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Prefectures / Yamanashi

Benifuji no Yu

山中湖温泉 紅富士の湯

Tattoos not allowed (day visit)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.

Visiting for the day

No — tattooed guests are turned away

Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

ViewWaterComfortSettingAccess

Rated from research

View5
Water4
Comfort4
Setting4.5
Access3
Somewhere to sitYou can spend the day here
Anything else nearbyIn the middle of things

The purest expression of the thing English-speaking travellers actually search for: an open-air bath with Mt Fuji filling the view, for 900 yen. Its pH 10.3 alkaline water is genuinely unusual too. Ruled out entirely for anyone with a tattoo, including a sticker.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Open-air bath

MT FUJI VIEW: the open-air baths look straight at Mt Fuji, close up and unobstructed, from the north side of Lake Yamanaka. The operator states every tub in the house sees Fuji.

Open to day visitors

Indoor bath

Also Fuji-facing: a wide indoor bath with a bubble bath and jet baths, plus a Fuji-view lounge ('Beni Terrace') for after the bath. Highly alkaline simple spring, pH 10.3.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits
Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
Weekdays 11:00-19:00 (last entry 18:15) / Sat, Sun & holidays 11:00-20:00 (last entry 19:15). Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Day visit price
¥900
900 yen for adults, 700 yen for junior/senior high students, 350 yen for elementary school, free below that. Includes the 150 yen bathing tax for adults. No weekday/weekend price split.
Staying overnight
No
Getting there
On the north shore of Lake Yamanaka at 865-776 Yamanaka, Yamanakako village (山中湖村山中865-776), about 15 min by bus or car from the Yamanakako-Asahigaoka bus terminal; roughly 2 hours from Shinjuku by highway bus to Lake Yamanaka. A car or bus is required.
Official website
www.benifuji.co.jp

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