Noboribetsu Grand Hotel
登別グランドホテル · Noboribetsu Onsen
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. A private (kashikiri) bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.
Staying overnight
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. A private or in-room bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Dome-roofed 'Roman bath' hall dating from the 1938 building, plus three spring types.
Open-air bath
Japanese garden open-air bath beside a waterfall. The 'Oni sauna' alternates between men and women by date (odd dates women, even dates men).
Private (kashikiri) bath
One family bath (salt spring, free-flowing), 50 minutes for 4,400 yen including tax, for up to 4 people with two washing stations. Reservation strongly advised as there is only one. Day visitors may use it but must also pay the day-use bathing fee on top.
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.12:30-20:00 (Mon and Thu from 14:30; last entry 19:00) and 7:00-10:00 (last entry 9:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥2,0002,000 yen adult (junior-high and up), 1,000 yen child (2 years to elementary), tax included. Day-use bathing is not available over the New Year period, and can be suspended or shortened at short notice; the hotel asks you to check its news page. Day visitors can be refused when the car park is full.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- At 154 Noboribetsu-Onsencho on the hot-spring street. The hotel runs no shuttle from the station: take the Donan Bus from JR Noboribetsu Station (450 yen one way, 12-15 minutes) or a taxi (about 2,500-2,800 yen, 20% more after 22:00). The 'Yuyu Liner' bus connects from Sapporo.
- Official website
- www.nobogura.co.jp
Book it
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Why Agoda for Japan: it lists a lot of ryokan and small inns that the Western booking sites never picked up, and it usually prices Japanese properties in yen, so you are not paying a conversion spread on top of the room rate. Worth comparing before you book — the difference on a ryokan is often larger than you would expect.
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.
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.
- The tattoo policy for overnight stays is not stated on the official website.
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