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Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kanagawa

39 baths in Kanagawa. We only list a bath here when at least two separate visitors reported entering with visible tattoos. Policies change with staff and season — call ahead.

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Hakone Yuryo ▲

Hakone · Visitors report tattoos are now permitted, though policy appears recent; some visitors express strong disapproval of allowing visible tattoos.

Price: ¥1,700 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Inamuragasaki Onsen Spa ▲

Kamakura · Multiple 2026 reviews confirm tattooed and heavily tattooed customers bathe here without restriction.

Price: ¥1,600 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Iyashino-yu ▲

Sagamihara · Multiple visitors (2025-2026) confirm the bath allows guests with tattoos, unusual for a Japanese public bath.

Price: ¥950 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Fujino Yamanami Hot Springs ▲

Sagamihara · Multiple visitors in 2026 reported that tattooed guests were present and that there is no tattoo ban.

Price: ¥780 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Nakagawa Onsen Buna Hot Spring ▲

Yamakita · Two 2026 reviewers reported visible tattoos and heavy body ink were allowed entry.

Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: No

Washinoyu

Yokohama · Multiple visitors and staff (2026) confirmed tattooed customers are accepted without cover requirements.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Kiyokawa Village Fureai Center Bessho-no-Yu ▲

Kiyokawa · Many visitors from 2026 report tattooed and yakuza-associated patrons are openly permitted with no cover required.

Price: ¥500 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Kusatsu (Yokohama Ten-nen Onsen) ▲

Yokohama · Multiple 2026 reviews confirm tattooed customers are common and not turned away.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Chitose Hot Spring ▲

Kawasaki · Multiple visitors (2026) reported seeing tattooed customers and stated tattoos are not a problem at this sento.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Kuzunoyu

Yokohama · Multiple reviews confirm tattoos are permitted; several note high proportion of tattooed patrons, especially in evening hours.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Ebisu Onsen

Yokohama · Visitors consistently reported tattoos are accepted, noting many tattooed regulars bathing openly (2026).

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Natural Onsen Izumi

Hakone · Multiple visitors from 2025–2026 confirm tattoos are explicitly permitted.

Price: ¥1,300 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Partly

Kamaburo-onsen ▲

Kawasaki · Reviewers state there is no tattoo ban here and note tattooed patrons, including in the men's bath, in 2025.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Tanmachi Yokujo

Yokohama · Multiple visitors between 2025 and 2026 confirmed tattoos are permitted, with visibly tattooed customers common.

Price: ¥920 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Nakajima Hall ▲

Yokohama · Visitors note the bathhouse allows tattoos, with one 2026-02 review complaining about tattooed customers and a 2026-01 review confirming it is a tattoo-OK sento.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Sakura Hot Spring ▲

Yamakita · Visitors in 2026 reported many bathers with tattoos, indicating tattoos are not barred.

Price: ¥600 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Iyasaka Yu ▲

Yokohama · Visitors from 2024 through 2025 reported tattooed customers freely using the baths and sauna, especially in the evening.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Negishi-no-Yu Taiseikan ▲

Yokohama · Multiple visitors (2024-2026) reported tattooed customers bathing openly, indicating tattoos are not restricted.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Hiyoshiyu

Yokohama · Tattoos permitted; reviewer explicitly observed multiple tattooed bathers.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Sagami-spa

Sagamihara · Multiple visitors reported tattooed customers bathing without issue, though one bather felt briefly uneasy being approached (2024-2026).

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Manyo-Yu Yasuragi-no-Yu Manyo ▲

Yokosuka · Visitors in 2024-2025 reported tattooed customers bathing without being turned away, though some found their behavior disruptive.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Honmoku Yuasobikan ▲

Yokohama · Multiple visitors from 2024 to 2026 confirmed tattoos are allowed and that customers with tattoos are commonly present.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Matsuba Yokujo ▲

Kawasaki · Reviewers from 2025 to 2026 noted tattooed customers bathing without apparent restriction.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Tachibana Onsen Tachibana-Yu ▲

Kawasaki · Reviewers in 2025 and 2026 noted fully tattooed customers regularly visit and were not turned away, though this is not stated as an official policy.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Family Island Sakurayu ▲

Yokohama · Multiple visitors (2024-2026) reported heavily tattooed and irezumi-covered patrons bathing openly without being refused entry.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Baden Place ▲

Kawasaki · Multiple visitors in 2025-2026 reported tattooed regular customers bathing at this sento, indicating tattoos are effectively allowed.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Atsugi City Community Plaza ▲

Atsugi · Reviewers from 2025 to 2026 repeatedly reported tattooed visitors, including in the sauna, and one noted the public facility cannot legally ban them.

Price: ¥470 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Heiwa-yu

Kawasaki · Tattoos/ openly observed and not restricted; reviewers note they are common and accepted, contradicting some complaints about strict rules for non-tattooed guests.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Mamane-no-Yu Ryokan

Yugawara · Explicit statements from two visitors confirm tattoos are not an issue at this facility.

Price: ¥300 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): Yes

Fujimiyu

Kawasaki ·

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: No

New Matsunoyu

Yokosuka · Two reviews (2024, 2025) state tattoos are allowed at this bath.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Fujimi-Yu ▲

Fujisawa · Visitors reported seeing patrons with tattoos and one tattooed visitor used the facility without issue.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Shinmatsunoyu

Yokohama · Tattoos welcome per April 2024 review; visitor noted prevalence of tattooed patrons.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Yasuragi onsen

Yokosuka · Multiple reviewers (2023-2025) noted tattooed customers bathing and one stated tattoos are permitted.

Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cards & QR accepted

Sakae-Yu Shonan Hall ▲

Fujisawa · Visitors from 2023 to 2025 consistently reported tattooed customers bathing without being refused, though some found the frequency of tattoos off-putting.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Noda-no-Yu ▲

Kamakura · Multiple 2023-2025 reviews describe posted notices explaining the bath does not ban tattoos and mention tattooed local customers bathing without issue.

Price: ¥570 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes

Yamato-Yu

Yamato ·

Price: ¥490 · Sauna: No

Miyamoto Onsen ▲

Yokosuka · Visitors in 2025 reported seeing customers with tattoos or irezumi bathing without issue.

Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: Yes

Yurakuan

Hakone ·

Price: ¥1,500 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes

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