Ryokan and onsen in Kyoto

Kyoto · Tattoos accepted

Funaoka Onsen

A neighborhood bathhouse more than a hundred years old, about a quarter of an hour by bus from Kinkaku-ji, with wood carvings of Kyoto festivals and majolica tiles in the bathing room. ¥550, the fixed sento price in Kyoto Prefecture since April 2025, and not an onsen price. It is one of the well-known places in Kyoto that accept visitors with tattoos without covering them, including the outdoor pool and the sauna. The water is not from a natural hot spring, and this is a bathhouse and not an onsen.

¥550 · ≈ $3MapsSource

✓ Price checked October 2026

Kyoto · Mountains

Kurama Onsen

Kyoto's mountain onsen at the northern end of the Eiden line, with an outdoor pool facing the forest. It closed during the Covid period and reopened in November 2024, so old guides still write that it is closed. Open roughly 10:00 to 21:00. It fits with the walk between Kurama and Kibune, and sits exactly at the end of it.

¥1,500 · ≈ $10MapsSource