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Day Use Onsen Dogo Onsen Honkan
Matsuyama, Ehime 4.1 (13,478)

Dogo Onsen Honkan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Hottarakashi Onsen
Yamanashi City, Yamanashi 4.3 (13,442)

Hottarakashi Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen ORIENTAL HOTEL OKINAWA RESORT & SPA
Nago, Okinawa 4.5 (7,730)

ORIENTAL HOTEL OKINAWA RESORT & SPA

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Spadium Japon
Higashikurume, Tokyo 3.7 (7,667)

Spadium Japon

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Dai-ichi Takimotokan
Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido 4.3 (5,431)

Dai-ichi Takimotokan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hyotan Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.2 (5,360)

Hyotan Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort
Onna, Okinawa 4.3 (5,309)

ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Sainokawara Open-Air Bath
Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma 4.4 (5,300)

Sainokawara Open-Air Bath

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Tenzan Onsen
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.4 (5,262)

Tenzan Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Sukayu Onsen Ryokan
Hakkoda Mountains, Aomori 4.3 (4,950)

Sukayu Onsen Ryokan

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Hakone Yunessun
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 3.8 (4,919)

Hakone Yunessun

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Otaki no Yu Onsen
Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma 4.3 (4,683)

Otaki no Yu Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Yokohama Manyo Club
Yokohama, Kanagawa 3.9 (4,630)

Yokohama Manyo Club

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Takegawara Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.1 (4,606)

Takegawara Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hotel Mahoroba
Noboribetsu Onsen, Hokkaido 4.1 (4,185)

Hotel Mahoroba

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Kin no Yu Onsen
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.0 (4,066)

Kin no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Solaniwa Onsen Osaka Bay Tower
Osaka City, Osaka 3.9 (4,058)

Solaniwa Onsen Osaka Bay Tower

Cover Up Required
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hoheikyo Onsen
Sapporo, Hokkaido 4.3 (3,941)

Hoheikyo Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Akazawa Onsen Day Spa
Itō, Shizuoka 4.3 (3,463)

Akazawa Onsen Day Spa

Cover Up Required
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka no Yu
Matsuyama, Ehime 4.2 (3,453)

Dōgo Onsen Annex Asuka no Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Arima Grand Hotel
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.4 (2,915)

Arima Grand Hotel

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku
Minakami Onsen, Gunma 4.1 (2,705)

Takaragawa Onsen Osenkaku

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Gosho no Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.3 (2,647)

Gosho no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Musashi Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu
Shinagawa, Tokyo 3.9 (2,579)

Musashi Koyama Onsen Shimizuyu

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Kou no Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.1 (2,488)

Kou no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Daikoku-yu Onsen
Sumida, Tokyo 4.3 (2,288)

Daikoku-yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Beppu Onsen Hoyoland
Beppu Onsen, Oita 3.6 (2,251)

Beppu Onsen Hoyoland

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Okinawa
Onna, Okinawa 4.4 (2,184)

Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Okinawa

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Saki no Yu Onsen
Shirahama, Wakayama 4.4 (2,148)

Saki no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Hotel Sakan
Sendai, Miyagi 4.2 (2,116)

Hotel Sakan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Takayu Onsen Attakayu
Fukushima, Fukushima 4.4 (2,064)

Takayu Onsen Attakayu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hisamatsuyu Onsen
Nerima, Tokyo 4.0 (2,027)

Hisamatsuyu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Nikkowanoshiro Onsen Yashio
Nikko, Tochigi 3.9 (1,940)

Nikkowanoshiro Onsen Yashio

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hotel WBF Grande Hakata
Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 3.8 (1,839)

Hotel WBF Grande Hakata

Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen Mikokuyu
Sumida, Tokyo 4.3 (1,745)

Mikokuyu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.0 (1,640)

Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Yamato no Yu Onsen
Narita, Chiba 4.0 (1,626)

Yamato no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Ichino Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.0 (1,594)

Ichino Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Ume Yu
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.4 (1,548)

Ume Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Ryujin Onsen Motoyu
Tanabe, Wakayama 4.3 (1,486)

Ryujin Onsen Motoyu

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Gin No Yu Onsen
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 3.8 (1,453)

Gin No Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Mizunooto Onsen
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.1 (1,445)

Mizunooto Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Kosugiyu
Suginami, Tokyo 4.4 (1,387)

Kosugiyu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Kurama Onsen
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (1,382)

