Hot springs in Japan
Public baths and day-use spas you can visit without staying overnight.
284 hot springs
Hokkaido · Eniwa
Eniwa Onsen Honoka
A natural hot spring spa in Eniwa, about 40 min by car from New Chitose Airport, with two kinds of natural spring water: "moor" spring and salt spring. The official price page refuses entry to people with irezumi or tattoos. The salt spring's quality is consistent on the official site; the moor spring is described in two different ways, so only the salt spring is listed.
Hokkaido · Tobetsu
Hokkaido Futomi Meisen Manyo no Yu
A bathing complex with free-flowing natural hot spring water near Sapporo. Its official page refuses guests with tattoos, tattoo stickers or body paint.
Hokkaido · Sapporo
Shinkotoni Onsen Ichinoyu
A public bath in Kita Ward, Sapporo, with natural hot spring water in a cypress open-air bath and a stone open-air bath, at public-bath prices. The official price page refuses entry to people with tattoos ("刺青（タトゥー）…ご入館を固くお断り"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name or public-transport directions, so those are left blank.
Hokkaido · Sapporo
Shinrin Koen Onsen Kiyora
A public bath in Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo, with free-flowing natural "moor" hot spring water (no water added) in the open-air and indoor baths, at public-bath prices. The official guide page refuses entry to people with tattoos ("刺青（タトゥー）…ご入館を固くお断り"). Cash only. Public bath closed 25-27 November 2026 for equipment work.
Hokkaido · Sapporo
Teine Onsen Honoka
A large natural hot spring spa in Teine Ward, Sapporo, open 24 hours with bedrock baths and an open-air bath. The official price page refuses entry to people with irezumi or tattoos ("入墨、タトゥー…ご入館は固くお断り"). Prices were revised on 19 October 2026. Temporarily closed for renovation from 9 to 19 November 2026 (planned).
Hokkaido · Tomakomai
Tomakomai Onsen Honoka
A natural hot spring spa in Tomakomai with an open-air bath, saunas and bedrock baths. The official price page refuses entry to people with irezumi or tattoos, and says guests found after entry must leave without refund. The official site gives the spring quality in two different ways, so it is left blank.
Aomori · Aomori
Gokurakuyu Aomori
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Miyagi · Tomiya
Gokurakuyu Tomiya
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Miyagi · Sendai
Natural Hot Spring Sendai Korona no Yu
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath in Miyagino Ward, Sendai, open from early morning until 2 a.m. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Yamagata · Yamagata
Ofuro Cafe Yusa (Kurosawa Onsen)
A cafe-style hot spring in southern Yamagata City using its own Kurosawa Onsen source, with a fifth-floor bath and semi-open-air bath looking out on the Zao mountains. Its official site lists people with tattoos among those refused entry.
Yamagata · Obanazawa
Shirogane-yu Public Bath
A public bath in Ginzan Onsen.
Ibaraki · Hitachinaka
Hitachinaka Onsen Kirari Bettei
A day spa in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, with a free-flowing natural hot spring source bath. Pre-school children are not admitted. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Ibaraki · Ryugasaki
Natural Hot Spring Yubune Ryugasaki
A day-use hot spring inside the Tatsunoko-machi Ryugasaki mall in southern Ibaraki, with a strong salt spring. Its official FAQ says people with tattoos generally cannot bathe, but may if the tattoos are fully hidden by up to two cover stickers sold at the facility. The facility introduced this rule in April 2023 as a trial that may be stopped, and its price page still says people with tattoos cannot enter while pointing to that notice, so check before you go.
Ibaraki · Tsukuba
Tsukuba Onsen Kirari Bettei
A day spa in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, with a natural hot spring that rose from 1,620 m underground in 2017; the upper bath is free-flowing. Pre-school children are not admitted. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Tochigi · Utsunomiya
Gokurakuyu Utsunomiya
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Tochigi · Moka
Ofuro Cafe Ichigo no Yu
A cafe-style hot spring in Moka with a salty natural spring at 55.6°C at source and an open-air bath. Its official site lists people with tattoos among those refused entry.
Tochigi · Tochigi
Tochigi Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Tochigi city with a free-flowing natural hot spring source bath; the official site describes the water as a bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) spring. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Gunma · Shibukawa (Akagi)
Akagi Tennen Onsen Hanayu Utopia Akagi
A day spa at the foot of Mt. Akagi, about 5 min from Akagi IC. Its own spring is used in every bath, with free-flowing source water in the open-air bath; a gentle, weakly alkaline simple spring. Its official price page refuses bathing to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers and paint. Cash only.
Photo: Aspere / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Gunma · Kusatsu
Goza-no-yu (Kusatsu Onsen)
A day bath facing 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. The operator of Kusatsu's three main day baths states that guests with tattoos are not refused.
Gunma · Isesaki
Isesaki Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Isesaki, Gunma, whose natural hot spring from 1,500 m underground is served 100% free-flowing in the source bath. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Photo: Aspere / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Gunma · Kusatsu
Otaki-no-yu (Kusatsu Onsen)
A day bath in Kusatsu Onsen known for its "awase-yu" series of baths at different temperatures and an open-air bath with a waterfall. The operator of Kusatsu's three main day baths states that guests with tattoos are not refused.
Photo: くろふね / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Gunma · Kusatsu
Sainokawara Open-Air Bath (Kusatsu Onsen)
One of the largest open-air baths in Japan, about 500 square metres across the men's and women's sides. Mixed bathing on Fridays 17:30-20:00. The operator of Kusatsu's three main day baths states that guests with tattoos are not refused.
Gunma · Shibukawa
Shibukawa Tennen Onsen Hanayu Skyterme Resort
A day spa 3 min from Shibukawa-Ikaho IC with a hilltop open-air bath looking out over the mountains of Gunma. Every bath uses its own 1,400 m source, free-flowing in the open air. Its official FAQ and price page refuse entry/bathing to guests with tattoos.
Gunma · Maebashi
Shichifuku no Yu Maebashi
A free-flowing natural hot spring from 1,500 m underground with a large open-air bath, bedrock and ceramic-plate baths. Its official price page refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Saitama · Fukaya
Fukaya Hanazono Onsen Hanayu no Mori
A day spa in the woods of Fukaya, Saitama, about 10 min from Hanazono IC, run by the same company as Hanayu Spa Resort in Kumagaya. Its "Yakushi no Yu" spring rises from 2,000 m; open-air rock bath, cypress bath and free-flowing pot baths. Its official page refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers. Credit cards not accepted.
