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 2026-08-28
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
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.
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
- ¥1,5001,500 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
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.
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 Hakone
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.
