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. A private (kashikiri) bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Indoor bath
A concrete, terraced bath hall built over the well that Waseda University engineering students dug in 1948 while training here - hence the name. Gender-separated.
Open to day visitors
Private (kashikiri) bath
A private open-air bath can be added for 1,100 yen on top of the entry fee, 50 minutes; booking by phone.
Open to day visitors
A private bath means nobody else is in the water with you — often the practical answer if the shared baths are closed to tattooed guests.
Practical details
- Day visits
- Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.9:00-21:30
- Day visit price
- ¥660Adults 660 yen, children 330 yen. Open all year, though hours change around the New Year.
- Staying overnight
- No
- Getting there
- About five minutes on foot from JR Naruko-Onsen Station, in the centre of the hot-spring town and run by the local municipality.
- Official website
- naruko-wasedasajikiyu.com/ja
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.