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Tattoo friendly onsen and sento in Nagoya

Nagoya’s hotels answer the tattoo question and its bath houses mostly refuse it. Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier has dropped the restriction on body art outright. Five APA hotels admit a tattoo under two seals of 10 by 12 centimeters, and the four Route Inns under a cover seal of 11.4 by 20 that the desk sells. Two neighborhood bathhouses put their answer in writing: Hakusan Onsen says a public bathhouse admits anyone, and Pokapoka Onsen Shin-Moriyama-no-yu sells a 100-yen wristband and lets a tattoo of any size into the water once it is on.

4 properties

No restrictions

Tattoos are welcome in every bath. Nothing to cover, nothing to book. What this means

Meieki, two blocks south of Nagoya Station Hotel with a top-floor view bath ★★★★☆ Confirmed

Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier

三井ガーデンホテル名古屋プレミア

Nothing to cover and no size limit. The hotel’s own bath page states that it has abolished the admission restriction on body art and tattoos, the wording Mitsui put on every bath-equipped property in the group. There is no seal to buy and no measurement to pass.

当ホテルではボディアート・タトゥ等の受入制限を撒廃しております。

Best for: A tattooed traveler who wants to walk into a hotel bath in Nagoya and be asked for nothing

Top-floor bath, guests only. The page names no spring and publishes no analysis, so treat it as heated tap water. The group notice dates the removal of the restriction to 1 March 2026 and names the brands it covers.

Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier tattoo policy → Check availability

Biwajima, Nishi ward, by Higashi-Biwajima Station Neighborhood bathhouse Confirmed

Hakusan Onsen

白山温泉

Yes, and the bathhouse says so in writing. Its FAQ answers the tattoo question with a flat yes and a reason: this is a public bathhouse, so anyone may bathe. The only people it turns away are those who cause trouble for other bathers. No seal, no size rule, no surcharge.

入浴できます。白山温泉は、公衆浴場ですのでどなたでもご入浴できます。ただし、他のお客様へご迷惑をかける方についてはご入浴をご遠慮頂きます。

Best for: A 550-yen walk-in soak where the rule is published instead of guessed at

Eight tubs and two saunas on groundwater pumped from about 150 meters down and steeped in mineral ore before heating, so it is not a registered hot spring. The cold tub uses the same groundwater, chilled to about 15 to 16°C. Adults 550 yen, 730 yen with the sauna. 15:00 to 24:00, plus a Sunday morning bath 8:00 to 12:00. Closed Wednesdays. No smoking anywhere inside.

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Torimi, Moriyama ward, five minutes from Shin-Moriyama Station Neighborhood bathhouse with a steam sauna Confirmed

Pokapoka Onsen Shin-Moriyama-no-yu

ぽかぽか温泉新守山乃湯

Admitted at any size, with a band rather than a cover. The bathhouse says that whatever the size of the tattoo, you may bathe once you buy its designated 100-yen tattoo sauna band at the front desk and wear it. Nothing has to be hidden. The only people refused outright are members of organized crime groups.

入れ墨・Tattooの大きさに関わらず、当館指定の入れ墨・Tattoo専用のサウナバンド(100円)を追加で購入の上、巻いて頂ければご入浴頂けます。

Best for: A full back piece that no cover seal would ever fit, admitted for the price of a 100-yen wristband

Open 6:00 to 25:00 daily, last entry 24:30. Bath only 550 yen for adults, 850 yen with the sauna and a sauna towel, 1,000 yen with rented bath and face towels. City rules bar under-18s after 23:00 even with a parent. The house sauna runs above 100°C on auto steam.

Pokapoka Onsen Shin-Moriyama-no-yu tattoo policy → Find a hotel nearby →

Sakae, on the eighth floor of the Grand Building Day-use Finnish sauna house, mixed and single-sex rooms Confirmed

SaunaLab Nagoya

サウナラボ名古屋

Nothing to cover and nothing to declare. The house’s own question-and-answer page is asked whether a tattooed guest may use it and replies that there is no particular restriction on tattoos. The one place the same operator shuts out is Forest House, the women’s sauna floor at its Wellbe Sakae branch, which is a different building.

タトゥーについて、特にご利用制限はございません。

Best for: A tattooed traveler in central Nagoya who wants a bath house that asks nothing, and does not mind that the water is cold

This is a sauna house, not a hot spring. The water tubs are cold plunges; there is no large hot bath and no spring. Men and women use the main rooms together in sauna clothing, and there are single-sex rooms as well. Open 12:00 to 21:00 Wednesday through Monday with last sauna entry at 20:30, closed Tuesdays. Three hours from 2,700 yen on weekdays and 3,300 yen at weekends. Whole-house private hire is sold separately and has to be booked six weeks ahead.

