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
Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.
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
Several jet and bubble baths plus a plain hot-spring tub and a cold bath. Finnish loyly sauna, salt sauna and a steam sauna.
Open-air bath
Two themed open-air baths — 'Mori no Tsuboyu' (rock bath among trees) and 'Chikurin no Yu' (bamboo grove, lit up at night). They swap between the men's and women's sides every Monday, so which one you get depends on the week.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-02:00 (last entry 01:00), open year-round
- Day visit price
- ¥800Flat 800 yen for junior-high age and above; no weekday/weekend split is stated. Elementary school children 400 yen, ages 0 to pre-school 200 yen.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- In the Sports Village Suminoe complex at 1-1-82 Izumi, Suminoe-ku, Osaka. The official site gives only the address, not a nearest-station walking time.
- Official website
- spasuminoe.jp
Staying nearby
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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.
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