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
Two differently laid-out bathhouses, each with an indoor bath; they swap between men and women monthly, so a second visit is a different bath.
Open-air bath
Each of the two bathhouses has its own open-air bath.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-21:00 (last entry 20:30); foot bath 10:00-22:30; closed the first Tuesday of each month (the following day if that is a public holiday)
- Day visit price
- ¥500500 yen for junior high school age and above, 300 yen for elementary school children, bathing tax included. Free-flowing spring water. The foot bath by the entrance is free. This is the cheapest and easiest bath for anyone doing the Jigokudani snow monkeys as a day trip, because it is behind the station you are already standing at.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- Directly behind Yudanaka Station, the terminus of the Nagano Dentetsu line from Nagano and the transfer point for the bus to the Jigokudani Monkey Park. No car needed; this is the most convenient onsen in the valley for train travellers.
- Official website
- www.info-yamanouchi.net/about/kaede
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 Nagano
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