Chubu
7 listed baths in Gifu. 4 of them state on the facility's own website or an official tourism listing that guests with tattoos can bathe, some only with conditions. 3 are reported tattoo-OK by visitors only, so ask at reception first. The list includes 3 hotels or inns.
Stated by the facility or city Reported by visitors
ChubuTakayama, Gifu
Onsen ryokan (Hoshino Resorts KAI), for staying guests
Hoshino Resorts' group FAQ says it does not restrict guests with tattoos. Staff may still refuse the baths if they judge other guests could feel afraid.
ChubuGero, Gifu
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers.
ChubuEna, Gifu
Hot-spring bath
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers.
ChubuGero, Gifu
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers.
ChubuTakayama, Gifu
Day-trip hot-spring or bath complex
@nifty Onsen, a large Japanese bath directory, lists this bath in its tattoo-OK category. The facility's own website did not mention tattoos when we checked on 9 Oct 2026.
ChubuSeki, Gifu
Day-trip hot-spring or bath complex
@nifty Onsen, a large Japanese bath directory, lists this bath in its tattoo-OK category. The facility's own website did not mention tattoos when we checked on 9 Oct 2026.
ChubuSeki, Gifu
Day-trip hot-spring or bath complex
@nifty Onsen, a large Japanese bath directory, lists this bath in its tattoo-OK category. The facility's own website did not mention tattoos when we checked on 9 Oct 2026.
Checked 9 Oct 2026. Rules can change, so check the official link on each page before you go. How to read a listing · Sources and method. We have not visited these baths ourselves.
