Sabako-yu (Iizaka Onsen)
飯坂温泉 鯖湖湯 · Iizaka 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
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 oldest bath in Iizaka - Basho is said to have bathed here in 1689. Long famous as Japan's oldest wooden bath house, it was rebuilt in 1993 with a granite tub in the style of the Meiji-era bath house. Gender-separated. One of eight community baths in the town.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-21:00 (last entry 20:40); closed Mondays
- Day visit price
- ¥400Adults 400 yen, children 200 yen. Iizaka's community bath fees were revised on 1 February 2025. Iizaka water runs hot - locals bathe at temperatures visitors find scalding, and there is no cold-water dilution on tap, so ease in.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- A few minutes on foot from Iizaka-Onsen Station, the terminus of the Fukushima Kotsu Iizaka line from Fukushima Station (about 25 minutes). Several of the community baths have no car park, so use the town's free shared car parks.
- Official website
- iizaka.com/iizaka/spa
Staying nearby
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What we have not confirmed
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for day visits is not stated on the official website.
More onsen in and around Iizaka
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.