Hakone Gora Onsen Kinoyu Setsugetsuka
箱根強羅温泉 季の湯 雪月花 · Hakone Onsen
Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
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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 2026-08-28
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Oyuya 'Gyokkei-no-yu' on 2F: source-flow indoor bath with dry sauna and cold plunge for both men and women, 15:00-25:00 and 5:00-10:00. A separate free artificial-carbonated bath is also on 2F.
Open-air bath
Large open-air bath 'Kagaribi-no-yu' surrounded by trees and lit at night; same hours as the main bath.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Three private open-air baths 'Mori-no-yu' (Kangetsu, Manten, Hanagasumi). FREE and NO reservation: walk in when the lamp shows vacant, roughly 40 minutes, max 2 people. STAYING GUESTS ONLY. 15:00-25:00 and 5:00-10:00. No showers, and stairs lead down to them.
In-room bath
ALL guest rooms have a private open-air bath, but the official site states the in-room bath is NOT hot-spring water.
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
- One minute on foot from Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Railway, so no shuttle and no car are needed. Free parking for 79 cars is available for those driving.
- Official website
- dormy-hotels.com/resort/hotels/setsugetsuka
Book it
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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.