Kurama Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Ryokan Yuen Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo 4.2 (1,346)

Ryokan Yuen Shinjuku

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Dogo Onsen Tsubaki no Yu
Matsuyama, Ehime 3.9 (1,336)

Dogo Onsen Tsubaki no Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Dream Public Bath Goshiki
Toyonaka, Osaka 4.1 (1,296)

Dream Public Bath Goshiki

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Funaoka Onsen
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (1,273)

Funaoka Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Fushio Kaku Onsen
Ikeda, Osaka 3.9 (1,257)

Fushio Kaku Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Haneda Airport
Ota, Tokyo 4.1 (1,254)

Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Haneda Airport

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Mannenyu
Shinjuku, Tokyo 4.3 (1,238)

Mannenyu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Onyado Nono Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo 4.4 (1,210)

Onyado Nono Asakusa

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Bosenkan
Gero Onsen, Gifu 3.9 (1,209)

Bosenkan

Private Bathing Allowed
Ryokan Onsen Arima Gyoen
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.1 (1,150)

Arima Gyoen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen La Vista Akangawa
Kushiro, Hokkaido 4.3 (1,145)

La Vista Akangawa

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Royal Hotel Kawaguchiko
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 3.5 (1,136)

Royal Hotel Kawaguchiko

Private Bathing Allowed
Hotel Onsen OMO Kansai Airport Hoshino Resorts
Izumisano, Osaka 4.2 (1,127)

OMO Kansai Airport Hoshino Resorts

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Goko Yu
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (1,096)

Goko Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Goza no Yu Onsen
Kusatsu Onsen, Gunma 4.2 (1,075)

Goza no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Sansuiso
Tsuchiyu Onsen, Fukushima 4.1 (1,062)

Sansuiso

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Hotel Resol Trinity Kyoto
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (1,059)

Hotel Resol Trinity Kyoto

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Mandara Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 3.8 (1,036)

Mandara Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Jizo Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 3.8 (998)

Jizo Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Nikko Station Hotel Classic
Nikko, Tochigi 4.1 (986)

Nikko Station Hotel Classic

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Nada Onsen Suidosuji
Kobe, Hyogo 4.3 (952)

Nada Onsen Suidosuji

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Ryokan Hanamusubi
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.1 (945)

Ryokan Hanamusubi

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hasunuma Onsen
Ota, Tokyo 4.2 (875)

Hasunuma Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Sakura Yu Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.3 (868)

Sakura Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen K's House Ito Onsen
Itō, Shizuoka 4.8 (861)

K's House Ito Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Candeo Hotels Tokyo Shimbashi
Minato, Tokyo 4.1 (851)

Candeo Hotels Tokyo Shimbashi

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Utopia Shiratama Hot Spring
Osaka City, Osaka 4.1 (849)

Utopia Shiratama Hot Spring

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Okukinu Onsen Kaniyu
Nikko, Tochigi 4.2 (843)

Okukinu Onsen Kaniyu

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Ooike Hotel
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 4.1 (814)

Ooike Hotel

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Marine Spa Atami
Atami, Shizuoka 3.7 (802)

Marine Spa Atami

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora by IHG
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.2 (801)

Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora by IHG

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Akebi Onsen
Nikko, Tochigi 4.0 (799)

Akebi Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Gekkoen Yugetsusanso
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.1 (776)

Gekkoen Yugetsusanso

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Healthy Spa Tateba
Osaka City, Osaka 4.0 (776)

Healthy Spa Tateba

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Kasuitei Ooya
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 4.2 (767)

Kasuitei Ooya

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Kaimonji Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.1 (751)

Kaimonji Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Horita Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.0 (745)

Horita Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Yamatoya Honten
Osaka City, Osaka 3.8 (734)

Yamatoya Honten

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Temple Lodging Shukubo Kakurinbo
Minobu, Yamanashi 4.7 (733)

Temple Lodging Shukubo Kakurinbo

Private Bathing Allowed
Day Use Onsen Kannawa Steam Bath
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.3 (726)

Kannawa Steam Bath

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Konparu Yu Onsen
Chuo, Tokyo 4.1 (715)

Konparu Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Jozankei Yurakusoan
Sapporo, Hokkaido 4.4 (703)

Jozankei Yurakusoan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Sequence Kyoto Gojo
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.1 (703)

Sequence Kyoto Gojo

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Ishidan no Yu Onsen
Ikaho Onsen, Gunma 3.8 (701)

