panhead_pete 27 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I would prefer this doesnt end up in a debate about the merits of getting tattoos but I'd like to find out if there will be any Onsens in Hakuba where I can go without causing offence due to having ink. Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Didn't you do the same thread last year? Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Originally Posted By: @tokyo Didn't you do the same thread last year? Thought I was having a senior's moment so went back and looked........ but couldnt see anything. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 if it is a small tatoo then most of the onsens are ok. if its a larger style tatoo then not really welcome in the onsens- best to check when you arrive. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Thanks. I have multiple that are quite obvious and dont want to offend others. Have seen a doco where some places in the citys were Ok with them, just hoping there might be one there. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You can always rent private family onsen. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 There you go, new business. Tatt onsen for gaijin - you can all go in worry free and show off your crazy tatts! Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 The hotel you stay in may have their own onsen too, sure it won't be a problem there. Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Originally Posted By: panhead_pete I would prefer this doesnt end up in a debate about the merits of getting tattoos but I'd like to find out if there will be any Onsens in Hakuba where I can go without causing offence due to having ink. This is Japan. You might not "offend" people, but there is the possibility that you'll make some people uncomfortable or potentially scared. If it really concerns you that much, don't go to the onsen at all; cover your tats; or go at a quiet time. In my opinion, times have changed. I have seen people with tats in public baths or at onsens. If you're unassuming and respectful, I don't think there's much problem. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 No worries. I've seen plenty of people with whole body tattoos in both mimizuku and Kurashita. Dunno about others as these are the two in Hakuba I frequent most. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks guys, great input. Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Just don't frighten the kids or do anything freaky! As gaijins we need to work on our onsen etiquette, tats or no tats. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 That means no weewees as well, by the way. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 I've been in one or two onsens were there have been yakuza soaking in them, people don't seem too bothered despite the fact they are covered in tats. Actually I had a good conversation with one of them once, although the locals didn't appear to want to talk to him, lol! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboarding-sally 0 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 They are too scared of them! In reality, is yakuza a way of life or a 'job'? I've never actually met any (that I know of). Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 My local ofuro place is def a Yak hang out. Full of Ojisans who just love to try and talk to me until the old yak guys come in then no one talks especially to me!! The last time I was there was in the summer when my family were visiting, this one guy, big tats all over his bod, everybody bowed and was deferential to him, just stood up for about 10 minutes and stared right into the back of my head, I know this as I was at the shower and every time I looked in the mirror I could see him staring....def thot we were gonna get a doing...thankfully nothing happened Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I wonder if Sarah Palin would be let in. Quote: She is the self-styled ‘Pitbull in Lipstick’ – but vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has become the subject of a fierce debate about whether her lip-liner is really a tattoo. The discussion was started by Left-wing pundit Arianna Huffington, who claimed in a blog that the 44-year-old governor of Alaska had had her lip-liner permanently tattooed on. The claim has prompted huge speculation on the internet and within the mainstream media about Palin’s beauty habits. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 haha. claimed in a blog, oh deary me. Link to post Share on other sites
Retired Morris Dancer 0 Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Those internets are a lark aren't they? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver My local ofuro place is def a Yak hang out. Full of Ojisans who just love to try and talk to me until the old yak guys come in then no one talks especially to me!! The last time I was there was in the summer when my family were visiting, this one guy, big tats all over his bod, everybody bowed and was deferential to him, just stood up for about 10 minutes and stared right into the back of my head, I know this as I was at the shower and every time I looked in the mirror I could see him staring....def thot we were gonna get a doing...thankfully nothing happened probably checking out your body... Don't bend over to pick the soap up Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 haha...nah this dude was angry!! The stare could melt ice Link to post Share on other sites
Joe The Plumber 0 Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Are tattoos becoming more popular in Japan these days outside of the yakuza association? Link to post Share on other sites
CptSlow 0 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 hopefully no one minds that I bump a thread thats a few years old... But when in Japan my best friend and I who is already living there (Niseko) want to get a tattoo in Sapporo, does anyone have any recommendations of places we could go and how we would be received, me kiwi chick and she is Korean but lived in NZ most of her life. Thanks for your help Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 You normally don't have any problem when you go to a sento (public bath for locals), as opposed to an onsen and IMO these are much more of a cultural experience though, to be fair, you don't often find them in ski resort towns! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 thats cos the local Yaks hang out in the sento's! Link to post Share on other sites
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