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
- 萩阿武川温泉 ふれあい会館
萩阿武川温泉 ふれあい会館
OtherNatural onsen waterYamaguchi- Day use 10:00–20:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- 長門温泉 やすらぎの湯
長門温泉 やすらぎの湯
OtherNagano - 麻生釣温泉 亀山の湯
麻生釣温泉 亀山の湯
OtherNatural onsen waterKumamoto- Day use around the clock
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Kamimoku Onsen Fuwa Hot Spring
上牧温泉 風和の湯
- Day use 13:00–20:00
- ¥600 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Koakazawaonsen Rakuyokan
小赤沢温泉 楽養館
OtherTemporarily ClosedNagano - Nikko Ogurayama Hot Spring Shungyotei Yurin
日光小倉山温泉 春曉庭ゆりん
- Day use, hours not recorded
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
OtherAllowed with conditions
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Tenryo-no-yu
天領の湯
- Day use 11:00–14:00, 15:00–22:00
- ¥1,500 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Adatarayama Okudake no Yu Onsen
あだたら山 奥岳の湯
- Day use 10:00–19:00
- ¥800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Fufu no Yu
風風の湯
- Day use 12:00–22:00
- ¥1,200 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Haramachi Yussa
はらまちユッサ
OtherNatural onsen waterFukushima- Day use 14:00–21:00
- ¥950 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Jun'notoki Yugan
純乃時 湯願
- Day use 12:00–23:00
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Komichinoyu Honoka
こみちの湯 ほのか
OtherHokkaido - Laforet Shuzenji Mori no Yu
ラフォーレ修善寺 森の湯
OtherNatural onsen waterShizuoka- Day use 12:00–21:00
- ¥940 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Nakayamadaira Onsen Shinto Ro No Yu
中山平温泉 しんとろの湯
- Day use 09:00–20:30
- ¥500 for a day bath
- Shogaiseishunnoyu Tsurutsuru Onsen
生涯青春の湯 つるつる温泉
OtherNatural onsen waterTokyo- Day use, hours not recorded
- Outdoor bath
- Tachiyori Onsen Izukogen No Yu
立ち寄り温泉 伊豆高原の湯
- Day use 10:00–23:59
- ¥1,300 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
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.