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Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kyoto
26 baths in Kyoto. 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.
Kyoto · Multiple visitors in 2026 explicitly said tattoos are welcomed or accepted at this bathhouse.
Price: ¥500 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Multiple 2026 reviewers reported tattoos were accepted, including one visitor who bathed with a tattoo and another who saw a tattooed guest inside.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesAyabe · Two 2026 reviewers reported that although tattoos are officially banned, tattooed guests bathed without being stopped.
Price: ¥700 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Multiple visitors from 2026-02 to 2026-05 confirmed tattoos are welcomed without cover-up.
Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: NoKyoto · Multiple visitors with tattoos in 2026 reported being able to bathe without issue.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Two visitors in 2026 reported that having visible tattoos was not a problem here.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesAsahi-yu ▲
Kyoto · Multiple visitors (2025-2026) reported tattooed customers regularly using the sauna and baths with no policy against them.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Two 2026 visitors with visible tattoos reported no issue bathing here.
Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Visitors in 2025 reported tattoos were accepted without issue.
Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Two reviewers explicitly stated tattoos are accepted at this bathhouse.
Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: Yes · Free-flowing (kakenagashi): YesKyoto · Multiple reviews from 2024-2026 explicitly state that visitors with tattoos are welcome.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Reviewers reported tattooed customers bathing without being turned away, though one noted tattoos are uncommon among patrons (2024–2026).
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Reviewers in 2023-2024 reported tattooed customers bathing normally with no cover-up required or enforcement seen.
Price: ¥450 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Multiple visitors from 2023 to 2026 report tattoos, including large ones, are explicitly welcomed at this bathhouse.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · One 2026 reviewer states tattoos are OK, and other reviewers from 2022-2023 describe tattooed customers regularly bathing there.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: Yes · Payment: Cards & QR acceptedKyoto · Visitors reported the bathhouse is tattoo-friendly, with a 2024 review noting many Japanese tattoos among local bathers.
Price: ¥490 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: YesKyoto · Reviews from 2022-2025 state tattoos are OK and a visitor with tattoos was seen bathing.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Visitors in 2025 and 2019 reported seeing tattooed customers bathing, suggesting tattoos are tolerated.
Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · One 2023 visitor said tattooed guests are allowed, and a 2026 reviewer described tattooed regulars openly bathing and using the sauna.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Outdoor bath: No · Sauna: YesKyoto · Two visitors in 2025 reported that tattoos are accepted at this bathhouse.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesUji · Multiple visitors from 2017 to 2025 reported that customers with tattoos are accepted here.
Price: ¥550 · Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesKyoto · Reviewers in 2024 and 2025 reported customers with visible tattoos bathing with no apparent enforcement of a ban.
Day visitors: Yes · Sauna: YesAlso in Kyoto
