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
The bath is on the first floor above ground level, and the town's own description is that 'from the wide-open windows you look out over blue sea and pure white sand' - Shirarahama, Shirahama's famous white-sand swimming beach, is directly in front. An indoor bath, but effectively a sea-view one.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.9:00-11:00 (last entry 10:30) and 14:00-21:30 (last entry 21:00). The 7:00-9:00 slot is reserved for Shirahama residents. Closed Thursdays.
- Day visit price
- ¥420Adult 420 yen, middle child 140 yen, small child 80 yen.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At the southern end of Shirarahama beach, walkable from the Shirarahama bus stop on the Meiko bus from JR Shirahama Station.
- Official website
- www.town.shirahama.wakayama.jp/soshiki/kanko/koen/shisetsu/pubric_spa/1450338453414.html
Staying nearby
The links below are affiliate links — we may earn a commission if you book through them, at no extra cost to you. It never changes what we list or how we score it.
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.
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 Shirahama
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.