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
Indoor bath only. The water shifts colour between milky white, emerald and clear depending on the day, which earned it the nickname 'goshiki-no-yu' (five-coloured bath). Source temperature about 55C.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-22:00
- Day visit price
- FreeFree, unstaffed, with a donation box inside for the neighbourhood association that cleans and maintains it. Note that Shin-yu closes an hour earlier than most of the other sotoyu.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- On the upper, quieter side of Nozawa Onsen village, about a 10-minute walk uphill from the central O-yu bathhouse. Bus from JR Iiyama Station (Hokuriku Shinkansen) to the village, then on foot.
- Official website
- nozawakanko.jp/hotspring
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 and around Nozawa
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.