Chatan Onsen (LEQU Okinawa Chatan Spa & Resort)
北谷温泉（レクー沖縄北谷スパ&リゾート）
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
Tattoos must be covered with a patch in the main baths.
Source: official website · checked 2026-09-01
Staying overnight
Tattoos must be covered with a patch in the main baths.
Source: official website · checked 2026-09-01
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
A large bath at about 42C on the 8th floor of the main building, drawn from 1,400 m down, with an outdoor-air cooling space. Men's side: 90C dry sauna and a 14C cold plunge. Women's side: 45C mist sauna and a 30C tap-water bath.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-10:00 (last entry 9:30) and 15:00-25:00 (last entry 24:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,5001,500 yen for ages 13 and over, 1,000 yen for ages 6-12, free under 6, in either the morning or the afternoon session; bathing and consumption tax included. Ten-visit passes are 12,000 yen for adults. Bring your own wash towel - bath and face towels are provided.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- In the Mihama district of Chatan, beside the American Village shopping and entertainment complex, about 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Express buses from Naha stop nearby; parking for 250 cars.
- Official website
- www.vessel-hotel.jp/lequ/okinawa/spa/hot_spring
Book it
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About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
Getting in from the airport
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Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.
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Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.