Mukaibaru Onsen

向原温泉 · Beppu Onsen

Tattoos OK (day visit)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.

Visiting for the day

Yes — tattoos are fine here

Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-29

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

Rated from research

Water3.5

Comfort3

Setting3

Access3

×Somewhere to sit — Bathe and leave

×Anything else nearby — Nothing else around

A clean, well-kept 150-yen bath up in the Horita district, a high-ceilinged semi-basement room with colourless water carrying a faint sulphur smell and a soft feel. It has its own parking a few minutes from the Beppu IC exit, which makes it a practical first stop for anyone arriving by car.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

Simple spring, colourless and clear with a faint sulphur smell and a soft feel. Semi-basement room with a high ceiling. Clean and well kept.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits: Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
6:00-9:00 / 11:00-22:00
Day visit price: ¥150
150 yen flat, no closing day.
Staying overnight: No
Getting there: At Minamitateishi 2-ku 6-kumi in the Horita district, close to the Beppu IC exit of the Oita Expressway - one of the few neighbourhood baths with its own parking (3 spaces), so it suits drivers arriving in the city.
Official website: Not found

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