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 are accepted in the main baths.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
The largest tub of any Beppu municipal bathhouse, split into atsu-yu (hot) and nuru-yu (lukewarm). Barrier-free: entrance ramp, elevator for visually impaired users, bathing wheelchairs, grab rails.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:30-22:30 (closed for cleaning 14:00-15:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥250Municipal bathhouse. Children 100 yen; under school age free. Closed the 1st Monday of the month. Beppu City's tourism site lists 300 yen for this bath, which contradicts the city's own facility page - the 250 yen figure here is from the city page.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- In central Beppu, a short walk from JR Beppu Station. Nine free parking spaces; bathers can also park 1 hour free at Tsurumi Car Park.
- Official website
- www.city.beppu.oita.jp/sisetu/shieionsen/detail5.html
Staying nearby
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Why Agoda for Japan: it lists a lot of ryokan and small inns that the Western booking sites never picked up, and it usually prices Japanese properties in yen, so you are not paying a conversion spread on top of the room rate. Worth comparing before you book — the difference on a ryokan is often larger than you would expect.
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.
More onsen in and around Beppu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.