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Prefectures / Miyagi

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.

ViewWaterComfortSettingAccess

Rated from research

View1
Water5
Comfort3
Setting3
Access5
×Somewhere to sitBathe and leave
Anything else nearbyIn the middle of things

Cloudy, strongly acidic sulphur water straight from the Onsen Shrine's own source in a wooden bath house first built in 1636 - the oldest and the best water in Naruko, with two tubs a few degrees apart on each side. No view, no seating and no reason to linger, but it is a short walk uphill from the station in the middle of a town of kokeshi shops and bath houses.

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

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
¥300
Adults 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

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Staying nearby

What we have not confirmed

We would rather show a gap than guess.