayu no Mori
ひらゆの森
- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.4, 64°C at the source
- Hotel New Akao OCEAN WING
ホテルニューアカオ
- Day use 13:00–18:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.9, 55°C at the source
- Irifuneso
旅館 入舟荘
- Day use 11:00–15:00
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Simple spring, pH 4.2, 70°C at the source
- Jigokudani Hot Spring Korakukan
地獄谷温泉後楽館
LodgingNatural onsen waterNagano3.0(2)- Day use 12:00–16:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Sulfate spring, pH 6.9, 83°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 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
- 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
- Aratama Ryokan
新玉旅館
- Day use 11:30–16:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.9, 45°C at the source
- Gyoja Minshuku Taiyo no Yu
行者民宿 太陽の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.9, 58°C at the source
- Harataki
原瀧
- Day use 13:00–20:00
- ¥1,100 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Kagaya
別府のお宿 加賀屋
- Day use 11:00–16:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.5, 52°C at the source
- Onsen Hotel Gorakan
温泉ホテル強羅館
- Day use 10:00–18:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.2, 59°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
- 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
- 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
Lodging
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.