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Hakone ryokan with a private onsen

Ryokan and hotels with a private bath (kashikiri) or an in-room bath, with the tattoo rule and English support for each.

Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Fukuzumiro

福住楼 · ryokan

Own FAQ (Japanese and English): no particular restrictions on tattoos at the inn.

Tattoos OKPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Yamanochaya

山の茶屋 · ryokan

Own FAQ: guests with tattoos or irezumi can use the large bath.

Tattoos OKPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Yoshiike Ryokan

吉池旅館 · ryokan

Small tattoos that fit under free cover seals (max 2 sheets, 10 cm x 14 cm) may use the shared baths

Day visit: 2,000 yen tax excluded, towel and bath towel included (tourism page,…

OK if coveredPrivate bathDay visits
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Yumoto Fujiya Hotel

湯本富士屋ホテル · hotel

As a rule tattooed guests may not use the public bath, but entry is allowed if tattoos can be covered with two 10 cm x 14 cm…

Day visit: Weekdays 2,000 yen

OK if coveredPrivate bathDay visits
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Hakone Kamon

箱根の湯 花紋 · ryokan

Official FAQ: guests with tattoos are firmly refused at the baths, citing guidance from the authorities.

Day visit: Lunch plan 5,500 or 7,700 yen

No tattoosPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Tenseien

天成園 · hotel

People with tattoos or tattoo-like stickers are firmly refused entry (Japanese pages)

Day visit: 2,730 yen set admission, plus 50 yen bath tax

No tattoosPrivate bathDay visits
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Hakone Airu

箱根藍瑠 · ryokan

No tattoo wording found on Rakuten Travel or Ozmall listings. Expedia property policy says guests with tattoos must follow…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Hakone Suimeiso

箱根水明荘 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on official FAQ, facilities page, English page, contact page, Rakuten, Jalan or hakone.or.jp. No day bathing…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Tonosawa Ichinoyu Honkan

塔ノ沢一の湯 本館 · ryokan

The group day-trip spa page contradicts itself on the same page. Its section on tattooed guests says the group does not in…

Day visit: 1,400 yen (tax included)

Ask about tattoosPrivate bathDay visits
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Yaeikan

彌榮館 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on Jalan or hakone.or.jp. Official site blocks automated reading. (recheck Oct 24). Earlier: Not stated

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Forest path in Hakone
Area photo: Forest path in Hakone · Photo: Syuhei Inoue / Unsplash

Yamagaso

山家荘 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on Jalan, Rakuten or travelist. Official site blocks automated reading. (recheck Oct 24). Earlier: Not stated…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Hakone Gora Hotel Paipu no Kemuri Plus

箱根強羅 ホテルパイプのけむりプラス · hotel

Group FAQ (applies to Hakone Gora): fashion tattoos, cultural tattoos and one-point tattoos are welcome in the large bath for…

Tattoos OKPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Hotel Indigo Hakone Gora

ホテルインディゴ箱根強羅 · hotel

Official IHG page for the thermal spring spa says 'Tatto and Camera OK in the bathing area'

Tattoos OKPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu

箱根小涌園 天悠 · hotel

Official onsen page (Japanese and English): people with tattoos are refused entry to the public baths. Every guest room has its…

No tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Gora Nigorinoyu Yado Nou Nou Hakone

強羅にごりの湯宿 のうのう箱根 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on own site top or onsen page, or Rakuten. (recheck Oct 24). Earlier: No tattoo rule on the official top, onsen…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Hakone Kowakudani Onsen Mizunooto

箱根小涌谷温泉 水の音 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on official top, guide, hot spring pages or Jalan. The FAQ link on the official page had no working URL. A…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Lalaca (Iyashi no Yado Lalaca)

いやしの宿楽々花 · ryokan

No tattoo wording found on the inn's own site (top, FAQ, onsen, English pages), its Rakuten Travel or Jalan listings, or the…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Nazuna Hakone Miyanoshita

Nazuna 箱根 宮ノ下 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on the property page (Japanese or /en/ URL) or in Nazuna's guest rules PDF (effective 2024-09-01), which only…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Onsen Hotel Gorakan

温泉ホテル 強羅館 · hotel

No tattoo wording on the tourism page, Rakuten Travel (facility info and plans), Jalan or Lawson Travel. Hotels.com shows only a…

Day visit: not stated on official page. Third party (onsenoni, unverified):…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bathDay visits
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

THE FUJIYA HOTEL

富士屋ホテル · hotel

Own site pages read (top, spa, facilities, contact) have no tattoo wording

Day visit: not stated (plan prices on booking pages only)

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Takii Ryokan

たきい旅館 (瀧井旅館) · ryokan

Own site (hakone-takii.com) still blocks automated reading. Jalan listing page returned an error

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi
Area photo: Hakone Shrine's torii on Lake Ashi · Photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash

Tensui Saryo

天翠茶寮 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on own site (top, spring, access pages) or Rakuten Travel listing. The site offers a 'bath time cover' garment…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bath
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Fuji-Hakone Guest House

富士箱根ゲストハウス · guesthouse

Own site: you do not have to worry about a tattoo because the hot spring is for private use. Every bath here is private-use, so…

Day visit: 1,500 yen per person per hour (own site)

Tattoos OKPrivate bathDay visits
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Sengokuhara Bettei Fuga (Hakone Fuga)

箱根風雅 · ryokan

Operator Relo Hotels and Resorts group FAQ: tattooed guests may use baths only if the tattoo can be covered by two of the…

Day visit: Not applicable

OK if coveredPrivate bath
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Sengokukogen Daihakone Ichinoyu

仙石高原大箱根一の湯 · ryokan

Overnight guests: Ichinoyu group does not in principle refuse tattooed guests but asks them to cover tattoos in public baths

Day visit: Not applicable

OK if coveredPrivate bath
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Senkyoro

仙郷楼 · ryokan

Japanese FAQ: guests with tattoos are asked not to use the large bath and outdoor bath

Day visit: Not applicable

Private bath onlyPrivate bath
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori

箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり · hotel

Facility FAQ on Rakuten Travel (大浴場・露天風呂 answer): タトゥーの入っているお客様に関しては、ファッションタトゥーの場合にも利用をご遠慮いただいております (guests with tattoos, even…

Day visit: Not applicable

No tattoosPrivate bath
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Kinokuniya Ryokan (Bihada no Yu Kinokuniya)

きのくにや旅館(美肌の湯 きのくにや) · ryokan

Own site (bihadanoyu-kinokuniya.com) still blocks automated reading. No tattoo wording on Rakuten Travel or Jalan listings.…

Day visit: Third parties disagree: 1,500 yen (onsen.nifty.com) or 1,000 yen…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bathDay visits
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Matsuzakaya Honten

松坂屋本店 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on own site (Japanese top, English onsen and day-onsen pages, bathing guide PDF) or Rakuten Travel. FAQ menu…

Day visit: 17,600 yen per room for 1 or 2 people

Ask about tattoosPrivate bathDay visits
Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone
Area photo: Mt Fuji over Lake Ashi, Hakone · Photo: Helmi Tan / Unsplash

Ryokan Masuya

万寿屋旅館 · ryokan

No tattoo wording on own site (top, spa, reservation pages), Rakuten Travel or Jalan. (recheck Oct 24). Earlier: No tattoo rule…

Day visit: Not stated on own site. Third-party Onsen Oni: 900 yen including…

Ask about tattoosPrivate bathDay visits