Koibotaru Onsenkan
川の駅 船小屋 恋ぼたる 温泉館 · Funagoya 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
Two indoor bathrooms in contrasting styles, one traditional and one closer to a modern spa. Men's and women's sides swap weekly.
Open-air bath
A rough-hewn rock open-air bath with a reclining tub, inside the Chikugo Regional Park. In summer one tub is filled with unheated source water at about 30C.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30). Closed Tuesdays; when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday it opens and closes the Wednesday instead.
- Day visit price
- ¥700700 yen from age 13, 350 yen for ages 4 to 12, 500 yen for over-70s and visitors with a disability, free under 4. The outdoor foot bath is free and open whenever the bath house is. IMPORTANT: the city has announced that the bath house, the foot bath and the restaurant close for plant work from August 31 to September 3, 2026; the produce hall stays open.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- A 15-minute walk from Chikugo-Funagoya Station, which is on the Kyushu Shinkansen as well as the Kagoshima Main Line, so it is one of the easiest hot springs in the prefecture to reach without a car. The Chikugo-Funagoya and Chikugo Koiki Koen bus stops are a minute away. About 8 minutes by car from the Yame IC.
- Official website
- koibotaru.jp/hotspring
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.
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 Funagoya
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.