Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
函館・湯の川温泉 ホテル万惣 · Yunokawa 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 2026-08-29
Staying overnight
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. Please contact the facility.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
The large bath 'Yugura' is built as an 'onsen living room' with several differently designed tubs and saunas plus a lounge area for after the bath. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, shower cap and hair ties are provided.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.Mon-Fri 15:00-21:00, Sat-Sun 12:30-21:00 (leave the building by 22:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,8001,800 yen adult / 900 yen child (3 to elementary) Monday to Friday; 2,200 / 1,100 yen at weekends and on holidays; 2,600 / 1,300 yen at Golden Week, Obon and New Year. Bath and face towels are lent free at the front desk. No booking needed, but the hotel can turn day bathers away depending on how busy it is.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- At 1-15-3 Yukawacho, in the Yunokawa hot-spring district of Hakodate. Unusually for Hokkaido this is reachable on public transport: Hakodate's tram runs from JR Hakodate Station to the Yunokawa Onsen stop in about 30 minutes, and Hakodate Airport is roughly 5-10 minutes away by car. The hotel has four car parks holding about 90 cars.
- Official website
- banso.orixhotelsandresorts.com
Book it
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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.
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
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for overnight stays is not stated on the official website.
More onsen in and around Yunokawa
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
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