Guides
Plain answers to the questions tattooed travellers ask most.
Can you go to an onsen in Japan with tattoos?
Often, yes. Why many Japanese baths still refuse tattoos, how common that is, the four ways tattooed travellers get in, and what to do if you're turned away.
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Tattoo cover patches for onsen, sento and pools
When a cover patch gets you in, the kinds that work, where to buy them in Japan, and how to put them on so they survive hot water.
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How to use an onsen or sento, in 10 steps
A calm first visit to a Japanese hot spring or public bathhouse, from the shoe lockers to the coffee milk, with the parts that matter if you have tattoos.
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Gyms and pools in Japan with tattoos
What the big gym chains and public pools actually say about tattoos, and how to train or swim in Japan without being turned away.
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