Gora Hanaougi

強羅花扇 · Hakone Onsen

Tattoos OK (overnight)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

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

Staying overnight

Yes — tattoos are fine here

Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28

How it scores

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

Rated from research

Water4.5

Comfort5

Setting3.5

Access4

○Somewhere to sit — You can spend the day here

○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

Every room has its own open-air bath and the public baths draw the ryokan's own reddish sodium-bicarbonate water, a colour particular to upper Gora. Expensive and quiet, a free pickup from Gora Station, and the Open-Air Museum and Gora Park are minutes away.

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

The baths

Indoor bath

Sounzan Kakurezato-no-yu, separate men's and women's public baths fed by the ryokan's own reddish sodium-bicarbonate source. Open 15:00-24:00 and 5:00-10:00.

Open-air bath

Each public bath has two open-air tubs: a rock bath plus a granite tub (men's) or a Shigaraki-ware tub (women's), facing the Hakone mountains.

In-room bath

ALL guest rooms have their own private open-air bath; for staying guests only.

Overnight guests only

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: Not confirmed.
Day visit price: Not confirmed
Staying overnight: Yes
from about ¥43,000 per person
Getting there: Nearest station is Gora on the Hakone Tozan Railway; the ryokan provides a free pickup shuttle from Gora Station (boarding 15:00-18:00, phone on arrival). A car is not needed, though on-site parking is available up a steep drive.
Official website: gorahanaougi.com/hanaougi

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What we have not confirmed

We would rather show a gap than guess.

We have not confirmed whether it takes day visitors.