Tsuetate Onsen Motoyu - An outdoor tattoo-friendly hot spring in Kumamoto, Kyushu

Tsuetate Onsen is famous for its Koinobori, a carp streamers. But even not for that season, it is absolutely worth visiting. The natural surrounding is just lovely. Taking a bath in Onsen is really relaxing.

I visited on a holiday morning and was able to soak in the bath as if it were reserved for a private party with no one else around. It is an open-air bath like a field bath, but a large rock is a good blindfold. The clear water of gentle spring water was pleasant, and the sound of the river flowing in front of us was also tasteful.