Saitama · Ageo
Gokurakuyu Ageo
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Saitama · Hanyu
Gokurakuyu Hanyu Onsen
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Saitama · Kawaguchi
Gokurakuyu Royal Kawaguchi
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Saitama · Wako
Gokurakuyu Wako
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Saitama · Ageo
Hibiki no Yu
A day spa in Ageo, Saitama, known for its bedrock baths, with weakly alkaline hot spring water from 1,000 m underground and an open-air rock bath. Officially, guests with tattoos (including fake tattoos) may not bathe in the main baths; they may use the bedrock baths only if the tattoos are covered by long sleeves or leggings, and the bath fee is still charged.
Saitama · Kamikawa
Kanna no Yu
A natural hot spring from 1,500 m underground in Kamikawa, northern Saitama, with 16 kinds of baths and a campsite next door. Its official bath page refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Saitama · Kasukabe
Kasukabe Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Kasukabe, Saitama, with a salty hot spring from 1,500 m underground; in warm seasons the source bath is served without heating or added water. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Saitama · Kitamoto
Kitamoto Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Kitamoto, Saitama, with open-air rock baths of its own natural hot spring. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Saitama · Kawagoe
Koedo Hatsukari Onsen
A bathhouse in Kawagoe with an open-air bath using natural hot spring water drawn from 1,700 m underground. Its official site refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Saitama · Fukaya
Kokusaiji Tennen Onsen Bihada no Yu
A day spa on National Route 17 in Fukaya, Saitama, drawing the "Kokusaiji Onsen" source from about 1,134 m underground, with an open-air bath. Its official site refuses entry to guests with tattoos (including stickers). Cash only.
Saitama · Kumagaya
Kumagaya Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Kumagaya, Saitama, with a gentle simple hot spring from 1,385 m underground. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Saitama · Kumagaya
Kumagaya Tennen Onsen Hanayu Spa Resort
A day spa in Kumagaya, Saitama, where every hot-spring bath is 100% free-flowing from its own 1,500 m source, golden with a sulphur scent; open-air rock and pot baths. Free shuttle bus from Kumagaya Station. Its official FAQ and price page refuse entry/bathing to guests with tattoos.
Saitama · Tsurugashima
Kura no Yu Tsurugashima
A bathhouse with an open-air bath using natural hot spring water drawn from 1,200 m underground. Its official site refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Saitama · Hanno
Miyazawako Onsen Kirari Bettei
A day spa by Lake Miyazawa in Hanno, Saitama, near the Metsä village, with its own hot spring served free-flowing. Pre-school children are not admitted. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Saitama · Kamikawa (Kodama District)
Ofuro Cafe Hakujyu no Yu
A day spa in Kamikawa, northern Saitama, known for very concentrated, iron-rich hot spring water from the Paleozoic strata 750 m underground, with an open-air bath. Its official information page refuses entry to, and removes, guests with tattoos.
Saitama · Shiki
Ofuro no Ousama Shiki
A large day spa in Shiki with natural hot spring baths fed by its own source, "Ousama no Yu". Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Saitama · Wako
Ofuro no Ousama Wako
A large day spa in Wako with its own hot spring source, used without added water. Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Saitama · Soka
Ryusenji no Yu Soka Yatsuka
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths and stone spa rooms. Ryusenji no Yu's own rules refuse guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers).
Saitama · Saitama (Nishi Ward)
Saitama Seiganji Onsen
A day spa in western Saitama City with a natural hot spring that rose on the site in 1999, including free-flowing source baths in the open air beside a bamboo grove. Its official precautions page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, fashion tattoos or body-paint stickers, regardless of size.
Saitama · Tokorozawa
Saitama Sports Center Natural Hot Spring
The natural hot spring bath inside the Saitama Sports Center leisure complex (bowling, golf range and more) near Mizuhodai Station, with an open-air bath. Its official Q&A says guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers are refused entry.
Saitama · Toda
Shichifuku no Yu Toda
A natural hot spring from 1,400 m underground with 11 kinds of baths and a Korean-style jjimjilbang bedrock sauna. Its official price page refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Saitama · Sugito (Kitakatsushika District)
Sugito Tennen Onsen Utanoyu
A day spa in Sugito, eastern Saitama, with free-flowing source baths outdoors and indoors; the salty, iron-rich water turns brown on contact with air. Free shuttle bus from Tobu-Dobutsu-Koen Station. Its official precautions page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, fashion tattoos or body-paint stickers, regardless of size.
Saitama · Ageo
Tennen Onsen Hanasaki no Yu
A large day spa in Ageo, Saitama, 5 min from Haraichi Station on the New Shuttle from Omiya. Natural hot spring from 1,500 m underground, with a free-flowing open-air bath. Officially, guests with tattoos are refused, except that a tattoo small enough to be hidden by one of the facility's cover stickers (85 x 105 mm, ¥300 at the front desk) is allowed.
Saitama · Tokorozawa
Tokorozawa Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Tokorozawa, Saitama, whose source rock bath serves its own natural hot spring heated but free-flowing. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Saitama · Misato
Yukai Soukai Yukemuri Yokocho Misato
A large day spa in Misato, Saitama, with open-air rock baths of its own natural hot spring, "Misato Onsen". Its official house rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, of any size, including fake tattoos, stickers and body paint.
Saitama · Saitama
Yukai Soukai Yukemuri Yokocho Omiya
A large day spa in Nishi Ward, Saitama City, with open-air baths of its natural hot spring, "Saitama Mitsuhashi Onsen". Its official house rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, of any size, including fake tattoos, stickers and body paint.
Chiba · Funabashi
Funabashi Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Funabashi, Chiba, with a salty spring said to be ancient seawater; the upper bath is heated but free-flowing. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Chiba · Kashiwa
Gokurakuyu Kashiwa
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Chiba · Ichihara
Ichihara Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Ichihara, Chiba, with a salty spring that rose from 1,500 m underground in 2007; the upper bath is heated but free-flowing. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Chiba · Chiba
JFA Yume Field Makuhari Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa inside the JFA Yume Field football centre in Makuhari, Chiba, with a strong salt spring drilled 2,000 m on site in 2019. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Chiba · Nagareyama
Minamikashiwa Natural Hot Spring Sumire
A day-use hot spring 10 min from Minami-Kashiwa Station (JR Joban Line) with its own salty spring (Minamikashiwa Onsen), used 100% free-flowing in the hot bath and in the open-air area. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and paint included.
Chiba · Shibayama
Narita Airport Onsen Sora no Yu
A natural hot spring next to Narita Airport with an outdoor bath where you can watch planes, and a free shuttle to Terminals 2 and 3. Since 1 September 2022 it refuses people with tattoos in the 3rd-floor baths, but its official notice says tattoos small enough to be hidden by the palm of a hand are still allowed.
Chiba · Narita
Narita no Meisen Yamato no Yu
A day spa with dark-brown natural hot spring and several outdoor baths near Narita Airport. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos, including fashion tattoos, are welcome; it has never refused them. Children under primary school age are not admitted.
