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
Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.
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
An upmarket city bathhouse using softened water throughout the building, with a high-concentration carbonated bath and a silk bath. Ordinary heated water, not a natural hot spring.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.Weekdays 12:00-24:00 (last entry 23:30); Saturdays, Sundays and holidays 12:00-23:00 (last entry 22:30). Closed every Friday.
- Day visit price
- ¥600600 yen for the basic bathhouse course (junior high age and above), the Tokyo ordinance-controlled rate raised from 550 yen on 1 August 2026. With bath and face towel rental it is 910 yen. The sauna course including bathing is 1,180 yen, or 1,380 yen with towels and toiletries; sauna only, if you already hold a bathing ticket, is 640 yen. Children 6-11 are 200 yen and up to two under-6s are free. Hairdryers and vending machines need cash.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- About a 2-minute walk from exit A4 of Omotesando Station, in Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku.
- Official website
- shimizuyu.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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