Tattoo-friendly onsen in Shiga
Places that will take you with a tattoo — including ones where the shared baths are off-limits but a private bath is not.
Is Shiga tattoo friendly?
Mostly not, but there are exceptions. Of the 10 onsen we have checked in Shiga, 1 let you into the shared baths with tattoos showing; 1 let you in if you cover them with a patch; 1 only in a private (kashikiri or in-room) bath. 6 turn tattooed bathers away, and 1 publishes no rule we could confirm. Each count comes from the facility’s own published rule. Some inns treat day visitors and overnight guests differently, so a place counts here if either one is let in — each card below says which.
Ogoto Onsen Biwako Hanakaido
おごと温泉 びわ湖花街道
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Satoyu Mukashibanashi Yuzanso
里湯昔話 雄山荘
OK if covered (day visit)OK if covered (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Chomeiji Onsen Amaha-no-Yu
長命寺温泉 天葉の湯
Tattoos OK (day visit)