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Tattoo-friendly onsen in Japan

53 day-use onsen whose official site says tattoos are allowed, outright or under a cover sticker.

We only list a rule when the official website states one. Of 1,357 onsen in the guide, 22 say tattoos are fine, 31 accept them if covered, 8 allow them only in a private bath and 231 say no. The other 1,065 do not state a rule, so ask at the desk before you pay. Updated 2026-10-18.

  • OK tattoos allowed (22)
  • If covered allowed under a cover sticker or rash guard (31)
  • Private bath only 8 more, not in this list, marked on their own pages
53 onsen
Tattoo OK

Every tattoo-friendly onsen at a glance

OnsenWhereTattoosDay use
Goshogake Onsen Hachimantai (Kazuno), Akita If covered
Narita no Meisen Yamato no Yu Narita, Chiba OK ¥1,000
Spa & Hotel Maihama Eurasia Urayasu (Maihama), Chiba If covered ¥2,100
Spa Metsa Otaka Ryusenji no Yu Nagareyama (Otakanomori), Chiba If covered
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Awara Awara Onsen, Fukui If covered ¥900
Adatara-san Okudake no Yu Adatara Kogen (Nihonmatsu), Fukushima If covered ¥800
Kagetsu Highland Hotel Takayu Onsen (Fukushima), Fukushima OK ¥1,100
mt.inn Dake Onsen (Nihonmatsu), Fukushima OK ¥700
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Gero Bekkan Gero, Gifu If covered ¥700
Ooedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Gero Honkan Gero, Gifu If covered ¥900
Eki no Tennen Onsen Mizunuma no Yu Kiryu (Kuroho), Gunma If covered ¥1,350
Gozanoyu Kusatsu, Gunma OK ¥900
Maebashi Ogikubo Onsen Ainoyama no Yu Maebashi, Gunma If covered ¥520
Otakinoyu Kusatsu, Gunma OK ¥1,200
Sainokawara Open-Air Bath Kusatsu, Gunma OK ¥800
Niseko Grand Hotel Niseko, Hokkaido OK ¥1,500
Arima Grand Hotel Arima Onsen, Hyogo If covered ¥4,200
Kinosaki Goshono-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Kinosaki Ichi-no-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Kinosaki Jizo-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Kinosaki Kono-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Kinosaki Mandara-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Kinosaki Yanagi-yu Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo OK ¥800
Tsukuba no Yu (Mt. Tsukuba) Tsukuba, Ibaraki If covered ¥1,100
Amihari Onsen Yakushi no Yu (Kyukamura Iwate-Amihari) Shizukuishi (Amihari), Iwate If covered ¥700
Appi Onsen Shirakaba no Yu Appi Kogen (Hachimantai), Iwate If covered ¥1,200
Sukawa Kogen Onsen Ichinoseki (Mt. Kurikoma), Iwate If covered ¥900
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun & Mori no Yu Hakone, Kanagawa If covered ¥1,500
Hakone Yuryo Hakone, Kanagawa OK ¥1,700
Modern Toji Only You Minami-Ashigara, Kanagawa If covered ¥2,420
Tenzan Tohji-kyo Hakone, Kanagawa OK
Yoshiike Ryokan Hakone, Kanagawa If covered
Kurama Onsen Kurama, Kyoto OK
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ise-Shima Shima (Hamajima), Mie If covered ¥1,514
Sakakibara Onsen Yunose Sakakibara (Tsu), Mie OK ¥550
Hoshino Onsen Tombo no Yu Karuizawa, Nagano If covered ¥1,550
Hoshino Onsen Tombo no Yu Karuizawa, Nagano If covered ¥1,550
Fukuju Onsen Jonnobikan Nishikan, Niigata, Niigata OK ¥880
Yuttari no Sato (Naga-mine Onsen) Joetsu, Niigata If covered ¥800
Hinata no Yu Osaka Universal Bayside Osaka City (Konohana, near USJ), Osaka If covered ¥900
Solaniwa Onsen Osaka Bay Tower Osaka City (Bentencho), Osaka If covered ¥2,310
Umekita Onsen Ren Osaka City (Umeda), Osaka If covered ¥3,190
Chichibu Yumoto Buko Onsen Yokoze (Chichibu), Saitama If covered ¥700
Ofuro Cafe utatane Saitama City (Omiya), Saitama If covered ¥1,400
Izu Kogen no Yu Izu Kogen (Ito), Shizuoka If covered ¥1,300
Maenohara Onsen Saya no Yudokoro Itabashi, Tokyo If covered ¥970
Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu Sumida (Oshiage / Skytree), Tokyo OK ¥600
Shinjuku Tennen Onsen Thermae-Yu Shinjuku (Kabukicho), Tokyo If covered ¥3,100
Spadium Japon Higashikurume, Tokyo If covered
Tenku Onsen Heiwajima Ota (Heiwajima), Tokyo If covered ¥2,400
Kuroba Onsen Nanto (Gokayama), Toyama OK ¥600
Hottarakashi Onsen Yamanashi City (Fuefuki-gawa Fruit Park), Yamanashi OK ¥900
Nirasaki Asahi Onsen Nirasaki, Yamanashi OK ¥600

By prefecture

  • Hyogo 7
  • Gunma 5
  • Kanagawa 5
  • Tokyo 5
  • Chiba 3
  • Fukushima 3
  • Iwate 3
  • Osaka 3
  • Gifu 2
  • Mie 2
  • Nagano 2
  • Niigata 2
  • Saitama 2
  • Yamanashi 2
  • Akita 1
  • Fukui 1
  • Hokkaido 1
  • Ibaraki 1
  • Kyoto 1
  • Shizuoka 1
  • Toyama 1

Questions

Can you go to an onsen in Japan with tattoos?

At some. Among the 1,357 day-use onsen listed here, 22 state that tattoos are fine and 31 accept them when covered with a sticker or a rash guard. 231 say no. Most official sites (1,065) say nothing, so ask at the desk before you pay.

Do tattoo cover stickers count?

At the 31 baths marked If covered, yes: the official site asks for the tattoo to be hidden under a cover sticker or a rash guard, and several sell stickers at the front desk. Each listing's note gives the size limit where the site states one. Where the site says no, a sticker does not change the answer.

Which onsen near Tokyo allow tattoos?

Within 80 km of Tokyo Station, 14 listed baths take tattoos, outright or if covered: Narita no Meisen Yamato no Yu, Spa & Hotel Maihama Eurasia, Spa Metsa Otaka Ryusenji no Yu, Tsukuba no Yu (Mt. Tsukuba), Hakone Yuryo, Modern Toji Only You, Tenzan Tohji-kyo, Chichibu Yumoto Buko Onsen, Ofuro Cafe utatane, Maenohara Onsen Saya no Yudokoro, Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu, Shinjuku Tennen Onsen Thermae-Yu, Spadium Japon, Tenku Onsen Heiwajima.