Hey everyone,
Me and my partner are travelling to japan end of September (hopefully! Fingers crossed) we have booked tickets for Puroland on my partners birthday (also her first time in japan!)
I’m a bit concerned…I’ve seen some reviews that advice you to cover up tattoos at puroland. This isn’t possible for me and my partner, we are heavily tattooed (neck, face and hands) the weather is fairly hot in the time we go, I don’t want to be refused entry to puroland on my partners birthday.
Does anyone have any experience being tattooed in puroland? Or heard anything? There is nothing on there website that says “no tattoos allowed” like some places in japan but I’ve still heard some stories of people being refused entry. There isn’t much information out there.
Thank you!
– S
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Is Dermablend or something comparable out of the question for the day? I’d just play it safe and cover up as much as possible. I skipped any potential tattoo-problem areas because they weren’t super high on my list, but if this place is a must for you, you’ll likely have a far better experience if you aren’t visibly, heavily tattooed.
Puroland is a children’s attraction, so rules will be more likely stricter and enforced. Dermablend and long sleeves. Neck, head, face and hand tattoos are especially taboo.
Hello.
People with tattoos have never heard that they can’t go into Sanrio Puroland.Did anyone tell the story?
I’ve gone to puroland on almost every trip and I have a full sleeve and a few visible on my other arm. I personally never had a problem(I think I even got complements) but mine are very “kawaii”. So it all might depend on what you have on you
I really doubt they will let you in if you have face tattoos.
Face tattoo’s are still frowned upon in the west there is no way a Japanese childrens amusement park is going to let you in.
I have a tattoo on the back on my neck and my hair was short and my tattoo was noticeable and nobody said anything to me when I visited puroland in 2015.
Tattoos are frowned upon in Japan due to gang connotations. Best to speak to someone with tattoos that’s been there.
Thanks everyone for replying! We will both take the option to cover up just in case. We wouldn’t want to make anyone uncomfortable, nervous or offend. Much appreciated!
You should definitely try to cover up (I have tattoos and I’m from Japan), but they say that mostly because they can’t explicitly say ‘no yakuza allowed’. If you’re a foreigner, they will be much less concerned, that being said since Puroland is a children’s themepark it’d probably be a lot more strict than other places.