Sukayu Onsen Ryokan
酸ヶ湯温泉旅館 · Sukayu 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.
Staying overnight
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
Indoor bath
The Hiba Sennin-buro ('thousand-person bath') is a 160-tatami hall built entirely of hiba cypress with no supporting pillars, holding four different source waters (Netsu-no-yu, Hie-no-yu, Shibu-roku-bu-no-yu and a hot waterfall). It is mixed bathing. Women-only hours are 8:00-9:00, and the ryokan's FAQ states this applies both morning and evening. Bathing wear is optional but must be bought (women's, 1,300 yen) or rented (unisex, 500 yen from the shop, 7:00-20:00) on site - you may not bring your own.
Indoor bath
Tama-no-yu is the smaller bath and is permanently split by gender, so it is the option if you do not want mixed bathing at all. Different source from the big hall but the same acidic sulphur water.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.7:00-18:00 for the mixed Hiba Sennin-buro (last entry 17:30); 9:00-17:00 for the gender-separated Tama-no-yu (last entry 16:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,0001,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for primary-school children until 30 November 2026. From 1 December 2026 the ticket becomes 1,500 yen for anyone junior-high age and above, 500 yen for primary-school children and free for pre-schoolers, and the day-use window shortens to 9:00-16:00 (last entry 15:30) covering both baths. Tickets are bought from a vending machine (cash only) and a towel is handed over at the front desk. A six-visit pass costing 5,000 yen can be shared between several people.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- A single inn deep in the Hakkoda mountains about 30 km south of Aomori city at 900 m altitude, on National Route 103. JR buses run year-round: roughly 70 minutes from Aomori Station east exit, 80 minutes from Shin-Aomori Station, 90 minutes from Lake Towada (Yasumiya). Staying guests can reserve a free shuttle from Shin-Aomori Station (10:15 and 14:00 outbound). Winter is severe - snow depth exceeds 5 m, several Hakkoda roads shut overnight from mid-December to mid-March and the Kasamatsu Pass towards Oirase is fully closed from mid-December to 31 March, so plan to arrive before 17:00 and use winter tyres or chains.
- Official website
- sukayu.jp
Book it
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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.
- The tattoo policy for overnight stays is not stated on the official website.
More onsen in and around Sukayu
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