People with tattoos are often banned from using public gyms, swimming pools and onsen - Japan's hot springs. Visible body art can also damage your job prospects in professions like teaching or ...

The issue of “onsen” hot spring resorts in Japan banning bathers who have tattoos has long been a complaint among tourists. But the 2019 Rugby World Cup held in Japan brought into sharp focus ...

While this is starting to change, some Japanese onsen, or hot springs, won't allow people with tattoos to enter. It's a way to bar yakuza without directly discriminating against them. Before ...

In Japan, tattoos have long been associated with the notorious yakuza crime syndicates and inked tourists can find themselves barred from traditional communal hot springs, or onsens. Players are ...