When I asked,
they said there are people with them...
more like an unspoken understanding than a gray area...
but officially, they do turn people away.
Rather than forcing your way in, it's better to just ask honestly once, whatever onsen it is.
People stare, but as a woman I got in.
Not sure about men.
Got in
I covered mine with a sticker, but there were several people in the bath with full-on ink.
No problem.
When I asked, they said there are people with them... more like an unspoken understanding than a gray area... but officially, they do turn people away. Rather than forcing your way in, it's better to just ask honestly once, whatever onsen it is.
People stare, but as a woman I got in. Not sure about men.
I covered mine with a sticker, but there were several people in the bath with full-on ink.