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 2026-08-28
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Main bathhouse 'Honden Yurakuan Oyu', including a sauna with loyly service.
Open-air bath
Open-air baths in the main bathhouse.
Private (kashikiri) bath
19 private open-air bath huts ('Hanare Yuya Kaden'), 120 min per room: 10,400-14,400 yen weekdays, 11,400-15,400 yen weekends/holidays.
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.10:00-20:00 weekdays (last entry 19:00) / 10:00-21:00 Sat, Sun & holidays (last entry 20:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,700Official site states a weekday range of 1,700-1,800 yen and 2,000-2,200 yen on Sat/Sun/holidays; the exact rate varies by date. Value recorded is the low end of the weekday range.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Free shuttle bus from Hakone-Yumoto Station, about 3 minutes. Free parking for 92 cars; about 10 min by car from Hakoneguchi IC on the Odawara-Atsugi Road.
- Official website
- www.hakoneyuryo.jp
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.
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.
