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 2026-08-29
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Open-air bath
A large open-air bath at 370 m elevation looking out over the whole Kofu basin, with Yatsugatake and the Kita-dake peaks of the Southern Alps opposite. NO MT FUJI CLAIM: the operator names Yatsugatake, the Southern Alps and the basin panorama and does not mention Mt Fuji, so do not come here expecting Fuji.
Indoor bath
Indoor bathing room with medium/hot tubs, sauna and cold bath.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-23:00 (last entry 22:30). Open all year apart from about five maintenance days.
- Day visit price
- ¥850850 yen for adults, 500 yen for elementary school, free below. Residents of Ichikawamisato town pay 650 yen on production of ID. Towel rental: face 70 yen, bath 130 yen. Cash, cards, e-money and QR payment all accepted.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 2608 Otsuka, Ichikawamisato town (市川三郷町大塚2608), on a ridge south-west of Kofu. Parking for 145 cars; a car is effectively required. Open until 23:00, which makes it the best late-night basin-view bath in the prefecture.
- Official website
- www.mitamanoyu.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.
More onsen in Yamanashi
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
