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
- Nagano-yu
秘湯 ながの湯
OtherOita - Noda onsen
野田温泉
OtherOita - Nonoka onsen
家族温泉 野の香
- Day use 10:00–23:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Nyagayun Hot Spring
にゃがゆん温泉
OtherOita - Ojiron onsen
温泉保養館「おじろん」
OtherNatural onsen waterHyogo - Ondo Hot Spring
音戸温泉
OtherHiroshima - Ponpoko Hot Spring
ぽんぽこの湯、ラーメン、キャンプ場
OtherNatural onsen waterNagano- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Relaxed Public Bathhouse, “Monta’s Hot Bath”
くつろぎ湯処 紋太の湯
OtherNot onsen waterHokkaido- Day use 13:00–21:30
- ¥650 for a day bath
- Sake Furo Yunosawa
酒風呂 湯の沢
- Day use 10:30–18:30
- ¥950 for a day bath
- Seseragi noyu onsen
せせらぎの湯
OtherOita - Shiri Sho Onsen Kawa Furo
尻焼温泉 川風呂
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Shodoshima Olive Park
道の駅小豆島オリーブ公園
OtherNatural onsen waterKagawa - Sho Hitoshi Onsen
鐘釣温泉
OtherToyama - Takatsuki Hot Spring
高月温泉
OtherEhime - Takayama Onsen Fureai Plaza
高山温泉 ふれあいプラザ（道の駅 中山盆地）
OtherNatural onsen waterGunma- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Taki Ichijiku Hot Spring
多伎いちじく温泉
OtherNatural onsen waterShimane- Day use 10:00–21:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Tenkuu
家族湯 天空
- Day use 10:00–23:59
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
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.