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
Yes, if you cover it up
Tattoos must be covered with a patch in the main baths. A private (kashikiri) bath is also available.
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
Part of the nine baths in the main bathhouse.
Open to day visitors
Open-air bath
Source-fed open-air baths; nine bath types in total.
Open to day visitors
Private (kashikiri) bath
10 fully private rooms, each with its own source-fed open-air bath and a small courtyard garden. Reservation required; extra charge.
Open to day visitors
A private bath means nobody else is in the water with you — often the practical answer if the shared baths are closed to tattooed guests.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.11:00-23:00 (last admission 22:00; baths usable until 22:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥2,310Adult admission is date-tiered across five levels: 2,310 / 2,640 / 3,080 / 3,300 / 3,630 yen — check the calendar on the official price page for your date. After 17:00 it drops to 1,980 or 2,420 yen. A 150 yen bathing tax is charged on top. Children aged 4-12 are a flat 1,320 yen and over-70s 1,800 yen.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Directly connected to Bentencho Station, about 10 minutes by train from Osaka/Umeda Station. From JR Bentencho take the Central North exit and use the connecting walkway; from Osaka Metro Bentencho use the West gate, Exit 2A. Underground parking at Osaka Bay Tower (1,100 spaces) with a 2-hour free ticket on check-in.
- Official website
- solaniwa.com