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
Indoor bath
Two spring types, both undiluted and free-flowing from the source, plus a sauna and jacuzzi. The facility states it has no open-air bath and no kashikiri bath at all.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.9:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥500500 yen is bathing only (children 180 yen, pre-school free). A 710 yen day pass (children 300 yen) adds the paid lounge, which is open 9:00-20:00. This is a sento, so it stocks almost nothing: body soap, shampoo and conditioner are 80 yen each, a rental bath towel is 200 yen. Since 16 Dec 2025 the bathhouse refuses entry to anyone without a face towel.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- The only public bathhouse in Noboribetsu Onsen, at 60 Noboribetsu-Onsencho in the middle of the hot-spring street. Donan Bus from JR Noboribetsu Station takes about 10-15 minutes; the bathhouse says it is about 10 minutes from Noboribetsu Station. It has its own car park.
- Official website
- sagiriyu-noboribetsu.com
Staying nearby
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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.
More onsen in and around Noboribetsu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
Noboribetsu Manseikaku
Dai-ichi Takimotokan
Noboribetsu Grand Hotel
Ryounkaku