Chiba · Ichihara
Natural Hot Spring Yubune Ichihara Chiharadai
A day-use hot spring with two saunas inside the Morimachi Chiharadai Mall. An official notice (November 2025) says people with tattoos (including stickers and paint) are in principle refused, but may enter if the tattoo is covered with the facility's own cover stickers bought at the front desk. The official FAQ adds that up to two stickers (10 cm x 10 cm, ¥200 each) may be used.
Chiba · Sodegaura
Natural Hot Spring Yubune Sodegaura
A day-use hot spring in the mall in front of Sodegaura Station, 5 min on foot, about 15 min by car from the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line exit. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos or body-paint stickers, whatever their size or design.
Chiba · Sakura
Sakura Natural Hot Spring Sumire
A day-use hot spring in Sakura, Chiba, with its own strong salt spring (Sakura Someino Onsen) used free-flowing in an open-air rock bath looking onto a bamboo grove. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and paint included.
Chiba · Shisui
Shisui Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Shisui, Chiba, with a free-flowing natural hot spring source bath. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Chiba · Nagareyama
Spa Metsa Otaka (Ryusenji no Yu)
A day spa with natural hot spring baths 2 minutes from Nagareyama-otakanomori Station. Tattoos are refused in principle, but tattoos small enough to be fully covered by two of the spa's own cover stickers (9.5 x 14.0 cm) are allowed once covered.
Chiba · Chiba
Spa Resort Rara no Yu
A super sento in Inage Ward, Chiba City, with natural hot spring indoor and outdoor baths. The official guide page refuses entry to people with tattoos ("刺青・タトゥーのある方のご入場は一切お断り"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name or public-transport directions, so those are left blank.
Chiba · Kashiwa
Teganuma Tennen Onsen Manten no Yu
A day spa by Lake Teganuma in Kashiwa, Chiba, across from the Michi-no-Eki Shonan roadside station. Strong saline spring from 1,800 m with three free-flowing source baths outdoors. Its official guide page says guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers cannot enter.
Tokyo · Akishima
Akishima Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Akishima, western Tokyo, with open-air baths of its alkaline simple hot spring. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Tokyo · Tama
Gokurakuyu Tama Center
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Tokyo · Inagi
Inagi Natural Hot Spring Toki no Irodori
A day-use hot spring in Inagi, western Tokyo, 5 min from Minami-Tama Station, pouring a spring from 1,700 m underground free-flowing into its open-air rock bath. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and paint included.
Tokyo · Chofu
Jindaiji Natural Hot Spring Yumori no Sato
A day spa with black-water (kuroyu) natural hot spring baths near Jindaiji temple. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos may enter only if they can cover them with stickers or similar; anyone entering uncovered will be asked to leave. However, the list of prohibited guests on the same official site says people with tattoos are firmly refused, so the two statements conflict. Call before you go.
Tokyo · Kunitachi
Kunitachi Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa by the Tama River in Kunitachi, Tokyo, whose open-air baths look toward Mt Fuji on clear days; the upper bath is the natural hot spring served free-flowing. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Tokyo · Itabashi
Maenohara Onsen Saya-no-Yudokoro
A day-use hot spring in Itabashi, Tokyo, with open-air baths.
Tokyo · Chofu
Natural Hot Spring Sengawa Yukemuri no Sato
A day-use hot spring 5 min from Sengawa Station on the Keio Line, with an open-air rock bath on a clear spring that the facility says is rich in metasilicic acid. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and henna included, with no refund if found.
Tokyo · Kodaira
Ofuro no Ousama Hanakoganei
A large day spa in western Tokyo with natural hot spring baths fed by its own source, "Ousama no Yu". Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Tokyo · Fuchu
RAKU SPA Station Fuchu
A day spa 2 minutes from Fuchu Station with a black-water (kuroyu) natural hot spring in a semi-open-air bath and an indoor bath. RAKU SPA's own rules firmly refuse guests with tattoos.
Tokyo · Hachioji
Ryusenji no Yu Hachioji Minamino
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths, carbonated baths and stone spa rooms. Ryusenji no Yu's own rules refuse guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers).
Tokyo · Ota
Sakurakan (Ikegami, Tokyo)
A neighbourhood bathhouse in Ikegami, Ota Ward, with natural "black water" hot spring baths. Guests with tattoos may use it from opening until 17:00; after 17:00 only tattoos within 6 × 6 cm are allowed.
Photo: Syced / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Tokyo · Bunkyo
Spa LaQua (Tokyo Dome City)
A large natural hot spring spa on floors 5-9 of the LaQua building at Tokyo Dome City. Its official rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos or body art, including painted or sticker tattoos.
Tokyo · Higashikurume
Spadium Japon
A large day spa in Higashikurume, western Tokyo, with clear natural hot spring water drawn on site. Its official FAQ admits guests with a single small tattoo only if it can be covered by one of the cover stickers sold at the front desk; larger tattoos, more than one tattoo, or refusing the sticker means no entry (or being asked to leave).
Tokyo · Shinjuku
Thermae-yu Shinjuku
A 24-hour spa in Kabukicho using hot spring water trucked in from Naka-Izu. Its official rules: men living in Japan with tattoos of any size cannot enter; male foreign tourists may bathe wearing one of the spa's tattoo stickers (¥330) after showing a passport or air ticket (not if they entered Japan 90+ days ago); women may enter with fashion tattoos on a trial basis (a sticker is needed only for a single tattoo over 30 x 30 cm).
Tokyo · Toshima
Tokyo Somei Onsen SAKURA
A day spa near Sugamo with amber-colored natural hot spring, in the birthplace of the Somei-Yoshino cherry. Its official price page and FAQ say guests with tattoos of any size are refused.
Tokyo · Koto
Tokyo Toyosu Manyo Club
A 24-hour bathing complex next to Toyosu Market, using hot spring water brought in from Hakone and Yugawara.
Tokyo · Machida
Tokyo Yugawara Onsen Manyo no Yu (Machida)
A 24-hour bathing complex in Machida, using hot spring water trucked in from Yugawara Onsen. Its official rules refuse guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers, but say those who follow the facility's own rules may enter; ask the staff for details.
Photo: Abasaa / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Tokyo · Nerima
Toshimaen Niwa no Yu
A natural hot spring spa for ages 13 and up, with an open-air bath looking onto a large Japanese garden. Its official rules firmly refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, including sticker tattoos.
Tokyo · Taito
Yudonburi Sakaeyu
A neighbourhood sento in Taito Ward, a short walk from Minowa, where every bath, shower and tap runs on natural hot spring water, with two 'donburi' bowl baths in the open-air area. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos are welcome, and its English page states: Our shop is tattoo OK!
