Obinata-no-Yu
白馬八方温泉 おびなたの湯
Does Obinata-no-Yu allow tattoos? Yes!
The last bath up the valley toward the Hakuba Daisekkei, and the one closest to the Happo source: an open-air bath the operator built around a huge natural rock, with nothing indoors at all.
In the green season it is a shared outdoor bath, and the operator’s FAQ for its four day baths says people with tattoos may use them. In winter the question does not arise: from late December to the end of March the whole bath is hired out privately by the hour, booked online.
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, covering all four day baths; winter hire from the operator’s own notices)
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: An open-air soak nearest the source, or a whole bath to your group in the snow
Shared bathing 25 April to 31 October 2026, 12:00–18:00, last entry 17:30. Adults 800 yen, children 500 yen, small children 300 yen; cash only. Open-air only, one tub each side. Winter 2025–26 it ran as a private open-air bath from 20 December to 31 March, one-hour slots from 13:00 to 19:00 with a meeting point at a bus stop, booked through the operator’s Chillnn page; the winter price is not printed on the operator’s site. Swimsuits are not allowed in the shared season. Closed for maintenance on announced days.
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