Jozankei Shikanoyu
定山渓 鹿の湯 · Jozankei 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
Tattoos are not permitted.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29
Staying overnight
Tattoos are not permitted.
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
Large bath billed as the best in Jozankei, with a proper sauna. There are steps inside the bath hall. Reached from the hotel via the 4th-floor connecting corridor.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-9:30 (last entry 8:30) and 13:00-21:00 (last entry 20:00); on Mondays and Thursdays the afternoon session starts at 14:00
- Day visit price
- ¥1,0001,000 yen (children 500 yen) for the 6:00-9:30 morning bath; 1,500 yen (children 750 yen) for the 13:00-21:00 session. Bath and face towels are lent free. No meals or tatami rest hall for day visitors. Day-use can stop entirely when the bath is closed for renovation or a private booking, so phone before coming.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- At 3-32 Jozankei Onsen Nishi. Jozankei has no railway: Jotetsu Bus runs from Sapporo Station Bus Terminal stand 12 (services signed Jozankei Onsen or Hoheikyo Onsen) in about 80 minutes, or about 40 minutes from Makomanai subway station. About 50 minutes by car from central Sapporo on Route 230.
- Official website
- shikanoyu.co.jp
Book it
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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.
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 Jozankei
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
