This has become a topic of considerable interest when Aum Lakkhana shared her experience of bathing in an onsen in Japan but was asked to leave because she had tattoos on her body.
"Sharing my experience of bathing in an onsen in Japan. They prohibit anyone with tattoos from entering. At first, I went to one place where tattoos were not allowed, so I couldn’t bathe there. Then I moved to another location outside the city, but they also had signs forbidding people with tattoos, even small ones. However, this place provided adhesive plasters that you could buy and apply over your tattoos to be allowed in."
"At first, when I entered the water, the plasters covering my tattoos were intact. But when I moved to another pool, the water pressure caused all the plasters to come off, so I was called over. They told me I was not allowed to enter the water anymore. In the end, I was able to bathe for about 45 minutes."
Aum also said that if she could turn back time, she would never get a tattoo. "If I could go back, I wouldn't get a single tattoo."
In Japan, there remains a strong perception that people with tattoos (tattoos) are often linked to the Yakuza or criminal groups, so many traditional establishments maintain strict policies regarding this.
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