Ishidan no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Furosen Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.0 (696)

Furosen Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Tōnosawa Ichinoyu Honkan
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.3 (681)

Tōnosawa Ichinoyu Honkan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Onsen Ryokan Yuen Sapporo
Sapporo, Hokkaido 4.3 (674)

Onsen Ryokan Yuen Sapporo

Cover Up Required
Hotel Onsen Candeo Hotels Tokyo Roppongi
Minato, Tokyo 4.2 (664)

Candeo Hotels Tokyo Roppongi

Cover Up Required
Day Use Onsen Hakusan-yu Rokujo
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.2 (653)

Hakusan-yu Rokujo

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Shibaseki Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.3 (641)

Shibaseki Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Hatcho no Yu
Nikko, Tochigi 4.3 (634)

Hatcho no Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Ebisuya Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.1 (614)

Ebisuya Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Irifune Onsen
Osaka City, Osaka 4.3 (569)

Irifune Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hotel Edoya
Bunkyo, Tokyo 4.2 (554)

Hotel Edoya

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Rakuyu
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 4.5 (554)

Rakuyu

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Ekimae Koutou Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.1 (549)

Ekimae Koutou Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Hotel Koryu
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi 4.1 (549)

Hotel Koryu

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Yanagi Yu Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 3.8 (548)

Yanagi Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Radium Onsen
Osaka City, Osaka 4.0 (529)

Radium Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Yunushi Ichijoh
Shiroishi, Miyagi 4.6 (500)

Yunushi Ichijoh

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hinode-yu
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.4 (494)

Hinode-yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Onagawa Onsen Yupopo
Onagawa, Miyagi 3.9 (493)

Onagawa Onsen Yupopo

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Negiya Ryofukaku
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.3 (486)

Negiya Ryofukaku

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Ryokan Yachiyo
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.0 (476)

Ryokan Yachiyo

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Hanaikada
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.2 (473)

Hanaikada

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Fureai Onsen Yata
Osaka City, Osaka 4.0 (462)

Fureai Onsen Yata

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Tsubo Yu Onsen
Tanabe, Wakayama 4.6 (460)

Tsubo Yu Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Taketoritei Maruyama
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.5 (437)

Taketoritei Maruyama

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Tama-no-yu
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (426)

Tama-no-yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Yuen Bettei Daita
Setagaya, Tokyo 4.4 (421)

Yuen Bettei Daita

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hakusan-yu Takatsuji
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.2 (417)

Hakusan-yu Takatsuji

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Ichirino Kogen Hotel Roan
Hakusan, Ishikawa 4.0 (401)

Ichirino Kogen Hotel Roan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Morizuya Inn
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.7 (386)

Morizuya Inn

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower
Osaka City, Osaka 4.1 (369)

Candeo Hotels Osaka The Tower

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Yunohana Resort Suisen
Kameoka, Kyoto 4.6 (351)

Yunohana Resort Suisen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Thoron Onsen Inari
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.4 (339)

Thoron Onsen Inari

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Day Use Onsen Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan
Yudanaka Shibu, Nagano 4.3 (315)

Jigokudani Onsen Korakukan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Andon Ryokan
Taito, Tokyo 4.6 (311)

Andon Ryokan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Gora Kansuirou
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.1 (310)

Gora Kansuirou

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Kamesei Ryokan
Chikuma, Nagano 4.4 (310)

Kamesei Ryokan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Momijiya Honkan Takao Sansou
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.3 (310)

Momijiya Honkan Takao Sansou

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu
Taito, Tokyo 4.4 (309)

Ryokan Asakusa Shigetsu

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Fuji-Hakone Guest House
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.6 (306)

Fuji-Hakone Guest House

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Guesthouse Tsutaya
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.7 (304)

Guesthouse Tsutaya

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Kaneyoshi Ryokan
Osaka City, Osaka 4.3 (286)

Kaneyoshi Ryokan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Yamamotoya Ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.4 (281)

Yamamotoya Ryokan

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen J-Hoppers Kumano Yunomine
Tanabe, Wakayama 4.7 (274)

J-Hoppers Kumano Yunomine

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Hamawaki Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 3.9 (259)

Hamawaki Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Hotel Hanakoyado
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.4 (252)

Hotel Hanakoyado

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Hotel Villa Fontaine Premier Haneda Airport
Ota, Tokyo 4.2 (249)