SaunaLab Nagoya tattoo policy → Find a hotel nearby →

12 properties

Cover seal required

Smaller tattoos accepted when fully covered by a waterproof patch. What this means

Noritake, behind the Taiko-dori exit of Nagoya Station Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

APA Hotel Nagoya-Ekimae

アパホテル〈名古屋駅前〉

Admitted only under cover seals. APA refuses tattooed bathers outright, then makes one exception: if the tattoo fits under no more than two of the chain’s own point tattoo cover seals, 10 by 12 centimeters each, the large bath is open. Overnight guests are given two seals free per person per night, handed out one night at a time. Anything a pair of seals cannot cover is refused.

入れ墨（タトゥー）をされた方のご入場は固くお断りいたします。ご入場後でもその事実が判明した時点で、直ちに退去していただきます。ただし、当社指定のシール(ポイントタトゥカバーシール)[サイズ10cm×12cm]2枚以内でタトゥーを覆うことが出来る場合には大浴殿を利用できます。

Best for: An open-air tub and a pot bath within five minutes of the Shinkansen gates

Bath called Gen’yo-no-yu on artificial Komeiseki mineral water, with an indoor tub, an open-air tub and a pot bath. Free to guests, 15:00 to 25:00 and 6:00 to 10:00. A people-counting sensor puts the crowding on the room television. The seal rule has been in force across APA since 19 March 2019. Day visitors buy their seals at the desk rather than receive them. Seal size 10 x 12 cm.

APA Hotel Nagoya-Ekimae tattoo policy → Check availability

Noritake, north side of the Taiko-dori exit Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

APA Hotel Nagoya-Ekimae Kita

アパホテル〈名古屋駅前北〉

Best for: A plain indoor tub with a washing machine in the same room after a long travel day

Second-floor Gen’yo-no-yu on artificial Komeiseki mineral water, indoor tub only, free to guests, 15:00 to 25:00 and 6:00 to 10:00. The coin laundry stands inside the bath area, two washers and two dryers, 300 yen a wash. The seal rule has been in force across APA since 19 March 2019. Day visitors buy their seals at the desk rather than receive them. Seal size 10 x 12 cm.

APA Hotel Nagoya-Ekimae Kita tattoo policy → Check availability

Marunouchi, the office district between Nagoya Station and Sakae Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

APA Hotel Nagoya Marunouchi-Ekimae

アパホテル〈名古屋丸の内駅前〉

Best for: Actual hot spring water in central Nagoya, with a sauna and a cold tub on the same floor

Fourteenth floor: natural hot spring bath Gen’yo-no-yu, open-air tub Seisai-no-yu, a wood-lined dry sauna and a cold tub. The hotel says the water is drawn from 700 meters below the building, and states plainly that it is diluted, heated and recirculated through a filter. Free to guests, 15:00 to 25:00 and 6:00 to 10:00. The seal rule has been in force across APA since 19 March 2019. Day visitors buy their seals at the desk rather than receive them. Seal size 10 x 12 cm.

APA Hotel Nagoya Marunouchi-Ekimae tattoo policy → Check availability

Sakae, east of the Sakae crossing Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae

アパホテル〈名古屋栄〉

Best for: A fifteenth-floor view tub over the Sakae neon, open until two in the morning

Top-floor view bath with an open-air tub and a pot bath, 15:00 to 26:00 and 6:00 to 10:00, guests only and closed to day visitors. The hotel warns that the bath stocks no towels, yukata or amenities beyond soap, shampoo and conditioner, so carry them up from the room. 400 rooms, the largest APA in the district. The seal rule has been in force across APA since 19 March 2019. Day visitors buy their seals at the desk rather than receive them. Seal size 10 x 12 cm.

APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae tattoo policy → Check availability

Marunouchi, by Hisaya-odori Station Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae Kita

アパホテル〈名古屋栄北〉

Best for: A short walk back from Hisaya-odori Park with a mineral tub waiting at the end of it

Second-floor Gen’yo-no-yu on artificial Komeiseki mineral water, 15:00 to 25:00 and 6:00 to 10:00, free to guests. Komeiseki is a mineral stone licensed by the health ministry as a quasi-drug; the hotel prints the licensing wording beside the bath listing. The seal rule has been in force across APA since 19 March 2019. Day visitors buy their seals at the desk rather than receive them. Seal size 10 x 12 cm.

