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
Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.
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 indoor tubs at different temperatures, plus a steam bath (mushi-yu).
Open-air bath
Open-air bath in a wooded valley setting.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Private family bath, 2,000 yen per hour for up to 4 people; 9:00-20:00 with last reception at 19:00. This is the barrier-free bath of the facility.
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.7:00-20:00 (private family bath 9:00-20:00, last reception 19:00; closed for cleaning 13:00-14:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥300300 yen for the shared baths. The private family bath (kazoku-yu) is 2,000 yen per hour for up to 4 people, booked on the day at the counter. Closed the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- In a wooded valley beyond the Kannawa hells, on the road toward Myoban. Easiest by car or taxi; 35 free parking spaces.
- Official website
- www.city.beppu.oita.jp/sisetu/shieionsen/detail13.html
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.
More onsen in and around Beppu
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.