Hotel Villa Fontaine Premier Haneda Airport

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen The Ryokan Tokyo YUGAWARA
Yugawara Onsen, Kanagawa 3.8 (243)

The Ryokan Tokyo YUGAWARA

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Zaborin Ryokan
Kutchan, Hokkaido 4.6 (231)

Zaborin Ryokan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Koyado Enn
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.5 (225)

Koyado Enn

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Tajiyama Ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.4 (223)

Tajiyama Ryokan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Takayamaso Hanano
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.3 (212)

Takayamaso Hanano

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Luck You Kyoto
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.8 (210)

Luck You Kyoto

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Hotel Onsen Chikusenso Onsen
Zao Onsen, Miyagi 4.5 (200)

Chikusenso Onsen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Tsubame Onsen Kawara no Yu
Myoko, Niigata 4.5 (200)

Tsubame Onsen Kawara no Yu

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Akarinoyado Villa Revage
Nikko, Tochigi 4.7 (186)

Akarinoyado Villa Revage

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Cyashitsu Ryokan Asakusa
Taito, Tokyo 4.7 (180)

Cyashitsu Ryokan Asakusa

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Yuyado Yamanoshou
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.3 (166)

Yuyado Yamanoshou

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Ajisai Onsen Ryokan
Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa 4.4 (149)

Ajisai Onsen Ryokan

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Shibai no Yu Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.1 (143)

Shibai no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Yumekoyado Temboen
Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo 4.1 (140)

Yumekoyado Temboen

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Day Use Onsen Ta no Yu Onsen
Beppu Onsen, Oita 4.0 (133)

Ta no Yu Onsen

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Minshuku Miyama
Yamanochi, Nagano 4.5 (131)

Minshuku Miyama

Cover Up Required
Ryokan Onsen Ryokan Sawaya Honten
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.7 (123)

Ryokan Sawaya Honten

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen K's House Nikko
Nikko, Tochigi 4.7 (100)

K's House Nikko

Fully Tattoo Friendly
Ryokan Onsen Arimasansoh Goshobessho
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.6 (96)

Arimasansoh Goshobessho

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Ryokan Onsen Hashinoya Bekkan Ransui
Arima Onsen, Hyogo 4.2 (63)

Hashinoya Bekkan Ransui

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available
Hotel Onsen Nazuna Higashi Honganji
Kyoto City, Kyoto 4.9 (39)

Nazuna Higashi Honganji

Private Bathing Allowed
🌸 Private bath available

Last updated by Mat Roniss – Founder of Tattoo Friendly Onsen, and hot springs enjoyer who has been visiting Japanese onsen for over 30 years.

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FAQs About Tattoo Friendly Onsen Directory

Got questions about tattoos and Japanese onsen? You're not alone. This FAQ answers the most common concerns travelers have when looking for tattoo-friendly bathing options across Japan—from public bathhouses to private ryokan. We update our guides regularly to reflect the latest onsen policies and guest experiences.

How do I find tattoo-friendly onsen in Japan using this directory?
Use the filters at the top of the page to search by region, prefecture, city, tattoo policy, bathing type, and amenities.

What do the tattoo policy tags mean?
Three categories exist: "Fully Tattoo Friendly" – Tattoos are openly accepted without cover-up; "Cover Ups Required" – Tattoos must be covered (e.g., with stickers); and "Private Bathing Allowed" – Tattoos allowed in private onsen only.

Can I trust that these onsen truly accept tattoos?
Yes—each listing is manually verified via direct communication with the onsen, public policy review, and traveler feedback. We update listings regularly to reflect the latest information.

I have a small tattoo—do I still need to use a cover-up?
Only facilities marked "Cover Ups Required" necessitate coverage. Those seeking hassle-free entry should filter by "Fully Tattoo Friendly" options.

How do I know if an onsen has private bathing options?
Use the 'Bathing Type' filter and select options like 'Private Rental Bath' or 'In-Room Bath.' Listings will show photos and descriptions.

Can I book accommodations or onsen visits directly from this site?
Direct booking isn't currently available, though the site links to official websites and Google Maps for contacting facilities.

What should I do if I find incorrect information?
Use the "Suggest an Edit" form linked in each listing to report inaccuracies.

How can I recommend a new tattoo-friendly onsen?
Submit locations via the "Add an Onsen" form with detailed information for verification.

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