Happo-no-Yu
白馬八方温泉 八方の湯
Does Happo-no-Yu allow tattoos? Yes!
The operator says its spring runs at pH 11.2 and that a Tokyo Tech team measured natural hydrogen in it, and Happo-no-Yu’s open-air bath is one of the two tubs where that hydrogen was recorded, with the Hakuba Sanzan peaks in view.
No cover and no private room needed. Happo-one Kaihatsu, the company that runs all four Hakuba Happo Onsen day baths, answers the question in the FAQ on its own inquiry page: people with tattoos may use its baths. The English version of the same page says they are welcome.
Where it is
Tokyo STN
Nagano STN change to Alpico express bus · 70 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 97 min
LocationHakuba Happo bus terminal
JR East Pass Covers the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano, or the JR line from Shinjuku by way of Matsumoto to Hakuba. The Alpico bus from Nagano is not included. Sold on Klook.
What happens when you arrive
Check in and go to the bath. There is no seal to buy and nothing to declare.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the FAQ on the operator’s inquiry page, in Japanese and in its own English, covering all four day baths)
Read on: hakuba-happo-onsen.jp/inquiry/
当店はタトゥーのある方もご利用いただけます。
The operator’s own wording on that page. Nothing here needs showing at a desk. If anyone does ask, show them this. It is the operator’s own wording.
Best for: The biggest of the Happo day baths, open every day of the year until nine at night
Open all year, 10:00–21:00, last entry 20:30, no regular closing day; it shuts for maintenance on announced dates. Adults 1,000 yen, elementary-school children 600 yen, ages 3 to preschool 400 yen. Indoor and open-air bath on each side, no sauna. Soap, shampoo and dryers free; towel 300 yen, rental towel set 600 yen. Cards and QR payment accepted. Swimsuits are not allowed. The operator’s English FAQ wording: “People with tattoos are welcome to use our facility.” A baby bath and baby chair are kept here. Mixed bathing for children stops at age 6.
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