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 2026-08-29
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Men's and women's indoor baths, plus a steam bath (mushi-yu) and the waterfall baths (taki-yu). 100% free-flowing source water.
Open-air bath
Men's and women's open-air baths.
Private (kashikiri) bath
14 private baths. Reservation required for all of them, bookable from one week before; same-day bookings taken until midnight. 60 min 2,400 yen / 75 min 3,000 yen / 90 min 3,600 yen for up to 3 adults.
Indoor bath
Sand bath (suna-yu) taken in a yukata; yukata rental 840 yen for adults. Included in the main admission.
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.9:00-25:00 (main baths until 24:00; sand bath reception closes 22:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,1601,160 yen covers the main baths, the sand bath and the steam bath. Children 7-12 400 yen, 4-6 280 yen, under 3 free. Private baths are charged separately from 2,400 yen per 60 minutes for up to 3 adults, and must be booked (bookable from one week ahead).
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- In the Kannawa steam-vent district, reached by bus from JR Beppu Station. About 80 parking spaces, large coaches included.
- Official website
- www.hyotan-onsen.com
Staying nearby
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More onsen in and around Beppu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.