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Prefectures / Kanagawa

Shumeikan

姥子温泉 秀明館 · Hakone Onsen

Tattoos not allowed (day visit)

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

No — tattooed guests are turned away

Tattoos are not permitted.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

ViewWaterComfortSettingAccess

Rated from research

View3
Water5
Comfort4.5
Setting5
Access3
Somewhere to sitA small rest area
×Anything else nearbyNothing else around

Hot water rises through the rock floor of the bathhouse itself, so you sit directly on the source - there is nothing else like it in Hakone. Deep in the forest at Ubako with numbers capped by reservation and strict etiquette; read the official rules before you go.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

A rare bath fed by spring water welling up directly through the rock floor of the bathhouse - the operator calls it ganban-yushutsusen (岩盤湧出泉). Mixed-gender rules and etiquette are strict; read the official 'howto' page before going.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits
Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
10:00-14:00 reception for the main sessions, closing 17:00; bath-only entry accepted 15:00-16:00. Closed every Thursday and for the whole of February.
Day visit price
¥1,500
1,500 yen is the bath-only rate, accepted only between 15:00 and 16:00 (hand towel included). The standard experience is a reserved place on the 'yudoko' bathing floor: 2,000 yen for 2 hours, 3,200 yen for 4 hours, 5,600 yen for a full day. Children (4 to elementary) 1,000 yen. Private rooms 6,000-10,000 yen for 4 hours.
Staying overnight
No
Getting there
110-1 Motohakone, Hakone-machi, in the Ubako area near Ubako Station on the Hakone Ropeway. Parking for about 10 cars; a car or the ropeway plus a walk is needed.
Official website
shumeikan.biz

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