Onsen Guide Japan

Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kusatsu

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The operator of Kusatsu's three main day baths says guests with tattoos are not refused at any of them. Prices, hours and what makes each one different.

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Kusatsu, in Gunma, has three main day baths, known together as “Kusatsu Sanyu”. Their official FAQ says that guests with tattoos are not refused at any of the three, and that the baths want everyone, including visitors from abroad, to enjoy Kusatsu while keeping to bathing etiquette.

The three baths

Bath Adult Child Hours
Sainokawara Open-Air Bath ¥800 ¥400 Apr–Nov 7:00–20:00, Dec–Mar 9:00–20:00 (last entry 19:30)
Goza-no-yu ¥900 ¥450 Apr–Nov 7:00–21:00, Dec–Mar 8:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
Otaki-no-yu ¥1,200 ¥600 9:00–21:00 (last entry 20:00)

Sainokawara Open-Air Bath

An outdoor bath of about 500 square metres across the men’s and women’s sides, one of the largest in Japan. On Fridays from 17:30 to 20:00 it is mixed bathing.

Goza-no-yu

Faces Yubatake, the hot spring field at the centre of Kusatsu, in a building styled after the Edo–Meiji era. It uses two springs, Yubatake and Bandai.

Otaki-no-yu

Known for awase-yu, a series of baths at different temperatures, and an open-air bath with a waterfall. Uses the Nikawa spring.

Before you go

  • Closing days are not published on the baths’ pages. Check before a special trip.
  • The baths ask everyone to keep to bathing etiquette.

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