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Gokurakuyu Yokohama Serigaya
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Kanagawa · Hadano
Hadano Yugawara Onsen Manyo no Yu
A 24-hour bathing complex in Hadano. Its official rules refuse guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers, but say those who follow the facility's own rules may enter; ask the staff for details.
Kanagawa · Hakone
Hakone Yuryo
A day-use hot spring near Hakone-Yumoto with open-air baths and private open-air rooms. It lifted its tattoo restriction on 1 April 2025.
Kanagawa · Kawasaki (Miyamae Ward)
Miyamaedaira Gensen Yukemuri no Sho
A large day-use hot spring in Kawasaki, 4 min from Miyamaedaira Station, whose dark brown spring (Central Miyamaedaira Onsen) fills free-flowing and indoor baths. Admission includes towels and loungewear. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and henna included.
Kanagawa · Kawasaki
Mizonokuchi Onsen Kirari
A day spa in Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, whose upper bath serves its natural hot spring free-flowing. Only guests of junior high school age and older are admitted. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Photo: Kounoichi / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kanagawa · Hakone
Mori no Yu at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun
The large bath area at Yunessun in Kowakudani, Hakone, with open-air and indoor baths and a sauna. Separate from the swimsuit area.
Kanagawa · Odawara
Natural Hot Spring Odawara Korona no Yu
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath in Odawara, the gateway to Hakone. You can stay overnight in the lounge for a late-night surcharge. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Kanagawa · Yokohama (Aoba Ward)
Natural Hot Spring Susukino Yukemuri no Sato
A day-use hot spring in Yokohama's Aoba Ward where, the facility says, every bath is natural hot spring water, including a stone-paved open-air rock bath. Opens early at 7:00. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and henna included.
Kanagawa · Odawara
Odawara Ohoribata Manyo no Yu
A 24-hour bathing complex in Odawara, using hot spring water trucked in from Yugawara Onsen. Its official rules refuse guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers, but say those who follow the facility's own rules may enter; ask the staff for details.
Kanagawa · Ebina
Ofuro no Ousama Ebina
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths, including a free-flowing (kakenagashi) bath, near Kashiwadai Station. Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Kanagawa · Sagamihara
Ofuro no Ousama Machida
A large day spa on the Machida border with a natural hot spring outdoor bath, "Unomori Onsen Ousama no Yu". Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Ofuro no Ousama Seya
A large day spa in Yokohama's Seya Ward with natural hot spring baths, including black-water (kuroyu) hot spring. Ofuro no Ousama's official FAQ says guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are firmly refused, and anyone found inside will be asked to leave without a refund.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
RAKU SPA BAY Yokohama
A day spa near Yokohama Station with golden natural hot spring in a semi-open-air bath overlooking Minato Mirai. RAKU SPA's own rules firmly refuse guests with tattoos.
Kanagawa · Chigasaki
Ryusenji no Yu Shonan Chigasaki
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths and stone spa rooms. Its own rules refuse guests with tattoos of any size; anyone found will be asked to leave.
Kanagawa · Sagamihara
Sagami Shimokuzawa Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, with a natural hot spring that rose from 1,700 m underground in 2004; the source bath is heated but free-flowing. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Photo: Abasaa / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Kanagawa · Hakone
Tenseien (Hakone-Yumoto)
A hotel in Hakone-Yumoto that also runs day-use bathing almost around the clock, with a large rooftop open-air bath and private baths. Its official site firmly refuses entry to anyone with tattoos or tattoo-like stickers.
Kanagawa · Hakone
Tenzan Tohji-kyo (Hakone)
A day-use bathhouse in a quiet valley above Hakone-Yumoto, run as a place for therapeutic bathing. Guests with tattoos are admitted only one at a time — if two or more people with tattoos are inside, they are asked to leave, even if they came separately. Tours and agents are not admitted.
Kanagawa · Yokohama (Kohoku Ward)
Tsunashima Gensen Yukemuri no Sho
A large day-use hot spring in Yokohama's Kohoku Ward using its own dark brown cold mineral spring (Central Tsunashima Onsen) in free-flowing and open-air rock baths. Admission includes towels and loungewear. Its official FAQ refuses anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and henna included.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Yokohama Aoba Onsen Kirari Bettei
A day spa in Aoba-ku, Yokohama, with a hot spring drilled 2,000 m underground in 2023; the source bath is heated but free-flowing. Pre-school children are not admitted. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Yokohama Minatomirai Manyo Club
A 24-hour bathing complex in Minatomirai, using hot spring water trucked in daily from Atami and Yugawara. Its official page refuses guests with tattoos, tattoo stickers or body paint.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Yokohama Spa Hills Ryusenji no Yu
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths and stone spa rooms in Yokohama's Asahi Ward. Ryusenji no Yu's own rules refuse guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers).
Kanagawa · Yokohama (Minami Ward)
Yokohama Tennen Onsen Kusatsu
A neighbourhood hot-spring bathhouse 5 min from Idogaya Station with 100% source "kuroyu" (black water), described officially as a sodium bicarbonate spring. Its official FAQ answers "Can I use it if I have a tattoo?" with "Yes, you can."
Kanagawa · Yokosuka
Yokosuka Onsen Yuraku no Sato
A day spa on the Mabori coast in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, whose open-air baths look out over Tokyo Bay; the salty hot spring comes from 1,800 m underground. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers.
Kanagawa · Chigasaki
Yukai Soukai Chigasaki
A day spa in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, with an open-air bath of its natural hot spring, "Shonan Chigasaki Onsen". Its official house rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, of any size, including fake tattoos, stickers and body paint.
Kanagawa · Yokohama
Yukai Soukai Taya
A day spa in Sakae Ward, Yokohama, with the brown natural hot spring "Taya Onsen" in its open-air baths. Its official house rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, of any size, including fake tattoos, stickers and body paint.
Kanagawa · Zama
Yukai Soukai Zama
A day spa in Zama, Kanagawa, with a black-water natural hot spring served straight from the source without added water. Its official house rules refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, of any size, including fake tattoos, stickers and body paint.
Ishikawa · Nonoichi
Gokurakuyu Kanazawa Nonoichi
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Nagano · Hakuba
Hakuba Happo Onsen Happo no Yu
The largest of the four day-use baths of Hakuba Happo Onsen, at the entrance to the Happo hot spring area, with mountain views of the Hakuba Sanzan from the tubs. The operator's official FAQ says "people with tattoos can also use our facilities" ("当店はタトゥーのある方もご利用いただけます"). Highly alkaline water (pH 11.2), and natural hydrogen has been measured in the open-air bath.
Nagano · Hakuba
Hakuba Happo Onsen Mimizuku no Yu
One of the four day-use baths of Hakuba Happo Onsen, 10 min on foot from JR Hakuba Station, with views of the Hakuba Sanzan behind Happo-one from the open-air bath. The operator's official FAQ says "people with tattoos can also use our facilities" ("当店はタトゥーのある方もご利用いただけます").
