Can you visit Kaike Shogetsu for the day with a tattoo?

No. Guests with tattoos are turned away.

Can you stay at Kaike Shogetsu with a tattoo?

Not in the shared baths, but yes if you book a private bath.

Prefectures / Tottori

Kaike Shogetsu

皆生松月 · Kaike 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 2026-09-15

Staying overnight

Yes, if you take a private bath

Tattoos are not allowed in the shared baths, but you can bathe in a private or in-room bath.

Source: official website · checked 2026-09-15

How it scores

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

Verified by the editor

Water3.5

Comfort3.5

Setting3

Access4

—Somewhere to sit — not checked

△Anything else nearby — Nearby, but off to one side

A 1927-founded, 19-room inn whose large bath sits 27 m up, looking over the Sea of Japan towards Mount Daisen. Kaike's salty, heat-retaining spring feeds all the shared and private baths, though the inn does not state whether the water is free-flowing. Kaike is a beachside resort district of Yonago, with frequent buses from the station. Tattoos: fine for overnight guests in the four private baths or an onsen room, but the weekday-evening day pass is large-bath only.

Every onsen on this site is scored against the same written rubric, and every score has been reviewed by the editor. The ones marked Visited were also bathed in personally.

The baths

Open-air bath

'Umi no Yu' view bath and open-air bath 27 m above the ground, looking down on the Sea of Japan with Mount Daisen in the distance.

Open to day visitors

Indoor bath

Indoor large bath. Kaike Onsen water: sodium-calcium chloride spring, piped to every large-bath tub. Guest hours 15:00-23:00 and 6:00-9:00.

Open to day visitors

Private (kashikiri) bath

Four private baths, 'Shiosai no Koroten': barrel (open-air and indoor), rock (open-air and indoor), garden (open-air) and granite (indoor). 45 minutes each; last starts 22:00 in the evening and 8:00 in the morning. Overnight guests only.

Overnight guests only

In-room bath

Rooms with an open-air bath. Only the twin modern Japanese room and the Cabana room take spring water; the sea-view room, the Hollywood twin with a balcony bath and special rooms 301/401 use heated tap water.

Overnight guests only

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.
Weekdays only, 17:00-20:00
Day visit price: ¥1,100
1,100 yen for adults, 550 yen for primary-school children, large bath only. Weekdays only, and overnight guests take priority - day visitors may be turned away when the inn is full. The private baths are not open to day visitors.
Staying overnight: Yes
Getting there: Buses from JR Yonago Station to Kaike Onsen run about every 20 minutes and take about 20 minutes to the Kaike Onsen Tourist Center stop, then a 4-minute (200 m) walk. For guests, the inn will pick up from the Tourist Center between 15:00 and 18:00 if you call. No shuttle from Yonago Station or the airport.
Official website: www.shogetsu.co.jp

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