Tenzan Tohji-kyo
天山湯治郷 · Hakone 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
Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28
Staying overnight
Guests with tattoos are refused entry to the facility, so private baths are not an option either.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Indoor baths in both the men's and women's sections.
Open-air bath
Open-air rock baths in both sections; steam sauna (kama-buro / gensen mushi-yu) and a dry sauna on the women's side.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.9:00-23:00 (last entry 22:00)
- Day visit price
- ¥1,450Price is for the main bathhouse 'Tenzan'. Cash only; bathing tax and consumption tax included. No weekday/weekend split stated.
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- About 5 min on foot from the Okuyumoto-iriguchi bus stop (Hakone Tozan Bus, Hakone Kyukaido line, platform 4 at Hakone-Yumoto Station); a paid ryokan shuttle (200 yen) also runs from the station rotary. Free parking, limited spaces.
- Official website
- tenzan.jp
Book it
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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.