Gifu · Ogaki
Natural Hot Spring Ogaki Korona no Yu
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath in Ogaki Korona World, Gifu Prefecture. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Gifu · Tajimi
Tenko no Yu
A day-use hot spring on a hill in Tajimi, the pottery town, using natural radon spring water (some baths free-flowing, others recirculated; no water added, per the official FAQ), with a garden outdoor bath and an outdoor sauna. The official FAQ refuses bathing to anyone with tattoos or tattoo stickers, whatever the size. The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Shizuoka · Mishima
Gokurakuyu Mishima
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Shizuoka · Izunokuni
Izu-Nagaoka Onsen New Hakkeien
A hilltop hot spring hotel in Izu-Nagaoka that also takes day visitors, with a rooftop open-air bath facing Mt. Fuji. Its day-trip page says guests with tattoos are firmly refused.
Shizuoka · Numazu
Numazu Yugawara Onsen Manyo no Yu
A 24-hour bathing complex in Numazu. Its official page refuses guests with tattoos (including tattoo-like stickers and body paint) and says anyone found will be asked to leave without a refund, but also says guests who follow "the rules set by the facility" may enter. Ask the staff for details.
Shizuoka · Shizuoka
Ofuro Cafe Bijinyu
A cafe-style hot spring in Shizuoka City with two springs: an alkaline simple spring (pH 9.9) from 1,500 m underground and a sulphur spring trucked in from Kaburao. Its official FAQ says people with tattoos cannot enter, including areas other than the baths.
Aichi · Komaki
Komaki Rakunoyu
A large day-use hot spring in Komaki, north of Nagoya, whose natural-spring outdoor baths use what the facility calls a simple radon spring, rare in the Tokai region. Its official price page and FAQ refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, including stickers and body paint.
Aichi · Nagoya (Midori Ward)
Midori Rakunoyu
A large day-use hot spring in Nagoya's Midori Ward that draws its own spring, drilled on site, into every outdoor bath except the scented bath and the men's cold plunge. Its official price page and FAQ refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, including stickers and body paint.
Aichi · Anjo
Natural Hot Spring Korona no Yu Anjo
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath inside Anjo Korona World, an entertainment complex with a cinema and bowling. NOTE: the official notice says it is closed for renovation from 26 October to 17 December 2026, reopening (planned) 18 December. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Aichi · Handa
Natural Hot Spring Korona no Yu Handa
A natural hot spring with an outdoor bath in Handa Korona World on the Chita Peninsula, south of Nagoya. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Aichi · Nagoya
Natural Hot Spring Nakagawa Korona no Yu
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath in Nakagawa Korona World, Nagoya, open until late at night. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Aichi · Nagoya
RAKU SPA GARDEN Nagoya
A large day spa in Meito Ward, Nagoya, with baths, saunas and stone spa rooms. Guests with tattoos are refused entry, according to its own rules.
Aichi · Toyota
Ryusenji no Yu Toyota Josui
A day spa with natural hot spring baths, including an open-air rock bath, in front of Josui Station. Ryusenji no Yu's own rules refuse guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers).
Aichi · Nagoya
Tenku Spa Hills Ryusenji no Yu Nagoya Moriyama
The flagship Ryusenji no Yu day spa in Nagoya's Moriyama Ward. Tattoos are refused in principle, but tattoos small enough to be fully covered by two of the spa's own cover stickers (9.5 x 14.0 cm, ¥200 each, sold on site) are allowed once covered.
Mie · Tsu
Gokurakuyu Tsu
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Shiga · Kusatsu (Shiga)
Kusatsu Yumoto Suisyun
A day spa in the sports & leisure building of AEON Mall Kusatsu, Shiga (not Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma). Its "Omi Kusatsu Bijin no Yu" spring is drawn from groundwater in the ancient Lake Biwa strata; two-tier open-air rock bath. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Shiga · Moriyama
Moriyama Yumoto Suisyun (Pieri Moriyama)
A day spa inside the Pieri Moriyama mall on the shore of Lake Biwa. The open-air viewing bath looks out over the lake and is free-flowing from its "Biwako Bijin no Yu" spring. Free hourly shuttle from JR Moriyama and JR Katata stations. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Shiga · Otsu
Ofuro Cafe Biwakoza (Otsu Onsen)
A cafe-style hot spring near JR Seta Station (about 20 min from Kyoto by train and free shuttle) that uses a radon-bearing spring from 1,500 m underground in every bath, plus an open-air bath. Its official guide refuses entry to people with tattoos.
Shiga · Otsu
Spa Resort Ogoto Agaryanse
A day spa in Otsu, Shiga, using two hot spring sources of its own, with open-air baths and a free shuttle bus.
Kyoto · Kyoto
Fushimi Chikara no Yu (Kyoto)
A large public bath in Fushimi, Kyoto, with an open-air bath of natural hot spring water trucked in from Joyo Onsen. Its current official price page says guests with tattoos (including fake tattoos) are firmly refused. A 2021 notice on the same site announced a trial allowing tattoos covered by one 13 x 19 cm sticker, but the current rules do not mention it.
Photo: YOSHIFUMI OGISO / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Kyoto · Kyoto
Kurama Onsen
A hot spring in the mountains of Kurama, north of central Kyoto, with a free shuttle bus from Kurama Station.
Kyoto · Kyoto
Kyoto Takenosato Onsen Manyo no Yu
A 24-hour bathing complex in Nishikyo, Kyoto.
Kyoto · Kyoto
Sagano Onsen Tenzan no Yu (Kyoto)
A natural hot spring spa in Sagano, western Kyoto, with water from 1,200 m underground, an open-air bath and a foot bath. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos cannot bathe even if the tattoo is covered.
Kyoto · Kyotanabe
SPA & HOTEL Suisyun Matsuiyamate
A spa hotel open to day visitors, about 8 min on foot from JR Matsuiyamate Station, with a big open-air area: hot-spring rock bath, source pot bath and sleeping bath. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Kyoto · Uji
Uji Natural Hot Spring Genji no Yu
A large day spa in Uji, Kyoto, with the only natural hot spring in the city, drawn from 1,111 m underground into an open-air bath. Its official site says guests with tattoos (including stickers and paint) cannot enter.
Osaka · Ibaraki
Gokurakuyu Ibaraki
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Osaka · Sakai
Gokurakuyu Sakai Senboku
A large day spa with natural hot spring baths (Gokurakuyu chain). Gokurakuyu's group-wide rules say guests with tattoos cannot enter, and tattoo stickers must be removed before entering.
