Tattoo-friendly onsen and sento
Baths in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka whose own pages say tattoos are welcome, or allowed when covered.
Good to know
- Japan Tourism Agency notice of 16 Mar 2016, passed on by the health ministry on 18 Mar 2016 and published by Osaka City: refusing a bath only because someone has a tattoo is not appropriate. It gives example responses such as covering tattoos with stickers, or asking nothing special for small (e.g. palm-sized) tattoos that do not intimidate others. It is guidance to facilities, not a legal obligation. Source
- Minato City, Tokyo (page updated 3 Dec 2025): the Public Bath Act has no provision that lets a bath restrict entry only because of a tattoo, and each public bath decides its own response. Source
Baths that accept tattoos
Fukagawa Onsen Tokiwayu 深川温泉 常盤湯
Size limit: tattoos and irezumi are accepted only up to a size that a palm can hide.
Goshikiyu 五色湯
Conditional: traditional irezumi is refused; tattoos are accepted if you contact the bathhouse in advance before your first visit.
Hasunuma Onsen はすぬま温泉
Guests with tattoos can use the bathhouse; anyone who disturbs other guests or staff is refused.
Koganeyu (Tokyo) 黄金湯 東京店
The FAQ says guests with tattoos can use the bathhouse.
Maenohara Onsen Saya no Yudokoro 前野原温泉 さやの湯処
Entry only if the tattoos are fully covered by up to two of the facility's own 11 x 20 cm cover stickers (310 yen each); guests who refuse the stickers are turned away.
Oshiage Onsen Daikokuyu 押上温泉 大黒湯
The FAQ says guests with tattoos can bathe here.
Sauna Tokyo サウナ東京
Sticker required: tattoos of any size are accepted if you buy one 500 yen facility sticker and wear it on the left chest; the tattoo itself does not have to be covered.
Shinjuku Thermae-yu 新宿天然温泉 テルマー湯
Rules differ by guest: male tourists must wear one facility tattoo sticker (330 yen; passport or air ticket required), male residents of Japan are refused at any size, and women need a sticker only for a single tattoo over 30 x 30 cm.
Tokyo Toyosu Manyo Club 東京豊洲 万葉倶楽部
Tattoos are refused unless they can be covered by up to two of the facility's own cover stickers (max 11 x 20 cm), which must be worn throughout the building.
Tokyo Yokujo 東京浴場
Guests with tattoos may bathe, and the private sauna can also be used.
Yudonburi Sakaeyu 天然温泉 湯どんぶり栄湯
The FAQ says guests with tattoos or irezumi can enjoy the baths.
Kamogawayu 鴨川湯
The operator Yutonamisha says guests with tattoos can bathe at all of its bathhouses.
Kurama Onsen くらま温泉
Day visitors with tattoos or irezumi are accepted; members of organized crime or antisocial groups are refused.
Minamotoyu 源湯
The operator Yutonamisha says guests with tattoos can bathe at all of its bathhouses.
ROKKAKU Private Sauna 京町家プライベートサウナ ROKKAKU
The whole facility is booked privately by one group (reservation only), so guests with tattoos can use it.
Sauna no Umeyu サウナの梅湯
The operator Yutonamisha says guests with tattoos can bathe at all of its bathhouses.
Tamanoyu (Kyoto) 玉の湯
The FAQ says guests with tattoos can use the bathhouse, and the English notice reads "Tattoo OK".
Thoron Onsen Inari トロン温泉稲荷
The facilities page says guests with tattoos can bathe.
Healthy Onsen Tateba ヘルシー温泉タテバ
Guests with tattoos can use every facility, including the baths and saunas.
Irifune Onsen 入船温泉
The FAQ says guests with tattoos can use the bathhouse and calls it tattoo friendly.
Minoh Onsen Spa Garden 箕面温泉スパーガーデン
Tattoos are refused unless fully covered by no more than two of the facility's paid cover stickers.
Ofuroya Wako (Wako Yokujo) おふろや和光（和光浴場）
The site says that, unlike pools or onsen resorts, the bathhouse accepts guests with tattoos, including foreign visitors.
Osaka Sauna DESSE 大阪サウナDESSE
Day-limited: guests with tattoos are admitted only on designated Tattoo Days (Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat and public holidays, with exceptions; check the schedule).
Pearl Onsen パール温泉
The operator Yutonamisha says guests with tattoos can bathe at all of its bathhouses.
Solaniwa Onsen OSAKA BAY TOWER 空庭温泉 OSAKA BAY TOWER
Trial rule: entry only if all tattoos are fully covered with stickers sold on site; since 1 Dec 2023 there is no limit on the number of stickers.
Tatsumi Onsen (Nagai) 辰巳温泉
The FAQ says guests can enter and bathe whether or not they have tattoos.
Utopia Shiratama Onsen ユートピア白玉温泉
The FAQ says tattoos and irezumi are no problem because it is an ordinary public bathhouse.
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