APA Hotel Nagoya Sakae Kita tattoo policy → Check availability

Meieki, five minutes north of Nagoya Station Hotel with a large shared bath ★★★★☆ Confirmed

Vessel Hotel Campana Nagoya

ベッセルホテルカンパーナ名古屋

Admitted under the two cover seals the front desk hands out. The bath page refuses tattooed bathers except where two 8-by-10-centimeter cover seals, given out free at the desk, hide the tattoo. This is the smallest seal allowance of any chain in the city, so it suits a single small piece rather than a sleeve. The same sentence turns away anyone who has been drinking.

※タトゥー・刺青（フロントでお渡ししている8cm×10cmカバーシール2枚を貼って隠せる場合のみ可）を入れている方及び酒気を帯びている方のご入浴は、お断りしております。

Best for: One small tattoo, two free seals and a bath a short walk from the station’s north end

The seals are free here, unlike the Route Inn and Daiwa Roynet baths in the same city, which sell them. Vessel publishes no chain-wide policy page; the identical sentence appears on each property’s own bath page. Seal size 8 x 10 cm.

Vessel Hotel Campana Nagoya tattoo policy → Check availability

Fujimicho, between Kamimaezu and Higashi-Betsuin Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Higashi-Betsuin

ホテルルートイン名古屋東別院

Admitted if a cover seal hides the tattoo completely. The group FAQ refuses tattooed bathers and then allows the large bath to anyone whose tattoo is fully covered by a cover seal. Route Inn’s seal is the largest of any chain in Nagoya at 11.4 by 20 centimeters, and the front desk sells them. The FAQ sets no limit on how many you may use, only that the cover must be complete.

入れ墨(タトゥー)のある方のご入浴はお断りしております。ただし、カバーシールを用いて入れ墨(タトゥー)が完全に覆えている場合に限り、大浴場をご利用いただけます。

Best for: A late arrival by car who wants a tub still open at one in the morning

Radium artificial hot spring bath Tabibito-no-yu, made with a health-ministry-licensed quasi-drug called Radihope. The hotel keeps the women’s bath locked for security and hands out a key at the front desk, and warns that it has only two washing stations and fills up between 21:00 and midnight on busy weekends. Crowding shows on the room television. All four Route Inn baths in Nagoya run 15:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 10:00. Seal size 11.4 x 20 cm.

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Higashi-Betsuin tattoo policy → Check availability

Sakae, east of the Sakae crossing Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Sakae

ホテルルートイン名古屋栄

Best for: The largest cover-seal allowance in Sakae, ten minutes from the nightlife

Radium artificial hot spring bath Tabibito-no-yu, colorless and odorless, with the usual Route Inn amenity wall. Free to guests. All four Route Inn baths in Nagoya run 15:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 10:00. Seal size 11.4 x 20 cm.

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Sakae tattoo policy → Check availability

Uchiyama, Chikusa ward, one minute from Imaike Station Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Imaike-Ekimae

ホテルルートイン名古屋今池駅前

Best for: A tub a minute from a subway exit, on the Higashiyama line straight to Nagoya Station

Radium artificial hot spring bath Tabibito-no-yu. Exit 12 of Imaike Station is about a minute away and Chikusa Station about five. All four Route Inn baths in Nagoya run 15:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 10:00. Seal size 11.4 x 20 cm.

Hotel Route-Inn Nagoya Imaike-Ekimae tattoo policy → Check availability

Akegaoka, Meito ward, by the east end of the Higashiyama subway line Business hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

Hotel Route-Inn Grand Nagoya Fujigaoka-Ekimae

ホテルルートインGrand名古屋藤が丘駅前

Best for: Genuine spring water under a cover seal, at the subway terminus nearest the hills

The only Route Inn in Nagoya on real spring water: Tabibito-no-yu draws the Eiwa Onsen source, a sodium chloride and bicarbonate spring the hotel describes as clear with a faint salt taste. Opened 25 December 2024. The women’s bath has a shampoo bar and a fine-bubble shower head. All four Route Inn baths in Nagoya run 15:00 to 2:00 and 5:00 to 10:00. Seal size 11.4 x 20 cm.

Hotel Route-Inn Grand Nagoya Fujigaoka-Ekimae tattoo policy → Check availability

Sakae 1-chome, two minutes from Fushimi Station Hotel with a large shared bath ★★★☆☆ Confirmed

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Nagoya Fushimi

ダイワロイネットホテル名古屋伏見

Admitted under seals the hotel sells. The bath page refuses tattooed guests and then allows bathing where a tattoo cover seal covers the tattoo. The seals are 80 by 100 millimeters, sold at the front desk for 200 yen each, and you may use two. The same page notes that women may wear a bathing garment in the bath, and sells those at the desk too.

