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
Open-air bath
Two rock baths, one for men and one for women, each holding about four or five people, cut into a bluff above Suruga Bay. Sightseeing boats and fishing boats pass directly below and the bath faces the sunset over the water. No indoor bath, no lockers to speak of, no washing area.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.June-Aug 9:00-20:00 / Mar-May and Sep 9:00-19:00 / Oct-Feb 9:00-18:00. Closed Wednesdays, and in rough weather.
- Day visit price
- ¥600600 yen for adults, 200 yen for children aged 6-11. No soap or shampoo may be used - this is a rinse-and-soak bath, not a wash.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- On the coast road at Nishina in Nishi-Izu town, next to Dogashima. A car is effectively required: West Izu has no railway, and buses from Shuzenji Station take well over an hour. Free parking at the park.
- Official website
- www.nishiizu-kankou.com/spa/sawadapark
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 Shizuoka
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