Yamashiro Onsen Kosoyu
山代温泉 古総湯 · Yamashiro 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.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
A reconstruction of the Meiji-era village bathhouse, down to the Kutani-ware tiles on the floor and walls and the stained glass. Important: there are no taps and no showers, and soap and shampoo may not be used. You soak and leave - the Meiji practice of 'yuami' - so wash at the ordinary Soyu across the square either before or after. Foreign visitors who arrive expecting a normal bathhouse routine are the ones who get it wrong here.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-22:00 (7:00-21:00 from December to February)
- Day visit price
- ¥700Adults 700 yen, children 6-11 280 yen, children 3-5 140 yen, under 3 free. A combined ticket with the ordinary Soyu next door costs 1,000 yen, which is the sensible way to do both. On the 4th Wednesday of each month it opens at noon.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Stands in the middle of the yu-no-kuruwa square at the centre of Yamashiro Onsen, a few steps from the ordinary Soyu. Nearest station JR Kagaonsen on the Hokuriku Shinkansen, then bus or taxi.
- Official website
- yamashiro-spa.or.jp/spa
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.
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.
More onsen in and around Yamashiro
Checked the same way: tattoo policy, private baths and day visits.