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Hakone · Ryokan / hotel

Laforet Hakone Gora Yu no Sumika

ラフォーレ箱根強羅 湯の棲

Checked Oct 29, 2026

The short answer

Tattoos: Allowed if covered (Guests with tattoos may not bathe, but they can if the tattoos are covered with two 8cm×10cm cover seals); Day visit: not stated on the official site; Private bath: not stated on the official site — per the official site, checked .

Can I get in with tattoos?

Allowed if covered

There's a condition. Read it, in the official wording, below.
Conditions: Guests with tattoos may not bathe, but they can if the tattoos are covered with two 8cm×10cm cover seals.
タトゥー(入れ墨)を入れている方のご入浴はお断りしています。ただし、カバーシール(8cm×10cm)2枚でタトゥーを隠していただける場合のみご入浴可能です。
Official site
Official wording
Guests with tattoos may not bathe, but they can if the tattoos are covered with two 8cm×10cm cover seals.Source: https://www.laforet.co.jp/gora/hotspring/ · Checked 2026-10-29
Day visitNot stated on the official siteThe official site doesn't say. That isn't a no — ask before you go.

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Can I visit just for the bath?

Day visits, without staying overnightThe official site doesn't say either way. That isn't the same as "no" — it's worth asking the facility before you go.

Is there a private bath?

Not stated on the official site

Private baths (kashikiri / family baths)The official site doesn't say. That isn't a no — ask before you go. The official site doesn't say either way. That isn't the same as "no" — it's worth asking the facility before you go.

Before you go

Tick off before you leave

Ask at the deskStaff tap はい or いいえ

Rules can change. This is what the official page said on Oct 29, 2026. Check with the facility if it matters for your trip.

1 official pageEvery line above, checked Oct 29, 2026
  1. https://www.laforet.co.jp/gora/hotspring/

Official site: https://www.laforet.co.jp/gora/. English name is our romanization.

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