Hakone Yumoto Tenseien
箱根湯本 天成園 · Hakone Onsen
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
Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28
Staying overnight
Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.
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
Large public baths on 7F (men) and 6F (women), open 10:00 to 9:00 the next morning; sauna closed 2:00-5:00. Indoor bath, lying-down bath, cold plunge and dry sauna. Alkaline simple spring from four on-site sources.
Open-air bath
The 17-metre 'Tenku Dai-Rotenburo' sky open-air bath with nothing overhead, plus a round stone open-air bath in an arbour fed by free-flowing source water.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Private reservable baths in a fully enclosed space with free-flowing spring water, washing area, indoor bath and mist sauna. The official private-bath page does not state the fee, reservation method, or whether non-staying day visitors may book them.
In-room bath
SOME rooms only: rooms with a private open-air bath (露天風呂付き客室) are one of several room types alongside standard and Japanese-Western rooms.
Indoor bath
Large indoor bathhouse.
Open-air bath
'Tenku' rooftop open-air bath, the signature feature.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Private baths exist on site; whether day-use visitors may book them was not confirmed on the official site.
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.10:00-翌09:00
- Day visit price
- ¥2,730Weekday adult 1,850 yen; Sat/Sun/holiday adult 2,730 yen per the day-use page. Bathing tax of 50 yen for guests aged 12+ is charged separately. Morning-bath and 2-hour packs are priced differently.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- About a 12-minute walk from Hakone-Yumoto Station. A paid shuttle micro-bus (200 yen, junior-high age and above) circulates from the rotary in front of Hakone-Yumoto Station, and a taxi takes about 5 minutes. A car is not needed; 170 parking spaces are available.
- Official website
- www.tenseien.co.jp
Book it
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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.
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.
