[GoNative]

I have a tattoo and have been to many onsens throughout Hokkaido and have never had a problem. Never heard of anyone up here with tatts ever having a problem. In fact been to quite a few onsens where there were yakuza who were covered in tatts from the neck down. Not sure if it's just in Hokkaido but the whole tatt thing in onsens just doesn't seem to be much of an issue up here.