・刺青（入れ墨）・タトゥーをされている方のご利用・ご入場はお断りしております。（※タトゥーカバーシールで覆うことができる場合に限り、ご入浴いただけます。）※カバーシール(80mm×100mm)はフロントで一枚200円(税込)にて販売しております。ご利用は2枚まで。

Best for: A woman who would rather bathe in a bathing garment than argue about seal sizes

Men’s and women’s baths both on the third floor, 16:00 to 25:00 and 6:00 to 9:00. The walls carry a bamboo-grove artwork, brown on the men’s side and gold on the women’s. Daiwa Roynet permits an 入浴着 bathing garment in the women’s bath at every property that has one, and sells them at the desk, which is a second route past a tattoo the seals cannot cover. Seal size 8 x 10 cm.

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Nagoya Fushimi tattoo policy → Check availability

Ryusenji, Moriyama ward, on the hill above Obata Ryokuchi Day-use hot spring and stone-spa complex Confirmed

Tenku SPA HILLS Ryusenji-no-yu Nagoya Moriyama

天空SPA HILLS 竜泉寺の湯名古屋守山本店

The only day-use bath in Nagoya that lets a tattoo in at all. Entry is refused to anyone with a tattoo, including stickers and paint, unless the tattoo fits under no more than two of the house cover seals, 9.5 by 14 centimeters, sold at 200 yen a sheet. Cover it and the whole building is open. Anything larger, or a refusal to wear the seals, is turned away at the door.

※ 入れ墨・タトゥー（シール類・ペイントを含む）をされている方は館内へのご入館をお断りいたします。ただし、当店指定のカバーシール（9.5×14.0cm）（1枚200円で販売）2枚のみで覆えるサイズのタトゥーであれば、貼った上で店内をご利用いただけます。

Best for: A small tattoo and a whole afternoon of carbonated spring water, stone spa and open-air tubs

The house calls itself the birthplace of the carbonated-spring super sento. Natural hot spring, carbonated tubs, saunas, a stone spa and a restaurant, open 6:00 to 2:30. Weekday admission 850 yen, weekends 950. Two seals at 9.5 by 14 centimeters is a wider allowance than any hotel in the city except Route Inn. Seal size 9.5 x 14 cm.

Tenku SPA HILLS Ryusenji-no-yu Nagoya Moriyama tattoo policy → Find a hotel nearby →

Traveler’s note

The city’s big day-use complexes refuse tattoos on their own pages almost without exception, and several ban cover stickers by name, so arriving already covered does not help. Canal Resort words it that way, and so does Nakagawa Corona-no-yu, which rents rooms with their own hot spring bath under the same building-wide ban. Tenku SPA HILLS Ryusenji-no-yu is the one day-use house that sells seals instead. SaunaLab has no hot bath at all, only cold plunges, and its listing says so.

Getting around

Tickets for the ride in and out

Tokyo to Nagoya Shinkansen tickets One-way Tokaido Shinkansen tickets from Tokyo, about 1 h 40 on the Nozomi, booked ahead with a QR code for the gate.
JR Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass Five days for 19,800 yen on JR trains between Nagoya, Gero, Takayama and Toyama, the Hida limited express included, with six reserved seats. It is the pass for a trip on from Nagoya to Gero or Takayama. It does not cover Nagoya’s subway.
Japan Rail Pass 7, 14 or 21 days on JR trains across the country. It pays off only when Nagoya is one stop on a long trip; it is not valid on the Nozomi without a supplement.

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Common questions

Nagoya questions

Can I use a shared bath in Nagoya with a tattoo?

At three places, with nothing to cover: Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier, Hakusan Onsen, and Pokapoka Onsen Shin-Moriyama-no-yu, which asks only that you wear its 100-yen band. Twelve more admit a covered tattoo, at seal sizes from 8 by 10 centimeters up to 11.4 by 20.

Which Nagoya hotels give me the cover seals?

Vessel Hotel Campana hands out two seals of 8 by 10 centimeters free at the desk, and APA gives overnight guests two of 10 by 12 a night. Route Inn and Daiwa Roynet Fushimi sell theirs, Daiwa at 200 yen a seal and two at most.

Can I rent a private bath in Nagoya?

Not at any listing on this page. Nakagawa Corona-no-yu rents rooms with a hot spring bath of their own, but its ban covers the whole building, so the rented tub is no way round the door. Daiwa Roynet Fushimi does let women bathe in a bathing garment, sold at the desk.

Which onsen towns can I reach from Nagoya?

Gero, 1 h 50 away on the Hida, JR’s limited express on the Takayama line, with no change. The same train carries on to Takayama in 2 h 35, where Nohi Bus crosses the pass to Hirayu Onsen in Okuhida in an hour more.

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