Osaka · Neyagawa
Higashikori Yumoto Suisyun
A day spa in Neyagawa with a large, leafy open-air area and 16 baths, including its own "Kori Choja no Yu" hot spring. Closed for renovation from 16 Nov 2026 to late December (official notice). Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Osaka · Osaka
Hinata no Yu Osaka Universal Bayside
A natural hot spring bathhouse on the 14th floor rooftop of a building near Ajikawaguchi Station, with water from 1,000 m underground. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos are refused in principle, but tattoo cover stickers are sold at the front desk; a tattoo found after entry means leaving.
Osaka · Osaka
Hinata no Yu Shin-Osaka
A natural hot spring on the 9th floor of a building near Shin-Osaka Station, with seven baths, a sauna and a foot bath, open from 6:00 on weekdays. Its official FAQ says guests with tattoos may bathe only if the tattoo can be fully covered with the bath's own cover stickers, sold at the front desk.
Osaka · Minoh
Minoh Yumoto Suisyun
A day spa on the 2nd floor of Beaver World in Minoh-Semba, about 5 min on foot from Minoh-Semba-Handai-mae Station, with 16 baths including a hot-spring open-air bath ("Minoh Bijin no Yu", from 1,200 m). Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Osaka · Osaka
Naniwa no Yu (Osaka)
A natural hot spring on the 8th floor of a building in Kita Ward, Osaka, with a panoramic open-air bath. The official site says bathing is firmly refused to anyone with tattoos (including fake tattoos), and anyone found bathing will be asked to leave without a refund.
Osaka · Kaizuka
Natural Hot Spring Niji no Yu Nishikinohama
A day-use natural hot spring near Nishikinohama beach in Kaizuka, southern Osaka. The official price and access page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, including fake tattoos and stickers. Prices are read from the official price image. Closed for maintenance on 26-28 October 2026. The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Osaka · Habikino
Nobeha no Yu Main Branch Habikino
A large hot-spring day spa beside the Ishikawa river in Habikino, with a satoyama-style open-air area of six baths, including a free-flowing unheated source bath (about 28.9°C) and heated source baths. Free shuttle bus from Kintetsu Furuichi and Kishi stations. The terms of use published on its official site (dated 1 Jan 2016, covering both the Habikino and Tsuruhashi branches) list "a tattoo on the body" as grounds for refusing use of the facility.
Osaka · Osaka (Higashinari)
Nobeha no Yu Tsuruhashi
A large hot-spring day spa about 5 min on foot from JR Tsuruhashi Station (Osaka Loop Line), with a rustic open-air area: free-flowing source standing bath, rock bath, Shigaraki pot baths. Its official FAQ answers "Can I bathe if I cover my tattoo?" by saying guests with tattoos, including paint stickers, are refused entry altogether.
Osaka · Osaka
Solaniwa Onsen Osaka Bay Tower
A large bathing complex at Bentencho in Osaka. The rate includes towels and loungewear.
Osaka · Toyonaka
SPA & SAUNA Suisyun Hattori Ryokuchi
A newer premium spa by Hattori Ryokuchi Park, about 8 min on foot from Ryokuchi-koen Station (Kita-Osaka Kyuko), with a radon hot spring (rare in Kansai) and 13 baths; the upper rock bath is free-flowing. Price includes towels, loungewear and the lounge. Its official price page refuses entry to guests with tattoos (including stickers).
Osaka · Osaka
Spa Suminoe (Osaka)
A day spa with natural open-air hot spring baths in Suminoe Ward, Osaka, open until 2:00. Its official guide firmly refuses guests with tattoos.
Photo: W236 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Osaka · Osaka
Spa World
A large bathing complex in Osaka that stays open overnight. The bath areas switch between men's and women's use every month.
Osaka · Osaka (Tsurumi)
Tsurumi Ryokuchi Yumoto Suisyun
A day spa in Tsurumi Ryokuchi Park, about 2 min on foot from Tsurumi-ryokuchi Station on the Osaka Metro, about 20 min from Shinsaibashi. The upper tier of the open-air rock bath is its "Kakuju no Yu" spring, free-flowing. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Osaka · Sakai (Nishi Ward)
Yu-Bath eco Sakai Uenoshiba
A super sento in Sakai, near the Mozu-Furuichi kofun tumuli, using its own Daisen no Yu spring in the baths, outdoor baths and even the shower taps. Its official price page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, fake ones and stickers included.
Osaka · Higashiosaka
Yu-Bath Royal Takaida
A super sento in Higashiosaka, east Osaka, with its own Naniwa Sennari no Yu spring piped straight into the baths (heated and filtered to keep it clear), including a large outdoor bath. Its official price page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, fake ones and stickers included.
Osaka · Neyagawa
Yukai no Yu Neyagawa
A super sento in Neyagawa, between Osaka and Kyoto, whose three-tier outdoor bath uses natural hot spring water (Ikeda-Nakamachi Onsen). Its official FAQ refuses people with tattoos, including fake tattoos. The official site announces a price revision (from 5 October) and changed opening hours (posted 31 August 2026) that could not be matched to its price page, so prices and hours are left blank here; check the official site.
Hyogo · Kobe (Kita Ward)
Arima Kaido Onsen Suzuran no Yu
A day-use hot spring on the Arima Kaido road between Kobe and Arima Onsen (about 15 min by car from Sannomiya), with one of Kobe's largest garden outdoor baths. Its official FAQ allows people with tattoos only if every tattoo is covered by up to five of the facility's own stickers (about 10 x 10 cm, ¥300 each, sold at the front desk); towels or your own stickers or tape are not accepted. English assistance is offered at 070-8924-9605 when staff are available.
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Kobe
Gin no Yu (Arima Onsen)
One of Arima's public baths, with the colourless "ginsen" water.
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Toyooka
Goshonoyu (Kinosaki Onsen)
A public bath in Kinosaki Onsen with an open-air bath that borrows the hillside behind it as scenery. Kinosaki's official tourism site says all of the town's public baths allow tattoos of any size without covering them.
Hyogo · Kobe
Hyoe Koyokaku (Arima Onsen)
A ryokan in Arima Onsen. There is no bath-only option — use of the large baths comes with a day-trip plan that includes a meal, booked in advance.
Photo: Miya.m / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Toyooka
Ichi no Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)
A public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, known for its cave bath.
Hyogo · Kobe (Tarumi Ward)
James-yama Natural Hot Spring Tsuki no Yufune
A day-use hot spring in Kobe's Tarumi Ward whose milky-white outdoor bath uses its own cold mineral spring, alongside a bath of natural seawater. The cheaper ¥500 ticket covers the indoor baths only. Its official price page firmly refuses entry to anyone with tattoos.
Hyogo · Toyooka
Jizoyu (Kinosaki Onsen)
A public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, named after a statue of Jizo found at its source. Kinosaki's official tourism site says all of the town's public baths allow tattoos of any size without covering them.
