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
The modern, working bathhouse of the village: undiluted source water with no added water, proper washing stations with taps and showers, and hairdryers in the changing room. This is the one of the pair you use if you actually want to wash. No amenities are provided, but towels, soap and shampoo are sold at the counter.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.6:00-22:00
- Day visit price
- ¥500Adults 500 yen, children 6-11 150 yen, children 3-5 70 yen, under 3 free. A combined ticket covering both this bath and the neighbouring Kosoyu costs 1,000 yen. On the 4th Wednesday of each month the bath opens at noon instead of 6:00.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- On the 'yu-no-kuruwa', the small square at the centre of Yamashiro Onsen in Kaga City, directly beside the Kosoyu. The nearest station is JR Kagaonsen, now a Hokuriku Shinkansen stop, from which local buses and taxis run to the village; Kanazawa is about half an hour away by train.
- 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.