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
Tattoos must be covered with a patch in the main baths. A private (kashikiri) bath is also available.
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
Indoor baths fed by the same source water.
Open-air bath
Open-air baths with genuine free-flowing source water (源泉かけ流し), described by the operator as a soft yellow-green (uguisu) colour. This is a real natural hot spring, unusual for inner Tokyo.
Private (kashikiri) bath
A private bath called Hanare no Yu 'Akari' (離れの湯「燈」), bookable in advance. Because the facility takes no overnight guests at all, the private bath is by definition available to day visitors. Note this does NOT rescue a tattooed guest who cannot meet the sticker rule, because the tattoo refusal is applied at the front desk before you reach any bath. Booking conditions and price are not stated on the pages checked.
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.09:00-24:00 (last entry 23:00). No regular closing day; closes once or twice a year for maintenance.
- Day visit price
- ¥970970 yen on weekdays, 1,300 yen on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The rock-sauna (ganbanyoku) is 760 yen extra and is for junior-high age and above; in-house wear and the dedicated towel are 380 yen each.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 3-41-1 Maenocho, Itabashi-ku, in northern Tokyo, reached from the Toei Mita subway line. There is a car park on site.
- Official website
- www.sayanoyudokoro.co.jp
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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