Onsen and baths in Taito City

Haginoyu is a large, modern public bathhouse (sento) near Uguisudani Station with an outdoor bath, sauna, cold plunge, and a restaurant; despite website claims of being tattoo-friendly, several visitors report tattoos, even covered, are refused entry.

Kotobuki Yu is a classic Ueno sento with strong saunas, multiple cold plunges and an outdoor bath, popular with foreign visitors; tattoos are explicitly welcomed but towel/locker fees vary between visits.

Tsubameyu is a historic Tokyo sento (public bathhouse) known for very hot baths, no sauna or cold plunge, cash-only payment, and traditional bathing customs, admission around 550–600 yen.

Sakaeyu is a large hot-spring public bath (sentō) in Tokyo with an outdoor bath, sauna and cold bath, and reviewers confirm tattoos are explicitly permitted, unlike many Japanese baths.

A budget capsule hotel near Ueno Station with a shared basement bathing area and sauna; tattoos are not permitted in the communal bath, and bath access has restricted overnight hours.

Kaiei-yu is a renovated neighborhood sento (public bath, not a natural hot spring) near Minowa Station with a strong carbonated bath, silky bath, jet bath, auto-löyly sauna and cold plunge; tattoos are stated to be prohibited and the outdoor bath exists only on the men's side.

A traditional Tokyo neighborhood public bath (sento) near Asakusa Temple with hot tubs and jet baths, open daily to visitors, where tattoos are explicitly welcomed.

Hinode-yu is a small, old-style natural hot-spring sento (public bath) near Inaricho station where the men's and women's floors alternate daily, one floor having a semi-outdoor bath and the other a single-person steam sauna; bring or buy your own shampoo and soap.

Tsurunoyu is a traditional Asakusa neighborhood sento with radon, herbal, jet, electric and silk baths plus a free sauna and cold bath included in the 550 yen entrance fee; tattoos are reportedly welcomed.

Asahiyu is a traditional neighborhood sento near Sendagi station with three hot indoor baths (43-45°C, including a germanium mineral bath) and a sauna but no cold plunge; tattoos are explicitly allowed, and soap/shampoo must be purchased.

Hakusui-yu is a modern, renovated public bathhouse (sento) in Iriya, Tokyo, popular for its sauna and cold-plunge baths, but tattoos are not allowed and the women's bath has no sauna.

Aqua Place Asahi is a small neighborhood sento in Asakusa with hot main baths (around 42-44°C), a second-floor sauna and cold plunge, and multiple reviewers say tattooed visitors are welcome here, which is unusual for a sento.

Sento Misuji-yu is a small, traditional Tokyo neighborhood public bath with one indoor tub, no sauna or cold plunge, koi and goldfish visible through windows, and occasional multi-week closures reported by visitors.

Benten Yu is a small, traditional Tokyo neighborhood sento near Asakusabashi with two very hot indoor tubs, no sauna or cold plunge, and cheap towel rental with soap and shampoo provided free.

This is a traditional Tokyo neighborhood sento (public bathhouse) that happens to draw genuine natural hot-spring water, with several indoor tubs, a partial outdoor kakenagashi bath, a cold plunge and a paid sauna; cash only.

Tsuru-no-yu is an old-fashioned Tokyo neighborhood public bath (sento) near Asakusabashi, known for very hot indoor tubs, free towel rental, and reports that it is welcoming to visitors with tattoos.

Hosen-yu is a traditional neighborhood sento (public bathhouse) near Iriya Station in Taito City, Tokyo, with jet baths, a mist medicated bath, a cold plunge and a paid sauna; tattoos are generally welcomed.

Fuku-no-yu is an old-fashioned Taito-ku neighborhood sento with a radon mineral bath, no sauna, three bathtubs, free towel and dryer rental, and reviewers confirm tattoos are accepted without issue.

Teikoku-yu is an old-style neighborhood sento (public bathhouse) near Asakusabashi known for its very hot, wood-fired tubs (up to 45-47°C) with no sauna or cold plunge, so first-time visitors should expect intense heat.

Arima-yu is a historic neighborhood sento (public bathhouse) in Tokyo's Sanya area famous for its huge monkey mural, offering very hot indoor baths (around 43–45°C) with no sauna or cold plunge; bring your own shampoo/soap and cash, as some reviewers found the water dangerously hot and toiletries inconsistently available.

Fujinoyu is a small, old-fashioned Tokyo neighborhood sento (public bath) near Minami-Senju/Minowa, offering a free steam sauna and a tiny single-person cold plunge with standard day-use pricing, but no outdoor bath and no on-site parking.

A retro multi-floor sauna and capsule-hotel complex near Ueno's Inaricho station offering dry, steam and rooftop saunas plus a cold plunge, restaurant and day-use bathing by the hour, though the indoor soaking tub is small.

Baths that admit you without an overnight stay

Two or more visitors report tattoos accepted

Rotenburo, confirmed by visitors

Gensen kakenagashi, not recirculated

Often with a cold plunge