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 allowed
- Hasuda Onsen
蓮田温泉
- Day use 07:00–13:00, 14:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Higashihasuda Onsen
東蓮田温泉
- Day use 07:00–13:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Higashimachi Onsen
東町温泉
- Day use 05:30–22:30
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°C at the source
- Hinode Onsen
日の出温泉
- Day use 07:00–12:00, 14:30–23:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Hirata Onsen
平田温泉
- Day use 07:00–09:00, 15:00–21:45
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Horita Hot Spring
堀田（ほりた）温泉
- Day use 06:30–14:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 5.8, 52°C at the source
- Hottarakashi Onsen
ほったらかし温泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterYamanashi5.0(1)- Day use 05:00–21:30
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.9, 41°C at the source
- Ichinoyu
一の湯
- Day use 07:00–23:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, 58°C at the source
- Irie Onsen
入江温泉
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 12:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Jigokubaru Onsen
地獄原温泉
- Day use 10:00–17:00
- ¥100 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.5, 93°C at the source
- Jizo-yu
地蔵湯
- Day use 07:00–23:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, 58°C at the source
- Kaimonji Onsen
海門寺温泉 Kaimonji onsen
- Day use 06:30–14:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥250 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.7, 55°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
- Kamiya Onsen
紙屋温泉
- Day use 13:00–21:30
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Kannawa Steam Bath
鉄輪むし湯
- Day use 06:30–20:00
- ¥920 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, pH 4.1, 82°C at the source
- Kasuga Onsen
春日温泉
- Day use 06:30–11:30, 14:30–22:30
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.7, 59°C at the source
- Keirin Onsen
競輪温泉
- Day use 07:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.8, 69°C at the source
- Kinei Onsen
錦栄温泉
- Day use 06:30–10:00, 12:00–22:00
- ¥100 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°C at the source
- Kin no Yu Hot Spring
有馬温泉 金の湯
- Day use 08:00–22:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Iron-bearing spring, pH 6.6, 99°C at the source
- Kiyousen
亀陽泉
- Day use 06:30–14:00, 15:00–22:30
- ¥250 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 51°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
- Konohana Onsen
此花温泉
- Day use 06:30–12:00, 14:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.4, 64°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
- Kotobuki Onsen
寿温泉
- Day use 13:00–00:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.7, 54°C at the source
Public Bathhouse
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.