Photo: Wpcpey / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Kobe
Kin no Yu (Arima Onsen)
Kobe's best-known public bath, fed by the iron-rich reddish-brown spring that made Arima famous.
Hyogo · Kobe
Kobe Harborland Onsen Manyo Club
A 24-hour bathing complex in the Promena Kobe building at Harborland, using hot spring water trucked in daily from Miki. Its official rules refuse guests with tattoos or tattoo stickers, but say those who follow the facility's own rules may enter; ask the staff for details.
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Toyooka
Kounoyu (Kinosaki Onsen)
A public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, named after the legend of a stork (kounotori) that healed its injured leg in the spring. Kinosaki's official tourism site says all of the town's public baths allow tattoos of any size without covering them.
Photo: hashi photo / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Toyooka
Mandarayu (Kinosaki Onsen)
A public bath in Kinosaki Onsen, linked to the town's founding legend, with an open-air bath looking onto the hillside. Kinosaki's official tourism site says all of the town's public baths allow tattoos of any size without covering them.
Hyogo · Takarazuka
Meito Takaranoyu
A day-use hot spring in Takarazuka whose Ogonsen source gushes naturally from 800 m down and is used free-flowing without added water or recirculation; the facility says it is almost the same spring type as Arima Onsen. Its official guide refuses entry to anyone with tattoos regardless of size, stickers and paint included.
Hyogo · Ashiya
Shioashiya Onsen SPA Suisyun
A large day spa by Ashiya Marina with 13 baths. The upper tier of the open-air rock bath is the "Shiosai no Yu" source, free-flowing and unheated. Free shuttle buses from JR/Hanshin Ashiya and Hankyu Shukugawa. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Hyogo · Kobe
Taiko no Yu (Arima Onsen)
A day-use bathing complex in Arima Onsen, with open-air baths.
Photo: 663highland / CC BY 2.5 / Wikimedia Commons
Hyogo · Toyooka
Yanagiyu (Kinosaki Onsen)
The smallest of the public baths in Kinosaki Onsen, named after a willow tree under which the spring was found. Kinosaki's official tourism site says all of the town's public baths allow tattoos of any size without covering them.
Nara · Totsukawa
Iori no Yu (Totsukawa Onsen)
A hot spring bath in Totsukawa Village, Nara, with a footbath and a hot spring drinking fountain.
Nara · Kanmaki
Natural Hot Spring Niji no Yu Nishiyamato
A day-use hot spring in Kanmaki, Nara, with free-flowing spring water in Shigaraki-ware tubs in the open-air area. The official terms of use refuse entry to anyone with tattoos, including fake tattoos and stickers. The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Nara · Nara
Yurara no Yu Nara
A bathhouse-style hot spring in southern Nara City whose open-air bath, Suzaku no Yu, uses naturally flowing spring water fed by a waterfall. Its official guide refuses entry to people with tattoos, including fake tattoos.
Nara · Nara
Yurara no Yu Oshikuma
A hot-spring theme park in northern Nara City where every bath, indoor and outdoor, uses naturally flowing spring water; the Japanese-style and Bali-style open-air baths swap between men and women each week. Its official guide refuses entry to people with tattoos, including fake tattoos.
Photo: NY066 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Wakayama · Shirahama
Sakinoyu Onsen
A free-flowing open-air bath on the rocks facing the Pacific. It dates back about 1,400 years and appears in the Nihon Shoki and the Man'yoshu.
Wakayama · Wakayama
Yu-Bath Wakayama
A super sento in Wakayama City with a very mineral-rich salt spring drilled on site (the Nishihama Goten no Yu source), plus Western- and Japanese-style outdoor baths. Its official price page refuses entry to anyone with tattoos, fake ones and stickers included.
Hiroshima · Fukuyama
Natural Hot Spring Korona no Yu Fukuyama
A day-use bath with a large outdoor bath in Fukuyama Korona World, an entertainment complex. The chain names this branch a natural hot spring ("天然温泉コロナの湯 福山店"); its sister branch in Toyokawa, by contrast, is explicitly stated not to be one. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Hiroshima · Hiroshima
Shioya Onsen Honoyu Rakurakuen
A day spa in Saeki-ku, Hiroshima, whose radon-bearing salt spring from 1,100 m underground is served free-flowing without added water. Its official guide refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers and body paint.
Hiroshima · Hiroshima
Ujina Onsen Honoyu
A day spa in Minami-ku, Hiroshima, near Hiroshima Port (Ujina), with natural hot spring baths served free-flowing. Its official guide refuses entry to guests with tattoos, including tattoo stickers and body paint.
Photo: Drivephotographer / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
Ehime · Matsuyama
Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka no Yu
One of the public baths at Dogo Onsen. Rates differ between the ground floor and the upstairs rooms.
Photo: z tanuki / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Ehime · Matsuyama
Dogo Onsen Honkan
The main bathhouse at the centre of Dogo Onsen, with the Kami-no-yu and Tama-no-yu baths and optional upstairs rooms.
Photo: z tanuki / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Ehime · Matsuyama
Dogo Onsen Tsubaki no Yu
One of the public baths at Dogo Onsen.
Fukuoka · Kitakyushu
Natural Hot Spring Korona no Yu Kokura
A natural hot spring with a large outdoor bath in Kokura Kita Ward, Kitakyushu. The official price page says people with tattoos, including tattoo stickers, may not use the baths ("刺青、タトゥー、タトゥーシールのある方はご利用できません"). The site gives no formal spring-quality name, so it is left blank.
Kumamoto · Kashima (Kamimashiki)
Kashima Yumoto Suisyun
A day spa inside AEON Mall Kumamoto. The upper tier of the open-air rock bath is free-flowing from its "Hi no Kuni Bisho no Yu" spring, a dense sodium-chloride water from 1,100 m. Its official price page says that, on the guidance of the authorities, guests with tattoos (including tattoo stickers) are refused entry.
Oita · Beppu
Aratama Ryokan (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Asami Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Beppu Kannawa Onsen Yamanaminoyu
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Beppu Ogura
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Beppu Onsen Hoyoland
A day-use hot spring in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Byakuren no yu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Chosenji Yakushiyu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Cotake (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Daibutsu Onsen (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Daikokuya (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Ekimaekoto Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Fujimi Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Furosen (Beppu)
A municipal bath near JR Beppu Station, in use since the Meiji era and renovated in 2014. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Gion Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Guest House Matsukiso (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Hamada Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath in the Kamegawa district of Beppu, near Kamegawa Station. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Hamawaki Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath in the Hamawaki district of Beppu, open late. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Hasuda Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Hidamari Onsen Hananoyu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Higashi Hasuda Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Higashimachi Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Hinode Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Hirata Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Taketa
Hitou Naganoyu (Nagayu, Taketa)
A quiet hot spring among rice fields in Nagayu Onsen, with free-flowing carbonated water. Pay by putting coins in the box outside the building. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature says guests with tattoos are welcome to bathe.
