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 neighbourhood bathhouse with an unusually good source: the flow is large and hot enough that the water needs no reheating, and it runs continuously into the tub. Simple alkaline water. Indoor only, no frills.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.15:00-22:00 (last reception 21:30); 13:00-22:00 from 1 July to 31 August and 1 December to 31 March
- Day visit price
- ¥600Adults 600 yen, elementary school children 300 yen, younger children free. Closed on Wednesdays and the 3rd Tuesday, which can shift around public holidays. Note the afternoon opening: it does not open in the morning at any time of year.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 1-1-8 Yuzawa, about 3 minutes' walk from the east exit of JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station - the closest real communal bathhouse to the station, and the winter opening from 13:00 lines up with coming off the slopes. About 5 minutes by car from the Yuzawa interchange.
- Official website
- www.e-yuzawa.gr.jp/sys/hotspring_p/egamionsen
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 Niigata
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