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
- Yutopia Hamawaki
湯都ピア浜脇
- Day use 10:00–22:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°C at the source
- Dai-ichi Takimotokan
第一滝本館
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Ginkonyu
銀婚湯
LodgingNatural onsen waterHokkaido- Day use 12:00–16:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Hoshino Resorts KAI Tsugaru
星野リゾート 界 津軽
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.7, 69°C at the source
- Hotel Iya Onsen
和の宿 ホテル祖谷温泉
LodgingNatural onsen waterTokushima- Day use 07:30–17:00
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Kusatsu (Yokohama Ten-nen Onsen)
横浜天然温泉くさつ
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterKanagawa- Day use, hours not recorded
- Marukoma Hot Spring Hotel
湖畔の宿支笏湖 丸駒温泉旅館
- Day use 10:00–14:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.9, 51°C at the source
- Maruyama Onsen Kojyokan
丸山温泉 古城館
- Day use 14:00–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Nakamuraya Hotel
中村屋旅館
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Shichirigawa Onsen
いろりの宿 七里川温泉
- Day use 08:00–22:00
- ¥1,150 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Shinjo Yamaya Onsen
新庄 山屋温泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterYamagata- Day use 08:00–20:00
- ¥480 for a day bath
- Shinyamane Onsen Beppin no Yu
新山根温泉 べっぴんの湯
LodgingNatural onsen waterIwate- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Tokusa Onsen Kyodo Yokujo Iwa Furo
木賊温泉共同浴場 岩風呂
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Simple spring, pH 8.4
- Tsubame Onsen Kawara no Yu
燕温泉 河原の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Tsubame Onsen Kogane no Yu
燕温泉 黄金の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Ubayu Onsen Masugataya
姥湯温泉 桝形屋
LodgingNatural onsen waterYamagata- Day use 09:30–15:30
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Waku Waku Onsen
わくわくの湯
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- Outdoor bath
- Zao Onsen Dairotenburo
蔵王温泉 大露天風呂
- Day use 09:30–17:00
- ¥850 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- 黄金温泉 カルデラ温泉館
黄金温泉 カルデラ温泉館
- Day use 09:30–19:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Hakuba Happo Onsen Happo no Yu
白馬八方温泉 八方の湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterNagano4.0(1)- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Kitashinagawa Spa Tenjinyu
北品川温泉 天神湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterTokyo1 review- Day use 15:00–23:00
- Kuroba Onsen
くろば温泉
LodgingNatural onsen waterToyama1 review- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, 28°C at the source
- Miharashi-no-Yu Hot Spring
末吉温泉 みはらしの湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterTokyo1 review- Day use 10:30–21:30
- ¥500 for a day bath
- 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.