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 4,649 we have no rule recorded yet, so ask before you go.
- 509Allowed
- 247With conditions
- 675Not allowed
- 4,649Not 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 allowed509
- Wakura Onsen Public Bath
和倉温泉 総湯
- Day use 07:00–21:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Washu Blue Resort
WASHU BLUE RESORT 風籠かさご
LodgingNatural onsen waterOkayama- Day use 11:00–14:30, 18:00–22:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yakushiyu
薬師湯
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Yamaboshi Family Onsen
家族風呂温泉山ぼうし
OtherSaga - Yamaidashi Ikoi no Sato Onsen
山出(やまいだし)憩いの里温泉
OtherNatural onsen waterEhime- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥650 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Yamayuriso Onsen
やまゆり荘
LodgingNatural onsen waterNagano- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yokoyaonsen Ryokan
横谷温泉旅館
LodgingNatural onsen waterNagano- Day use, hours not recorded
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yonezawa Onsen Syotsubo-no-yu
米沢温泉 塩壺の湯
OtherNagano - Yorozuya
Ryokan ＆ Sauna Yorozuya Hita
LodgingOita - Yu Asobi Hiroba Ninomiya Onsen
湯あそびひろば 二宮温泉
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterHyogo- Day use 14:00–10:00
- ¥570 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yu Asobi Hiroba Tsukasa-yu
湯あそびひろば つかさ湯
Public BathhouseNot onsen waterHyogo- Day use 14:00–23:00
- ¥570 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yubana mankai
六つの貸切風呂を湯めぐり ふたりの湯宿 湯花満開
- Day use 15:00–18:00
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yubata Onsen
湯端温泉
LodgingNatural onsen waterGunma- Day use, hours not recorded
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Yukisasa Hot Spring
雪ささの湯
- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yumehinoki no Yu Daibutsu Onsen
ゆめひのきの湯 大仏温泉
- Day use 11:30–17:30
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath
- YUMORI ONSEN HOSTEL
YUMORI ONSEN HOSTEL
- Day use 11:00–18:00
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Yumotoya Onsen Ryokan
ゆもとや
- Day use, hours not recorded
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yunogo Onsen Katsuragi
湯郷温泉 和モダンな宿 かつらぎ
- Day use 17:00–23:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Yunoyamaonsen Kan
湯の山温泉館
- Day use 09:00–20:00
- ¥450 for a day bath
- Yurakutei - Big Cave Bath
大洞窟の宿 湯楽亭
LodgingNatural onsen waterKumamoto- Day use 10:00–15:00, 18:30–21:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
Public Bathhouse
Lodging
OtherTattoo-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.