Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu: tattoo policy

箱根小涌園天悠 · Ryokan · Ninotaira, Hakone

Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu’s official website says guests with tattoos may not use its shared baths (checked 9 Oct 2026).

Source: the facility’s official website. How we check

Can you go to Hakone Kowakien Ten-yu with tattoos?

Not allowed

The hot spring page says people with tattoos are not admitted to the large baths and will be asked to leave if they enter.

Guests with tattoos are refused in the large baths
Every guest room has its own hot-spring open-air bath (private alternative; tattoo rule for it not stated)

Official source: https://www.ten-yu.com/hotspring.html — checked 9 Oct 2026

Yes — the official site lists rooms with their own open-air bath. It does not say whether tattoos are OK in it.

Type: Rooms with their own open-air bath
Booking: Not stated
Tattoos OK there?: Not stated on official site
Note: All guest rooms have an open-air hot spring bath. The site does not state a tattoo rule for in-room baths.

Address and access are copied as stated on the official site.

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