Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kusatsu

A mountain hot-spring town in Gunma built around the Yubatake, with town-run day baths and many ryokan.

Of the 12 Kusatsu baths we checked on their official websites, 3 allow tattoos, 4 allow them with conditions, 2 do not allow them and 3 do not say. Latest check: 9 Oct 2026.

Allowed 3
With conditions 4
Not allowed 2
Not stated 3

Every policy links to the facility’s official page. How we check

Can you use Kusatsu’s town-run baths with tattoos?

Yes. The Kusatsu Tourism Public Corporation, which runs Otakinoyu, Gozanoyu and Sainokawara Open-Air Bath, says in its official FAQ that these three baths do not specifically refuse guests with tattoos, and asks everyone to follow bathing etiquette.

This covers those three baths only. We found no tattoo rule for the whole town on the Kusatsu Onsen Tourism Association’s site, and Kusatsu’s ryokan and hotels set their own rules — several below refuse tattoos in their large baths.

Otakinoyu · Gozanoyu · Sainokawara Open-Air Bath

Official source: Kusatsu Tourism Public Corporation: Otakinoyu FAQ (Japanese); Gozanoyu FAQ (Japanese); Sainokawara FAQ (Japanese) — checked 9 Oct 2026

Which onsen in Kusatsu allow tattoos?

7 facilities in Kusatsu accept tattoos according to their official site — some only under the condition shown:

Gozanoyu 御座之湯
Otakinoyu 大滝乃湯
Sainokawara Open-Air Bath 西の河原露天風呂
Gensen Ichinoyu 源泉一乃湯 — Guests with tattoos are refused in the large bath
Kirishimaya Ryokan 草津温泉桐島屋旅館 — Guests with partial tattoos worn for fashion may use the shared baths
Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Village 草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ — Guests with tattoos are asked not to use the onsen
Naraya 草津温泉奈良屋 — Guests with tattoos may not use the large baths

Which Kusatsu onsen do not allow tattoos?

2 facilities say on the official site that guests with tattoos cannot use the shared baths:

Hotel Ichii 草津温泉ホテル一井
Hotel Sakurai 草津温泉ホテル櫻井

Can you use a private onsen in Kusatsu with tattoos?

7 facilities in our Kusatsu list have an officially listed private bath; the official site says tattoos are OK in it for 3 of them. For the others the official site does not say, so ask before booking. See all private onsen.

Otakinoyu 大滝乃湯
Gensen Ichinoyu 源泉一乃湯
Naraya 草津温泉奈良屋

All Kusatsu facilities we checked

Tattoo policies of onsen in Kusatsu
Facility	Type	Tattoo policy	Conditions	Private bath	Checked
Gozanoyu御座之湯	Day-use onsen	Tattoos allowed	—	No	9 Oct 2026
Otakinoyu大滝乃湯	Day-use onsen	Tattoos allowed	—	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoos OK there	9 Oct 2026
Sainokawara Open-Air Bath西の河原露天風呂	Day-use onsen	Tattoos allowed	—	No	9 Oct 2026
Gensen Ichinoyu源泉一乃湯	Ryokan	Allowed with conditions	Guests with tattoos are refused in the large bath Small one-point tattoos are OK if fully covered with stickers or similar Guests with tattoos may use the paid private bath	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoos OK there	9 Oct 2026
Kirishimaya Ryokan草津温泉桐島屋旅館	Ryokan	Allowed with conditions	Guests with partial tattoos worn for fashion may use the shared baths	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoo rule not stated	9 Oct 2026
Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Village草津温泉ホテルヴィレッジ	Hotel	Allowed with conditions	Guests with tattoos are asked not to use the onsen Small tattoos that can be completely covered with stickers are OK Cover stickers sold at reception and at the Therme Therme front desk	Not stated	9 Oct 2026
Naraya草津温泉奈良屋	Ryokan	Allowed with conditions	Guests with tattoos may not use the large baths Exception: small 'point' tattoos that can be fully covered with stickers etc. are allowed in the large baths The paid private baths can be used by guests with tattoos	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoos OK there	9 Oct 2026
Hotel Ichii草津温泉ホテル一井	Ryokan	Not allowed	Guests with tattoos are asked not to use the large bath or the open-air bath	Not stated	9 Oct 2026
Hotel Sakurai草津温泉ホテル櫻井	Hotel	Not allowed	Applies also to fashion or religious tattoos	No	9 Oct 2026
Ryokan Tamura旅館たむら	Ryokan	Not stated on official site	—	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoo rule not stated	9 Oct 2026
Tsutsujiteiつつじ亭	Ryokan	Not stated on official site	—	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoo rule not stated	9 Oct 2026
Ura-Kusatsu TOU裏草津蕩 TOU	Hotel	Not stated on official site	—	Private bath (kashikiri)Tattoo rule not stated	9 Oct 2026

“Checked” links to the official page the policy comes from. How we check

“Not stated on official site” means we found no tattoo rule. It does not mean tattoos are allowed.

What do the labels mean?

Tattoos allowed
The official site says guests with tattoos may use the baths, with no cover-up required.
Allowed with conditions
Allowed only under stated conditions — for example covering small tattoos with stickers, or using a private bath only.
Not allowed
The official site says guests with tattoos may not use the shared baths (a private bath may still be offered — see conditions).
Not stated on official site
We could not find any tattoo rule on the official site. This does not mean tattoos are allowed — ask the facility.

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