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
- Tocen Goshoboh
陶泉 御所坊
- Day use 11:00–14:00
- ¥2,250 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Iron-bearing spring, pH 6.7, 101°C at the source
- Tonosawa Ichinoyu Honkan
塔ノ沢一の湯 本館
- Day use 13:00–20:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.1, 48°C at the source
- Touhoku Onsen
東北温泉（植物性モール温泉の湯）
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterAomori2.0(1)- Day use 06:00–22:00
- ¥400 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Tsubo-yu
湯の峰温泉 つぼ湯
- Day use 06:00–21:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.9, 54°C at the source
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- AGEHA Inn Kanmu Heishi
桓武平氏ゆかりの宿 揚羽～AGEHA～
- Overnight guests only
- Private 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)
- 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
- 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
- Ohtaki no Yu
大滝乃湯
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko
ザ・リッツ・カールトン日光
- Day use 05:30–12:00, 14:00–23:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
Lodging
Public Bathhouse
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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.