Tattoos OK
Tattoos of any size are welcome. No cover needed.
Tattoo-friendly baths across Japan
Find a hot spring that will let you in.
Every bath here has been checked against its own rules, and we tell you exactly what they allow: come as you are, cover up, or book a private bath.
First time? Read the guide →563places
Staying over, or just dropping in?
Three ways in
Cover OK
Allowed if a skin-colored patch fully hides the tattoo. Size limits usually apply.
Private bath only
Not in the shared baths, but you can book a private bath or a room with its own bath.
Neighborhood sento are your best bet
Local bathhouses are for washing, not leisure, and most have never turned tattooed guests away. Big leisure complexes are usually the strictest.
What is a sento?All 101 tattoo-friendly sento & saunas →
More than a bath
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All prefectures (A–Z)
- Aichi 10
- Akita 2
- Aomori 6
- Chiba 8
- Ehime 5
- Fukui 5
- Fukuoka 7
- Fukushima 7
- Gifu 9
- Gunma 17
- Hiroshima 6
- Hokkaido 34
- Hyogo 14
- Ibaraki 1
- Ishikawa 17
- Iwate 5
- Kagawa 4
- Kagoshima 6
- Kanagawa 18
- Kochi 3
- Kumamoto 5
- Kyoto 17
- Mie 9
- Miyagi 14
- Miyazaki 1
- Nagano 11
- Nagasaki 7
- Nara 3
- Niigata 8
- Oita 109
- Okayama 5
- Okinawa 10
- Osaka 26
- Saga 2
- Saitama 7
- Shiga 6
- Shimane 5
- Shizuoka 17
- Tochigi 13
- Tokyo 70
- Tottori 6
- Toyama 6
- Wakayama 9
- Yamagata 3
- Yamaguchi 3
- Yamanashi 7