Funatsu, on the west side of the onsen town Ryokan with a paid private bath and open-air-bath rooms in the Kurokabe wing

Yuraku

あわらの隠れ宿ゆ楽

Does Yuraku allow tattoos? In a private bath

Private bath only

A budget-friendly inn whose 50-minute private bath costs 1,500 yen, and whose own FAQ is candid that the private tub is not spring water.

There are two ways to bathe alone here. The paid private bath takes 50-minute bookings from staying guests, and the Kurokabe wing has rooms with their own open-air tub. Know that the inn’s FAQ says the private bath is not natural hot spring water, so for the Awara spring itself you need the room bath. No tattoo rule is published.

Where it is

Kanazawa is the door. Yamashiro, Yamanaka and Katayamazu are eighteen minutes on the Shinkansen to Kaga-Onsen and then a local bus of ten to thirty minutes. Awara is the next Shinkansen stop, 26 minutes, and eight minutes on the Keifuku bus. Awazu is the IR Ishikawa Railway, the old JR line, 38 minutes, and a short bus. Komatsu Airport, with flights from Tokyo Haneda, is closer to these towns than Kanazawa is.. Yuraku · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

JR Hokuriku Area Pass Four days on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Kurobe-Unazukionsen, non-reserved, for 7,000 yen. It covers the ride from Kanazawa to Awara-Onsen; the Keifuku bus into the onsen town is paid separately. Worth it if a Kaga town or Unazuki is on the same trip. Sold on Klook.

What happens when you arrive

Skip the shared baths and reserve the private one the way this page describes. Once the door is closed, the bath is yours.

How we know

Confirmed from official site (bath structure, not a tattoo policy)

Read on: awaraonsenyuraku.jp/hotspa/

Best for: A cheaper private soak on a budget stay, if spring water is not the point

Private bath 1,500 yen for 50 minutes, overnight guests only; the FAQ states 貸切風呂は天然温泉ではありませんので、どうぞご了承ください。 The shared baths Konin no Yu, Hanako no Yu and Taro no Yu are a weak alkaline simple spring, heated and recirculated, 15:00 to 24:00 and 01:00 to 10:00 with a swap. The rooms page says room types cannot be chosen, so ask for the open-air-bath room directly. Day bathing 15:00 to 22:00 for 800 yen, private bath excluded. Sister inn of Awara Onsen Grand Hotel and Gurabatei.

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