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Prefectures / Hokkaido

Hatagoya Jozankei Shoten

旅籠屋 定山渓商店 · Jozankei Onsen

Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

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Visiting for the day

No — tattooed guests are turned away

Tattoos are not permitted.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29

Staying overnight

They have not said

The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. Please contact the facility.

How it scores

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View1.5
Water3
Comfort4
Setting4
Access3.5
×Somewhere to sit — Bathe and leave
○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

A small, design-led bathhouse attached to a renovated inn in the Jozankei village, open only to ages 13 and over, which keeps it quiet. Indoor bathing only in a narrow 13:30-18:00 window, with no rest space for day visitors.

Every onsen on this site is scored against the same written rubric. This score has been reviewed by the editor. The ones marked Visited were also bathed in personally.

The baths

Indoor bath

Open to staying guests 16:00-3:00 and 6:00-11:00. Shampoo, conditioner, body soap, cotton buds and a hairdryer are provided.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits
Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
13:30-18:00
Day visit price
¥1,200
1,200 yen including consumption and bathing tax; towel rental 220 yen. The bath house is for ages 13 and over only, so families with younger children cannot use it.
Staying overnight
Yes
Getting there
At 2-5 Jozankei Onsen Nishi, in the hot-spring village. No railway: Jotetsu Bus from Sapporo Station Bus Terminal stand 12 takes about 80 minutes, or about 40 minutes from Makomanai subway station.
Official website
jyozankei-shoten.com/onsen

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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.

What we have not confirmed

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