Onsen in Hokkaido
23 hot springs, 3 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 17 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Hokkaido
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
Ryounkaku
湯元 凌雲閣
Visited · No.2OK if covered (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Niseko Grand Hotel
ニセコグランドホテル
Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos OK (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hotel Taisetsu
ホテル大雪
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Ryounkaku
湯元 凌雲閣
Visited · No.2OK if covered (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Dai-ichi Takimotokan
第一滝本館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Noboribetsu Manseikaku
登別万世閣
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Noboribetsu Grand Hotel
登別グランドホテル
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Jozankei Shikanoyu
定山渓 鹿の湯
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione
定山渓万世閣ホテルミリオーネ
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hatagoya Jozankei Shoten
旅籠屋 定山渓商店
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Jozankei View Hotel
定山渓ビューホテル
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Nukumori no Yado Furukawa
ぬくもりの宿 ふる川
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Shogetsu Grand Hotel
章月グランドホテル
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Niseko Goshiki Onsen Ryokan
ニセコ五色温泉旅館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Koikawa Onsen Ryokan
鯉川温泉旅館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Niseko Grand Hotel
ニセコグランドホテル
Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos OK (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hotel Kanronomori
ニセコ昆布温泉 ホテル甘露の森
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Ikoi no Yuyado Iroha
いこいの湯宿 いろは
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hotel Taisetsu
ホテル大雪
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
函館・湯の川温泉 ホテル万惣
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- RyounkakuVisited5.0
- Niseko Goshiki Onsen RyokanVisited4.8
- Yukichichibu (Niseko Yumoto Onsen)Visited4.8
- Hoheikyo OnsenVisited4.5
- Dai-ichi TakimotokanVisited4.3
- Koikawa Onsen RyokanVisited4.3
- Niseko Grand HotelVisited4.3
- Hotel TaisetsuVisited4.3
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Hoheikyo OnsenVisited4.8
- RyounkakuVisited4.8
- Niseko Goshiki Onsen RyokanVisited4.8
- Yukichichibu (Niseko Yumoto Onsen)Visited4.8
- Dai-ichi TakimotokanVisited4.7
- Kawayu Public Bath YukichiVisited4.6
- Niseko Grand HotelVisited4.4
- Noboribetsu Grand HotelVisited4.3
Easiest to reach
Get there and back without renting a car.
- Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel BansoVisited4.1
- Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kira no YuVisited3.9
- Hoheikyo OnsenVisited3.9
- Nukumori no Yado FurukawaVisited3.6
- Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel MilioneVisited3.5
- Dai-ichi TakimotokanVisited3.3
- Noboribetsu Grand HotelVisited3.2
- Hatagoya Jozankei ShotenVisited3.2
Best for a whole day
Somewhere you can stay put from morning to night.
- Hoheikyo OnsenVisited4.3
- Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel BansoVisited3.9
- Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kira no YuVisited3.6
- Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel MilioneVisited3.5
- Ikoi no Yuyado IrohaVisited3.5
- Dai-ichi TakimotokanVisited3.4
- Nukumori no Yado FurukawaVisited3.4
- Sounkyo Kurodake no YuVisited3.2
Every onsen we have checked in Hokkaido
Ryounkaku
湯元 凌雲閣
Visited · No.2OK if covered (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hoheikyo Onsen
豊平峡温泉
Visited · No.6Policy not published (day visit)
Dai-ichi Takimotokan
第一滝本館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Yumoto Sagiriyu
夢元さぎり湯
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)
Noboribetsu Manseikaku
登別万世閣
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Noboribetsu Grand Hotel
登別グランドホテル
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Jozankei Shikanoyu
定山渓 鹿の湯
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Jozankei Manseikaku Hotel Milione
定山渓万世閣ホテルミリオーネ
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Hatagoya Jozankei Shoten
旅籠屋 定山渓商店
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Jozankei View Hotel
定山渓ビューホテル
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Day visits without staying
Nukumori no Yado Furukawa
ぬくもりの宿 ふる川
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Shogetsu Grand Hotel
章月グランドホテル
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Niseko Ekimae Onsen Kira no Yu
ニセコ駅前温泉 綺羅乃湯
Policy not published (day visit)Private bath
Niseko Goshiki Onsen Ryokan
ニセコ五色温泉旅館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Koikawa Onsen Ryokan
鯉川温泉旅館
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Niseko Grand Hotel
ニセコグランドホテル
Tattoos OK (day visit)Tattoos OK (overnight)Day visits without staying
Yukichichibu (Niseko Yumoto Onsen)
蘭越町交流促進センター 雪秩父
Policy not published (day visit)
Hotel Kanronomori
ニセコ昆布温泉 ホテル甘露の森
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Ikoi no Yuyado Iroha
いこいの湯宿 いろは
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Sounkyo Kurodake no Yu
層雲峡 黒岳の湯
Policy not published (day visit)
Hotel Taisetsu
ホテル大雪
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying
Kawayu Public Bath Yukichi
川湯公衆浴場 湯吉
Policy not published (day visit)
Hakodate Yunokawa Onsen Hotel Banso
函館・湯の川温泉 ホテル万惣
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Day visits without staying
Planning a trip to Hokkaido
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Day-pass tickets and coupons for HokkaidoAsoview (Japanese-language site) ↗Fixed-price airport transfer to HokkaidoAirport Taxi (English) ↗
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.
Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.
