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
- Tsurunoyu
鶴の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Umezono Onsen
梅園温泉 Umezono Onsen
- Day use 11:00–22:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 46°C at the source
- Ureshino Public Hot Spring (Siebold's Bath)
嬉野温泉公衆浴場 シーボルトの湯
- Day use 06:00–22:00
- ¥450 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.7, 81°C at the source
- Utopia Inari-yu
ゆうとぴあ 稲荷湯
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterGifu5.0(1)- Day use 14:30–22:00
- ¥530 for a day bath
- 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
- Wakakusa Onsen
若草温泉 Wakakusa Onsen
- Day use 06:00–21:30
- ¥100 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.7, 47°C at the source
- Yahata Onsen
八幡温泉
- Day use 06:00–11:30, 15:00–22:30
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°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
- Yamada Onsen
山田温泉
- Day use 06:00–09:00, 11:00–23:00
- ¥100 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°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
- 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
- Yamasemi no Yu
やませみの湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterShizuoka4.0(1)- Day use 09:30–18:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yanagiyu
柳湯
- Day use 15:00–23:00
- Chloride spring, 58°C at the source
- Yoshinoike Onsen
葭之池温泉（よしのいけおんせん）
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterYamanashi2.0(1)- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥750 for a day bath
- 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
- Yufuin Kenko Onsenkan
湯布院健康温泉館（クアージュゆふいん）
- Day use 10:00–21:30
- ¥520 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.0, 56°C at the source
- Yukemuri Yashiki Kusushi No Yu
湯けむり屋敷 薬師の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Yume no Koushuu Yokujou Goshiki
夢の公衆浴場五色
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterOsaka1 review- Day use around the clock
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- 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
- Yumigahama Onsen
弓ヶ浜温泉
- Day use 06:00–10:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.6, 55°C at the source
- Yumotosanso Yunokuchi Hot Spring
湯元山荘 湯ノ口温泉
LodgingNatural onsen waterMie1 review- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 8.5, 44°C at the source
- Yumotoya Ryokan
湯元屋旅館
- Day use 10:00–14:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.4, 91°C at the source
- Yunohana Ryokan
湯の花旅館
- Day use 09:00–16:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Yusenkaku
幽泉閣
- Day use 10:00–21:30
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
Wild Onsen
Public Bathhouse
Lodging
Bathing Complex
Other
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.