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I went to a public onsen in Hakone. More like a western spa than a bathhouse. They made me purchase a covering for my leg tattoo, even though I am not Japanese and therefore could never have been Yakuza.

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I was also in Hakone, last month. There was a foreigner with pretty obvious tattoos on his body in the onsen I went to. It probably depends on the bathhouse.

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I went to Hakone Kowakien Yunessun. I've heard other non-Japanese people mention having to cover up their tattoos.