Mannenyu
万年湯
Does Mannenyu allow tattoos? Yes!
Tattoos are welcome here, with nothing to cover. The bathhouse says so on its own front page.
The sentence sits on the bathhouse's own front page with no size limit. The same notice lists who is turned away, and tattoos aren't on it: strong body odor, a contagious skin condition, anyone who can't bathe alone and has nobody with them, and behavior that bothers other bathers.
The bath
Five tubs, all on softened water. The hot one is a silk bath. Beside it are a medium-temperature bath, a jet bath, an electric bath and a cold bath, and one tub changes its additive every month.
Open 3 p.m. to midnight, last entry 11:30 p.m., closed Saturdays. Adults pay ¥600, children ¥200 and preschoolers ¥100. Body soap and a rinse-in shampoo are at the showers, your first rental face towel is free, and a bath towel is ¥200, so you can walk in with nothing. The dryer takes ¥20 for three minutes.
Good to know
- Tattoos named as welcome on the bathhouse's own front page.
- Nothing to bring. Soap, shampoo and a first face towel are included in the ¥600.
- A coin laundry upstairs, on the second floor, if you have been traveling for a while.
Getting there
Shin-Okubo Station on the JR Yamanote line is five minutes away, and Okubo Station on the Chuo-Sobu line is eight. From Higashi-Shinjuku Station it is 15 minutes, and from Shinjuku Station 18. The entrance is at the end of an alley off Okubo-dori. There is no parking.
Shin-Okubo STN · JR Yamanote line
About 5 minutes.
Okubo Station (JR Chuo-Sobu line) 8 minutes; Shinjuku Station 18.
Where it is
Shin-Okubo STN 5 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Tokyo Wide Pass ¥16,000 · 3 days Three days of JR trains around Tokyo, the Narita Express and the Tokyo Monorail included.
- Tattoo-friendly onsen visit with a guide A guide takes you to a Tokyo bathhouse that welcomes tattoos, with five indoor baths and a separate open-air tub. About 90 minutes.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Check in and go to the bath. There's no seal to buy and nothing to mention at the front desk.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (front page read directly)
Read on: mannenyu.jp
当店では刺青、タトゥの方も ご入浴して頂けます
The operator’s own wording. Show it if anyone asks.
Best for: a cheap soak within walking distance of Shinjuku, with nothing to cover
A neighborhood bathhouse on heated soft water, not a hot spring.
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For current hours and prices, see the official website.