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 largest of Kusatsu's free communal baths, standing right at the edge of the Yubatake, fed by the Shirahata source. Two wooden tubs of different temperatures, separate men's and women's sides, no washing area.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.8:00-23:00
- Day visit price
- FreeFree. This is a kyodo-yokujo, a bathhouse built and run by residents for their own daily use, and visitors are welcome as guests rather than customers - there is no attendant, no ticket and no soap. Bring your own towel. There are no lockable lockers, so leave valuables at your lodging. Cleaning happens mostly in the mornings and the bath is shut while it is under way.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Beside the Yubatake in the centre of the village, a few minutes' walk from Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal. Reach Kusatsu by JR bus (about 25 minutes) from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station on the JR Agatsuma Line.
- Official website
- www.kusatsu-onsen.ne.jp/kankou/1097.php
Staying nearby
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Why Agoda for Japan: it lists a lot of ryokan and small inns that the Western booking sites never picked up, and it usually prices Japanese properties in yen, so you are not paying a conversion spread on top of the room rate. Worth comparing before you book — the difference on a ryokan is often larger than you would expect.
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 Kusatsu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.