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 2026-09-03
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Large indoor bath with bubble, jet and lying-down tubs, plus a sauna and cold plunge.
Open-air bath
Rock-built open-air bath beside the Itaishi (Uren) River, screened by greenery.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-21:00 (last entry 20:15), closed Tuesdays (the preceding day if the Tuesday is a public holiday) and 29 Dec - 1 Jan
- Day visit price
- ¥620620 yen for the bathhouse alone (adults, one visit). Children 310 yen, under-school-age 150 yen. A separate 530 yen ticket covers the pool and gym, and an all-facility ticket is 1,150 yen. Holders of a Japanese disability certificate pay half. Face towels are sold and bath towels rented at the desk; shampoo and body soap are provided.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- A municipal sports-and-bathing complex in Notonose, Shinshiro City, downstream of the Yuya Onsen gorge on the Uren River. About a 10-minute walk from Yuya-Onsen Station on the JR Iida Line, or about 20 minutes by car from the Shinshiro IC.
- Official website
- www.sanyurin.jp/yuyu
Staying nearby
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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.