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
Named after Komako, the hot spring geisha in Kawabata's 'Snow Country'. Bigger and more comfortable than Yama-no-yu: a tub that takes about fifteen people, with partitioned washing places. Indoor only.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.10:00-21:00 (last reception 20:30)
- Day visit price
- ¥850Adults 850 yen; children aged 4 to elementary school age 350 yen. Closed on Thursdays, moved to another day when Thursday is a public holiday or falls in the New Year or Obon periods. Some third-party listings still show an older 500 yen price - the tourism association's current figure is 850 yen.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- At 148 Yuzawa, about 20 minutes on foot from JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station, in the lower part of the village. Pair it with Yama-no-yu if you want to walk the Snow Country literary route; Tokyo is roughly 70 to 80 minutes away by Joetsu Shinkansen.
- Official website
- www.e-yuzawa.gr.jp/sys/hotspring_p/%E4%B8%8B%E6%B9%AF%E6%B2%A2%E5%85%B1%E5%90%8C%E6%B5%B4%E5%A0%B4-%E3%80%8C%E9%A7%92%E5%AD%90%E3%81%AE%E6%B9%AF%E3%80%8D
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.
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