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		wishinghand on April 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In China, tattoos border on illegal – and they're ... 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.

a_t48 on April 16, 2019 [–]

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.

wishinghand on April 16, 2019 | [–]

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

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