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
- 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
- Ebisuya Onsen
湯屋えびす
- Day use 10:00–22:00
- ¥1,300 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.1, 95°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
- Hakone Yuryo
箱根湯寮
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥1,700 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.8, 40°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
- Hotel Blue Harbor
ホテル ブルーハーバー hotel blue harbor
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Hyotan Onsen
ひょうたん温泉
- Day use 09:00–00:00
- ¥1,160 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.1, 98°C at the source
- Izumi Tenku no Yu Ariake Garden
泉天空の湯 有明ガーデン
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterTokyo2.0(1)- Day use 05:00–01:00
- ¥2,600 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Iodine-bearing spring, pH 7.5, 29°C at the source
- 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
- Kamiharu Onsen
上原温泉
- Day use 06:00–12:00, 14:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°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
- 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
- Sakura-yu
桜湯
- Day use 10:00–00:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 6.7, 46°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
- 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
- Shiraitonotaki Onsen
白糸の滝温泉
- Day use 10:30–20:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Sulfur spring, pH 5.7, 56°C at the source
- Susono Onsen Healthy Park Susono
裾野温泉 ヘルシーパーク裾野
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterShizuoka3.0(1)- Day use 10:00–22:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Tade Ka Onsen Sho Hitoshi No Yu
蓼科温泉 小斉の湯
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, 63°C at the source
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Tattoo-friendly onsen by onsen area
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