Tattoos: Conditions apply
Public baths and day-use spas you can visit without staying overnight.
11 hot springs
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.
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.
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 · 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.
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 · 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 · 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.
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.
Kyoto · Kyoto
Kyoto Takenosato Onsen Manyo no Yu
A 24-hour bathing complex in Nishikyo, Kyoto.
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.
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.