Shirasuna Open-Air Bath
露天風呂 しらすな · Shirahama 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
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
A very large open-air hot-spring pool sitting directly on Shirarahama swimming beach, so you soak in hot spring water with the white sand and the sea in front of you. Swimwear is required and is the reason many visitors find this the easiest bath in Shirahama to use: the town states plainly that 'even though it is an open-air bath, here you need a swimsuit'. Mixed, and open only in the beach season.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.Seasonal. FY2026: May 1 - Jun 30 and Sep 1-6, weekends and public holidays only, 10:00-15:00; Jul 1 - Aug 31, daily, 12:00-17:30. Last entry 30 minutes before closing. Closed outside these dates.
- Day visit price
- FreeFree of charge in FY2026 (the town states the price year by year, so check before travelling).
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Inside the Shirarahama beach area, a short walk 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/1450338114675.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.
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.