Seiryukaku
あわら温泉 政竜閣
Does Seiryukaku allow tattoos? In a private bath
Seiryukaku doesn’t publish a tattoo policy, so rent its private bath, a rock tub the inn says holds ten. Several renovated rooms also have an open-air bath on the inn’s own spring.
The inn publishes no tattoo rule for its two large baths, Kochomon and Tsurukame no Yu.
The bath
The private bath is a big rock tub, ¥3,861 for 50 minutes, with children’s bath chairs on hand.
The rooms with an open-air bath run on the inn’s own spring. Three types, two of them added in 2024, also have karaoke and a table-tennis table in the room and sleep up to eight; one has loft bunk beds. Otogi-tei, built of Kiso cypress, has a cypress-and-stoneware open-air bath by a courtyard waterfall and its own karaoke room. Another type has beds, a massage chair and a small waterproof TV by the tub.
The inn draws on three springs in its grounds. The shared baths are Kochomon, a giant-rock bath modeled on a sea arch on the Echizen coast, and Tsurukame no Yu, beside a waterfall. They swap between men and women at midnight. These are shared baths with no published tattoo rule. Towels are in your room.
The hotel
Thirty-eight Japanese rooms, all non-smoking. Dinner is served in your room. Check-in is 3 p.m., checkout 10 a.m. Wi-Fi and parking are free. Bathing tax is ¥150 per adult.
Good to know
- More to rent by the hour. A private stone-sauna room for two costs ¥3,861 for 50 minutes, the karaoke room ¥3,861 an hour and table tennis ¥644 for 30 minutes.
- No tipping. The inn doesn’t accept tips.
Getting there
Awara-Yunomachi STN · Keifuku bus or Echizen Railway
8 minutes on foot.
From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Awara-Onsen, about 2 hours 55 minutes. Some trains run straight through; if yours ends at Kanazawa, change there to the Tsurugi. From Awara-Onsen Station, the Keifuku bus reaches the onsen town in 15 minutes, or ride the private Echizen Railway to Awara-Yunomachi. The free pickup runs from Awara-Yunomachi; call the inn when you arrive. Groups of five or more adults can book a pickup from Awara-Onsen Station.
Where it is
Awara-Yunomachi STN
- Hokuriku Shinkansen 2 hr 55 min from Tokyo
- Keifuku bus 15 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Hokuriku Arch Pass ¥35,000 · 7 days Seven days between Tokyo, Kanazawa and Osaka, with reserved seats on the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Awara-Onsen.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Book the private bath by phone before you arrive, or at the front desk on the day, 50 minutes a slot. If your room has an open-air bath, use that.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site ()
Best for: groups of friends who want an open-air bath, karaoke and a table-tennis table in their own room
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