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
- AMANE Resort Seikai
AMANE Resort Seikai（潮騒の宿 晴海）
- Day use 12:30–22:00
- ¥2,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.2, 56°C at the source
- Aratama Ryokan
新玉旅館
- Day use 11:30–16:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.9, 45°C at the source
- Daikokuya
湯治の宿 大黒屋
- Day use 11:00–15:00
- ¥300 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 4.2, 70°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 Onsen Sanso Nakamura
箱根温泉山荘 なかむら
- Day use 10:00–15:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.1, 61°C at the source
- Hakuryukaku
白龍閣
LodgingNatural onsen waterYamanashi5.0(1)- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.7, 48°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
- Hebinoyu Yukichi
蛇のゆ 湯吉
- Day use 06:00–21:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 8.2, 84°C at the source
- Hotel Blue Harbor
ホテル ブルーハーバー hotel blue harbor
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Hotel KANRONOMORI
ニセコ昆布温泉ホテル甘露の森
- Day use 11:00–20:30
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 7.4, 53°C at the source
- Hotel New Arao
ホテルニューあらお
- Day use 10:00–21:00
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 8.5, 62°C at the source
- Hotel Solage Oita-Hiji
ホテルソラージュ 大分・日出
LodgingOita1 review- Day use 11:00–22:00, 11:00–19:00, 16:00–22:00
- ¥750 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.5, 45°C at the source
- Japanese Inn Hotel Matsukiso
日本旅館 松亀荘
- Day use 15:00–18:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.4, 47°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
- Kawanaka Onsen Ka Do Han Ryokan
川中温泉 かど半旅館
LodgingNatural onsen waterGunma1 review- Overnight guests only
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Kurasako Onsen Sakura
蔵迫温泉さくら 貸コテージ&オートキャンプ場
- Day use 12:00–17:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 6.3, 62°C at the source
- Nakasaki-sanso Okuhida no yu
中崎山荘 奥飛騨の湯
- Day use 09:00–18:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.9, 92°C at the source
- Niseko Goshiki Onsen Hotel
ニセコ五色温泉旅館
- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Nogamihonkan Ryokan
野上本館
- Day use 14:00–16:00
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 7.2, 56°C at the source
- Okuyama Onsen
奥山温泉
LodgingNatural onsen waterYamanashi1 review- Day use 10:00–17:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 9.9, 42°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
Lodging
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.