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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Shibaseki Onsen
柴石温泉
- Day use 07:00–13:00, 14:00–20:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Tsukahara Onsen Kako-no-Izumi
塚原温泉 火口乃泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterOita4.0(1)- Day use 10:00–17:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.0, 50°C at the source
- 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
- 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
- Ohtaki no Yu
大滝乃湯
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Attakayu Public Onsen
高湯温泉共同浴場 あったか湯
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Sosanji Onsen Honoka no Yu
曽山寺温泉 貸切露天風呂 ほのかの湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterMiyazaki- Day use 10:00–23:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
Public Bathhouse
Allowed with conditions
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Izuminoyu
家族湯 いづみ乃湯（天然温泉・かけ流し）
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterFukuoka3.0(1)- Day use 10:00–03:00
- ¥2,400 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 9.4, 45°C at the source
- Kinjo Hot Spring
金城温泉元湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterIshikawa- Day use 06:00–23:00
- ¥490 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Kurahashi Katsura-ga-hama Onsen-kan
くらはし桂浜温泉館
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterHiroshima- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥720 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
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.