Kurokawa黒川with tattoos

What the 28 stays we checked in Kurokawa (Kumamoto) publish about tattoos, researched on each stay's official site (exceptions labelled) with the evidence on the stay's own page. Data checked 11 Oct 2026.

Area photo, not a specific inn: Lantern light-up along the river, Kurokawa Onsen · Photo: MaedaAkihiko (photo page on Wikimedia Commons, opens in a new tab) · CC0 (licence, opens in a new tab)

The short answer for Kurokawa

2 of the 28 stays we checked publish a rule that lets tattooed guests bathe (verified — 1 of them only if a sticker covers the tattoo); 24 more are possible: a hot-spring private bath is listed, but the inn hasn't stated a tattoo rule (our inference, not a promise). Of the rest, 2 publish nothing about tattoos.

Filter Kurokawa by tattoo size & bath →Statuses explained on How we verify.

Where tattooed guests can bathe

Written rules first: the stay itself (or its operator) says tattooed guests may use the shared bath, may use it if the tattoo is covered, or may use a private hot-spring bath. Then the stays that list a hot-spring private bath but say nothing about tattoos — that one is our inference.

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Verified way in · 2

Possible — confirm first · 24

A hot-spring private bath is listed but the inn has not stated a tattoo rule. A private bath means nobody else is in the water, so a shared-bath rule may not apply — our inference, not the inn's word. Ask before you book.

Stays with a no-tattoo rule

None of the 28 stays we checked in Kurokawa publishes a rule that does not permit tattoos.

Stays that publish nothing

These 2 stays' official sites say nothing about tattoos. Silence is not a yes.

Each stay's page has a polite Japanese message you can copy and send before booking — or read our guide on asking.

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Kurokawa on the map

A schematic of the 28 stays above, by status. Every stay on it is also in the lists above.

    Schematic map · Kurokawa

    Each pin sits in the free spot nearest its position in our data, so none overlap. Not a street map.

    About Kurokawa

    Kurokawa Onsen is a small onsen town in a valley in Minamioguni, in the Aso area of Kumamoto Prefecture.

    The inns sell a wooden pass, the Nyuto Tegata, that lets visitors use the outdoor baths of several inns.

    There is no railway station in the town; visitors arrive by road.

    Prefecture
    Kumamoto
    Region
    Kyushu
    Common access city
    Kumamoto or Fukuoka
    Getting there
    Highway buses run from Fukuoka and Kumamoto.

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    About this data

    Researched by the Tattoo Onsen Japan editors from each stay's official site (exceptions — a prefecture database or an operator's group-wide policy — are labelled on the stay's page). Data checked 11 Oct 2026. English translations are ours.

    Rules change. Before booking, read the stay's page and, if in doubt, ask the stay. How we verify →