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
Allowed with conditions247
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Hinata no Yu
天然温泉 ひなたの湯
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterOsaka3.0(1)- Day use 06:00–01:00
- ¥880 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.8, 30°C at the source
- Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen
大江戸温泉物語 ホテル鬼怒川御苑
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.0, 50°C at the source
- Hotel Sanrakuso
ホテル三楽荘
- Day use 15:00–21:00
- Chloride spring, pH 7.6, 76°C at the source
- Iyonotojiba Kisukenoyu
伊予の湯治場 喜助の湯
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterEhime3.0(1)- Day use 05:00–02:00
- ¥850 for a day bath
- Radon spring, pH 9.3, 46°C at the source
- Izuminoyu
家族湯 いづみ乃湯(天然温泉・かけ流し)
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterFukuoka3.0(1)- Day use 10:00–03:00
- ¥2,400 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 9.4, 45°C at the source
- Izumi-no-yu Saiko lake Fuji Hot Spring
富士西湖温泉 いずみの湯
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterYamanashi1 review- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Kakunodate Hot Spring
かくのだて温泉
Public BathhouseNatural onsen waterAkita2.0(1)- Day use 07:00–22:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Chloride spring, pH 8.7, 49°C at the source
- KAMENOI HOTEL ICHINOSEKI
亀の井ホテル 一関
LodgingNatural onsen waterIwate1 review- Day use 12:00–21:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- KAMENOI HOTEL IZUKOGEN
亀の井ホテル 伊豆高原
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- KAMENOI HOTEL NARA
亀の井ホテル 奈良
LodgingNatural onsen waterNara1 review- Day use 11:00–15:00
- ¥850 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.7, 39°C at the source
- Keiryu-no-Yado, Kuranosuske
渓流の宿 蔵之助
- Day use 15:00–19:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.1, 27°C at the source
- Kona Stay Izu Nagaoka
コナステイ伊豆長岡
- Day use 12:00–17:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.1, 60°C at the source
- Liberty Resort Kunozan
リバティーリゾート久能山
LodgingNatural onsen waterShizuoka4.0(1)- Day use 12:00–22:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 8.0, 20°C at the source
- Miyoshi Yumoto
別府旅館 湯元美吉
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfur spring, pH 6.4, 68°C at the source
- Oedoonsen Monogata Beppuseifu
大江戸温泉物語 別府清風
- Day use 15:00–00:00
- ¥3,600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Oedoonsen Monogata Masuya
大江戸温泉物語 ますや
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥1,070 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 8.3, 100°C at the source
- Oedo Onsen Monogatari Atami
大江戸温泉物語Premium あたみ
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–23:59
- ¥1,600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Oedo Onsen Monogatari Kinosaki
大江戸温泉物語Premium きのさき
- Day use 15:00–00:00
- ¥4,200 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.0, 58°C at the source
- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Gero Bekkan
湯快リゾート 下呂温泉 下呂彩朝楽別館
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.1, 56°C at the source
- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Kounkaku
大江戸温泉物語 幸雲閣
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥1,070 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, pH 8.2, 99°C at the source
- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Gero Honkan
大江戸温泉物語Premium 下呂本館
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.4, 56°C at the source
- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Hotel Fugetsu
大江戸温泉物語Premium ホテル風月
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.9, 85°C at the source
- Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel
大江戸温泉物語Premium 鬼怒川観光ホテル
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 15:00–00:00
- ¥2,200 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 9.0, 50°C at the source
- Oyado Tamaki
伊香保温泉 お宿 玉樹
- Day use 11:30–14:30
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Sulfate spring, pH 6.4, 41°C at the source
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.























