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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Hyotan Onsen
ひょうたん温泉
- Day use 09:00–00:00
- ¥1,160 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 3.1, 98°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
- Inamuragasaki Onsen Spa
稲村ヶ崎温泉
OtherNatural onsen waterKanagawa4.0(1)- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Irie Onsen
入江温泉
- Day use 07:00–10:00, 12:00–22:00
- ¥200 for a day bath
- Izumi Tenku no Yu Ariake Garden
泉天空の湯 有明ガーデン
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterTokyo2.0(1)- Day use 05:00–01:00
- ¥2,600 for a day bath
- Private bath, day visitors can book
- Outdoor bath
- Iodine-bearing spring, pH 7.5, 29°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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- Kawane Onsen Fureai No Izumi
川根温泉 ふれあいの泉
Bathing ComplexNatural onsen waterShizuoka4.0(1)- Day use 09:00–19:00
- ¥820 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 7.8, 49°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
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Tattoo-friendly onsen by prefecture
How many each prefecture has. Each opens the list for that prefecture, with a map.
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Tattoo-friendly onsen by onsen area
The onsen areas with five or more, each with a list of its own.