Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori
箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり · Hakone Onsen
Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.
Staying overnight
Tattoos are not allowed in the shared baths, but you can bathe in a private or in-room bath.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Open-air bath
Two terraced open-air 'Tanayu' baths (garden view and Lake Ashi view), swapped between men and women evening and morning. Hours 15:00-24:00 and 5:00-10:00. Officially staying guests only.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Two semi-open-air private baths. RESERVATION REQUIRED and PAID: 40 minutes for 3,000 yen. Hours 15:00-22:00 and 7:00-9:30. The site does not explicitly state whether non-staying guests may book them, but the large baths are staying guests only.
In-room bath
SOME room types only have a private open-air bath (Japanese-Western Deluxe with open-air bath, Deluxe with open-air bath, Standard with open-air bath, Casual Twin with open-air bath); plain Standard, Casual Twin and Universal rooms have none.
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
- No — overnight guests only.
- Day visit price
- Not confirmed
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- Nearest stop is Togendai on Lake Ashi, about 2 minutes on foot, reached by Izuhakone Bus J-line from Odawara or Hakone-Yumoto Station. A free direct shuttle runs between Odawara Station and the hotel three times daily each way by advance reservation, so a car is not needed; over 100 free parking spaces are available.
- Official website
- ashinoko-hanaori.orixhotelsandresorts.com
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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.
More onsen in and around Hakone
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
