Gozanoyu

草津温泉御座之湯 · Kusatsu Onsen

Tattoos OK (day visit)

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

Yes — tattoos are fine here

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.

Rated from research

Water4

Comfort4

Setting2

Access5

○Somewhere to sit — You can spend the day here

○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

Indoor only, so there is nothing to look at from the tub, but two separate sources in one bathhouse is unusual and the reconstructed Edo-Meiji building is the draw. It sits on the Yubatake itself, which makes it the easiest bath in Kusatsu to reach on foot and the best base for walking the town. The free 100-square-metre tatami hall overlooking the Yubatake is open 9:00-20:00.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

Two indoor baths, Ki-no-yu (wood) and Ishi-no-yu (stone), fed by two different sources: Yubatake and Bandai. Bathing in both in one visit lets you compare the two waters side by side, which is the point of the place. There is no open-air bath here. The building is a 2013 reconstruction of the Edo/Meiji-era communal bathhouse in cedar 'tonton-buki' shingle and plaster.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits: Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
1 Apr-30 Nov 7:00-21:00, 1 Dec-31 Mar 8:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30 year-round)
Day visit price: ¥900
Adults 900 yen, children 450 yen; holders of a disability certificate pay half. An indoor yukata is 300 yen. A separate 'Yukata de Sanpo' package (2,500 yen, 3 hours, reception 9:00-17:00) includes admission, a yukata, geta, a basket and a luggage locker so you can walk the town dressed for it.
Staying overnight: No
Getting there: Stands directly on the Yubatake hot-water field in the centre of the village, a short walk from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal. There is no bathers' car park; use the paid Yubatake tourist car park. Reach Kusatsu by JR bus (about 25 minutes) from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station.
Official website: onsen-kusatsu.com/gozanoyu

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