Takinoyu Public Bath (Naruko)
鳴子温泉 滝の湯 · Naruko Onsen
Policy not published (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
They have not said
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. Please contact the facility.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
Wooden bath house first built in 1636 and the oldest bath in Naruko, fed by the Taki-no-yu source of Onsen Shrine. Men's and women's sides each have two tubs - one at 44-46C and one at 39-41C - filled with cloudy, strongly acidic sulphur water.
Open to day visitors
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.7:30-21:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing)
- Day visit price
- ¥300Adults 300 yen (raised from 200 yen on 1 April 2024), children 100 yen. This is a bare community bath house run for the town: no shampoo or soap provided, photography inside is completely banned, and when it is crowded numbered tickets are handed out to control entry.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- A few minutes' walk uphill from JR Naruko-Onsen Station on the Rikuu East line, in the middle of the Naruko hot-spring town.
- Official website
- narukoonsenkyo.web.fc2.com/takinoyu/index.html
Staying nearby
What we have not confirmed
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for day visits is not stated on the official website.