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
Natural hot spring indoor baths.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-24:00 (last entry 23:15), same on weekdays and weekends; open year-round apart from 2-3 maintenance days a year
- Day visit price
- ¥850850 yen on weekdays, 950 yen on weekends and holidays. Children aged 4 to elementary school 450 yen; age 3 and under free.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 890-15 Sawa, Kaizuka, in southern Osaka Prefecture, with 210 free parking spaces. Driving is the practical way to get there; the official page's train directions are mislabelled (they describe the chain's Nara branch), so confirm rail access before relying on it.
- Official website
- nijinoyu.jp/nishikinohama
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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Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.