Dogashima Onsen Hotel
堂ヶ島温泉ホテル
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 2026-08-29
Staying overnight
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. A private or in-room bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.
How it scores
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The baths
Open-air bath
'Nagisa no Rotenburo', an open-air bath right at the water's edge - salt air, the sound of the waves, and a sunset over the sea that the hotel likens to a painting. The hotel's own source is odourless and tasteless, unusual for a coastal spring.
Indoor bath
'Aurora no Yu', a stone-built indoor bathhouse lit through stained glass, with 100% free-flowing spring water, a cold bath, a lying bath and a sauna.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Two private rock baths, 'Sehama no Yu' and 'Isobue no Yu', 3,300 yen for 45 minutes, booked at the front desk on the day, 16:00-21:00. The hotel does not state whether day visitors may book them - assume overnight guests first and ask on arrival.
A private bath means nobody else is in the water with you — often the practical answer if the shared baths are closed to tattooed guests.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.13:00-21:00 (last entry 20:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,0001,000 yen for adults, 600 yen for elementary-school children, free below that. Bath towel 200 yen, hand towel 100 yen. In summer and when the hotel is full, day-use reception may be cut back to 15:00, so call ahead.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- At Nishina in Nishi-Izu town, on the Dogashima shore about 5 minutes' walk from Sawada Park. West Izu has no railway; come by car or by bus from Shuzenji Station.
- Official website
- www.doh.co.jp
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.
What we have not confirmed
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for overnight stays is not stated on the official website.
More onsen in Shizuoka
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