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 conditions
Ask at the desk which ones: often a cover sticker, sometimes a private bath only.
- Baien Garden Resort
由布院 梅園 GARDEN RESORT
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 7.3, 60°C at the source
- Gekkoen Korokan
有馬温泉 月光園 鴻朧館
- Day use, hours not recorded
- ¥8,800 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.3
- Hanayama Onsen Yakushi-no-yu
花山温泉 薬師の湯
LodgingNatural onsen waterWakayama5.0(2)- Day use 08:00–22:00
- ¥1,300 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Carbonated spring, pH 6.3, 25°C at the source
- Kirishimaya Ryokan
桐島屋旅館
- Day use 12:00–19:00
- ¥1,000 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Acidic spring, pH 2.1, 51°C at the source
- Nagomi-no-Yu Kachofugetsu
南紀白浜 和みの湯 花鳥風月
- Overnight guests only
- Chloride spring
- Negiya Ryofukaku
ねぎや 陵楓閣
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Iron-bearing spring, pH 6.8, 30°C at the source
- Seizan Yamato
青山やまと
- Day use 14:00–21:30
- ¥14,300 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.2, 51°C at the source
- Shojukan
四万温泉 鍾寿館
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Konyoku (mixed bathing)
- Chloride spring, pH 7.5, 61°C at the source
- Yasuha
ゆふいん泰葉
- Day use 09:00–21:00
- ¥900 for a day bath
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 9.3, 98°C at the source
- Yokikan Hotel
陽気館
- Day use 11:00–15:00
- ¥1,100 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.0, 39°C at the source
- Yukai Resort Unzen Toyokan
大江戸温泉物語 雲仙東洋館
- Day use 15:00–00:00
- ¥700 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Iodine-bearing spring, pH 8.2, 45°C at the source
- APA Hotel & Resort Nishi Shinjuku Gochome Ekimae Tower
アパホテル＆リゾート 西新宿五丁目駅前タワー
LodgingNot onsen waterTokyo1 review- Overnight guests only
- Outdoor bath
- Asaya Hotel
鬼怒川温泉 あさや
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.8, 37°C at the source
- Century Marina Hakodate
センチュリーマリーナ函館
LodgingNatural onsen waterHokkaido1 review- Day use 06:00–23:59
- ¥2,000 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.8
- Dormy Inn Matsumoto
ドーミーイン松本
LodgingNatural onsen waterNagano1 review- Overnight guests only
- Outdoor bath
- Dormy Inn Morioka
ドーミーイン盛岡
LodgingNatural onsen waterIwate2.0(1)- Day use 13:00–23:59
- ¥4,075 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Simple spring, pH 8.5, 56°C at the source
- Dormy Inn Sendai ANNEX
ドーミーイン仙台ANNEX
LodgingNatural onsen waterMiyagi2.0(1)- Overnight guests only
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 8.0, 50°C at the source
- Gekkoen Yugetsusanso
有馬温泉 月光園游月山荘
- Day use, hours not recorded
- ¥8,800 for a day bath
- Outdoor bath
- Chloride spring, pH 6.4, 38°C at the source
- Hana Beppu
別府温泉ー竹と椿のお宿ー花べっぷ
- Overnight guests only
- Private bath
- Outdoor bath
- Bicarbonate spring, pH 8.3, 48°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
- 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
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.