Oita · Hiji
Hotel Solage
A facility with private baths in Hiji, near Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Hotta Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal hot spring on the western edge of Beppu, near the Beppu IC, with indoor and open-air baths. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Himeshima
Hyoshimizu Onsen (Himeshima Island)
A village-run hot spring on Himeshima Island with two baths: the unheated spring water (about 25°C) and a bath warmed to around 41°C. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature lists it as tattoo-friendly.
Photo: Jordi Sanchez Teruel from Seúl, South Korea / CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Oita · Beppu
Hyotan Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. It also has private baths.
Oita · Beppu
Jigokubaru Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Jizosen (Myoban, Beppu)
A free municipal bath among the inns of the Myoban hot spring area, with milky, acidic sulphur water. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos, and its tattoo-friendly onsen map lists this bath.
Oita · Saiki
Kabutomushi-no-Yu Mineral Spring Center Naokawa (Saiki)
A day-use mineral spring in the mountains of Saiki, with electric baths, jet baths, a sauna and a mist sauna. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature lists it as tattoo-friendly. Bring your own shampoo and body soap.
Oita · Beppu
Kagaya (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Kaimonji Onsen (Beppu)
A barrier-free municipal bath next to Kaimonji Park, about 5 minutes from JR Beppu Station, with a hot bath and a cooler bath. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Kakujusen (Myoban, Beppu)
A free municipal bath in the Myoban hot spring area of Beppu, with acidic water. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Kamiharu Onsen (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Kamioka Onsen Hozanso (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Kamiya Onsen (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Photo: STA3816 / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Oita · Beppu
Kannawa Mushiyu (Beppu)
A municipal steam bath in the Kannawa district of Beppu. Beppu City lists it among the public baths that welcome guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Kasuga Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Keirin Onsen (Kamegawa, Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath in the Kamegawa district of Beppu. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos, and its tattoo-friendly onsen map lists this bath.
Oita · Beppu
Kinei Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Kitamatogahama Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Kiyosen (Kamegawa, Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath in the Kamegawa district of Beppu. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos, and its tattoo-friendly onsen map lists this bath.
Oita · Beppu
Kotobuki Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu, open in the afternoon and evening. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Kunichiten Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Maeda Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Matsubara Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Mikaeri Onsen (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Minami Matogahama Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Mochigahama Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Morinoyu Resort (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu with a swimsuit, mixed-gender "Garden Bath". Beppu City's tattoo-friendly onsen map says the Garden Bath is tattoo-friendly and open to all visitors.
Oita · Beppu
Myouban Yamanoyu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Myouban Yunosato (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. It also has private baths.
Oita · Beppu
Nageishi Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath in central Beppu, fed directly from its own spring. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Nagominoyado Mutsuki (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Nanatsuishi Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Netsunoyu (Kannawa, Beppu)
A free municipal bath in the Kannawa district of Beppu. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Nogamihonkan (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Kokonoe
Nukunuku-no-Yu at NU:KUJU (Kokonoe)
A hot spring inside the NU:KUJU grounds in Kokonoe, with cloudy, yellowish-brown carbonated water. Open from mid-March to early December. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature says full bathing is permitted for guests with tattoos.
Oita · Taketa
Nyagayun Onsen (Nagayu, Taketa)
A small hot spring with two private baths, attached to a workshop that makes beckoning-cat dolls, in Nagayu Onsen. Private baths only. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature says guests with tattoos are welcome.
Oita · Beppu
Okatanoyu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Okumyoban sanso (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Oniishi no yu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Oyado Yunooka (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Ryokan Irifunesou (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Ryokan Wakasugi (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Sabou(cafe) Takasaki no yu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Saiwai Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Sakurayu (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Kokonoe
Seseragi no Yu (Kokonoe)
A day-use hot spring in Hosenji, Kokonoe, with an open-air bath with a waterfall shower and eight private family baths surrounded by greenery. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official tattoo-friendly hot springs feature says guests with tattoos may use only the family baths.
Oita · Beppu
Shibai no Yu (Beppu)
A municipal bath in Beppu. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos, and its tattoo-friendly onsen map lists this bath.
Oita · Beppu
Shibaseki Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal hot spring in the hills of Beppu with indoor and open-air baths, a steam bath and family baths. Beppu City lists it among the public baths that welcome guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Shibunoyu (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Shinkousen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Shiraitonotaki Onsen (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Yufu
Shitan-yu
A mixed-gender public bath, with an open-air bath looking out over the lake.
Oita · Beppu
Suehiro Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Sumiyoshi Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
SUNLINE BEPPU (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Photo: 大分帰省中 / CC BY 3.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Oita · Beppu
Takegawara Onsen (Beppu)
A historic municipal bathhouse in central Beppu, with a regular bath and a hot sand bath. Beppu City lists it among the public baths that welcome guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Taninoyu (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Tanoyu Onsen (Beppu)
A municipal neighbourhood bath near JR Beppu Station, said to date from the Edo period. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Tenkuuyubou Seikaisou (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Tenman Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Teruyu Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Yufu
Tsukahara Onsen KakouIzumi
A facility with private baths in Yufu, near Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Umezono Onsen (Beppu)
A neighbourhood bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. Opening hours are not listed on the map.
Oita · Beppu
Wakakusa Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Wasabijin (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Yahata Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Yamada Besso (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. It also has private baths.
Oita · Beppu
Yamada Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Yufu
Yufuin Sansuikan
A ryokan founded in 1911 near Yufuin Station that accepts day visitors in its large baths in the afternoon. The Oita Prefectural Tourism Association's official feature says tattoos are allowed except in the large public bath. Day visitors can only use the large baths and the ryokan has no private baths, so day visitors with tattoos cannot bathe here.
Oita · Beppu
Yumetamatebako (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Yumotoya Ryokan (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
Oita · Beppu
Yutopia Hamawaki (Beppu)
A municipal health spa modelled on a European Kurhaus, with jet baths, a walking pool and other baths. Beppu City told its council in December 2016 that its municipal baths do not ban guests with tattoos (only intimidating behaviour is treated as a nuisance).
Oita · Beppu
Yuya Ebisu (Beppu)
A day-use hot spring in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos.
Oita · Beppu
Yuyamanosato Onsen (Beppu)
A bath in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it as a public bath that welcomes guests with tattoos. It also has private baths.
Oita · Beppu
Zekkeinoyado Sakuratei (Beppu)
A facility with private baths in Beppu. Beppu City's own tattoo-friendly onsen map lists it among private baths, where tattoos are not an issue.
