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 communal bathhouse at the centre of Matsunoyama, in the heart of Niigata's snow country. Strong sodium-calcium chloride water.
Open-air bath
Both the men's and women's sides have an open-air bath as well as the indoor tub.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.11:00-20:00 (last reception 19:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥600Adults 600 yen, dropping to 500 yen after 17:00; elementary school children 300 yen, younger children free. Towel rental 200 yen. Closed on Thursdays; when the closing day falls on a public holiday it closes the day before instead.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 18-1 Matsunoyama Yumoto in Tokamachi City, in the middle of the small Matsunoyama hot spring hamlet. Buses run up from Matsudai Station on the Hokuhoku Line; most visitors drive. Snowfall here is among the heaviest in Japan, so check road conditions in winter.
- Official website
- www.matsunoyama.com/%E6%97%A5%E5%B8%B0%E3%82%8A%E6%B8%A9%E6%B3%89%E6%96%BD%E8%A8%AD
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 Niigata
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