Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
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Visiting for the day
Tattoos are not permitted.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Two bathhouses, 'Ki no Yu' (wood) and 'Ishi no Yu' (stone), which alternate between men and women.
Open-air bath
Large open-air baths fed by 100% natural hot spring, source-fed (kakenagashi).
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-24:00 (last entry 23:00); closed on the third Tuesday of the month (changed when that falls on a public holiday)
- Day visit price
- ¥750750 yen on weekdays and 850 yen on weekends and holidays for junior-high age and above; elementary school children 400 / 450 yen; pre-school children free. Sourced from the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau listing — the official site publishes no price page.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- In Toriishima, Konohana-ku, near the Universal Studios Japan side of the city. Take municipal bus route 59 from JR/Hanshin Nishikujo Station or from Umeda and get off at Torishima 5-chome, then 2 minutes on foot.
- Official website
- www.onsen19.com
Staying nearby
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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.
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