Hotel Taisetsu

ホテル大雪 · Sounkyo Onsen

Tattoos not allowed (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)

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

No — tattooed guests are turned away

Tattoos are not permitted.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29

Staying overnight

Yes, if you take a private bath

Tattoos are not allowed in the shared baths. A private or in-room bath is available, which usually means you can still bathe — but this has not been confirmed with the facility.

Not confirmed by the facility. We worked this out from the bath layout, so please check before you go.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

Rated from research

Water3

Comfort4

Setting4.5

Access2.5

×Somewhere to sit — Bathe and leave

○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

Set highest in Sounkyo, so the gorge open-air bath 'Tenka no Yu' looks straight out over the canyon, and three separate bath halls give day visitors room to spread out. Day-use ends at 17:00 and is cut back to 15:00 whenever the hotel is busy with overnight guests, so phone before making the trip.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

Three large bath halls (view bath, gorge bath and European-style bath). Shampoo, conditioner, body soap and hairdryers provided; lotion and milk on the women's side only. Baby beds in three places on both sides.

Open to day visitors

Open-air bath

Two open-air baths including the gorge bath 'Tenka no Yu'. The hotel sits highest in Sounkyo, so the views are the selling point.

Open to day visitors

Private (kashikiri) bath

The gorge open-air bath 'Tenka no Yu' can be reserved privately: four groups a day, 50-minute slots at 15:00 and 16:00, 5,000 yen per booking plus the bathing fee, booked by the previous day. Not available at Golden Week, Obon or New Year. The site does not say whether day visitors may book it, and the hotel's tattoo notice is worded as covering bathing generally.

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.
11:00-17:00, but the hotel closes day-use at 15:00 when it has many overnight guests
Day visit price: ¥1,500
1,500 yen adult / 1,200 yen child; towel rental 400 yen extra. Because day-use can be cut short at 15:00 on busy days, phone before travelling.
Staying overnight: Yes
Getting there: The highest-set hotel in Sounkyo Onsen. Sounkyo has no station: take Dohoku Bus from JR Kamikawa Station (Sekihoku Main Line) about 30 minutes, or a bus from Asahikawa. The hotel is a walk uphill from the bus stop.
Official website: hotel-taisetsu.com

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