Kusatsu草津with tattoos

What the 45 stays we checked in Kusatsu (Gunma) 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: Yubatake lit up at night, Kusatsu Onsen · Photo: 雷太 (photo page on Wikimedia Commons, opens in a new tab) · CC BY 2.0 (licence, opens in a new tab)

The short answer for Kusatsu

9 of the 45 stays we checked publish a rule that lets tattooed guests bathe (verified — 5 of them only if a sticker covers the tattoo); 21 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, 1 has a recorded rule or private bath that opens no hot-spring bath today, 5 publish a no-tattoo rule and 9 publish nothing about tattoos.

Filter Kusatsu 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 · 9

Rule, but no way in today · 1

A rule or a private bath is recorded, but here it does not lead to a hot-spring bath today: for example an operator policy that allows tattoos at a property with no shared bath on site, or a private bath that is not hot-spring water or not open yet. Not counted above.

Possible — confirm first · 21

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

These 5 stays publish a rule that does not permit tattoos. Under each name: which baths the rule covers, what we found about a private bath, and whether the ban goes further. A listed private bath is not a yes — the inn has not said tattooed guests may use it, so ask.

Stays that publish nothing

These 9 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.

How to ask a ryokan →

Kusatsu on the map

A schematic of the 45 stays above, by status. Every stay on it is also in the lists above.

    Schematic map · Kusatsu

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

    About Kusatsu

    Kusatsu is in the mountains of north-western Gunma Prefecture.

    Its Yubatake, a “hot-water field” where spring water runs through wooden channels, sits in the town centre.

    Yumomi, the stirring of the hot water with long wooden boards, is performed for visitors at the Netsunoyu hall.

    Prefecture
    Gunma
    Region
    Kanto
    Common access city
    Tokyo
    Getting there
    Buses run from Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi Station on the JR Agatsuma Line; there are also direct buses from Tokyo.

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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 →