Tattoo-friendly onsen by prefecture

Tattoo-friendly onsen in Kagoshima

Onsen king — These two prefectures in Kyushu have more hot-spring sources than anywhere else in Japan. Oita, home of Beppu and Yufuin, is No. 1 for both the number of springs and the volume of hot water — steam literally rises from the streets. Kagoshima comes second, with sand baths in Ibusuki and a smoking volcano across the bay.

3 hot springs, ryokan, sento and saunas in Kagoshima that let guests with tattoos bathe — as they are, with a cover sticker, or in a private bath.