Kashiwaya Honten
かしわや本店
Does Kashiwaya Honten allow tattoos? In a private bath
The inn that stands beside Kitamuki Kannon gives every guest one free turn in its private bath, an open-air tub joined to a cypress one, and four of its rooms have an open-air bath of their own besides.
No tattoo rule is published. Four rooms have their own open-air bath and two more have an indoor bath, and every staying guest can also take the private bath, an open-air tub paired with a cypress one, for 40 minutes at no charge. Ask at the front desk; turns go first come at check-in, and the inn asks you to get in touch ahead if you want a set time.
Where it is
Tokyo STN
Ueda STN change to Ueda Electric Railway · 27 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 85 min
Hotel locationBessho-Onsen STN
JR East Pass Covers the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Ueda. The Ueda Electric Railway on to Bessho is a private line and is paid separately; the JR Tokyo Wide Pass stops short of Ueda. 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 rather than a tattoo policy (the inn’s overview page counts the bath rooms and its spa page sets out the free private bath)
Read on: kashiwayahonten.com/overview/
Best for: A room with an open-air bath, plus a second private bath included in the price
Rooms by bath: 4 with an open-air bath (2 of them with beds), 2 with an indoor bath, 5 with a shower only, and a newer suite with dining room, Western bedroom and kitchen island. The shared baths are a large rock bath and two cypress baths that change between men and women at 20:00 and again in the morning. Water is Bessho No. 4 source, 50.9°C. Check-in 15:00, last check-in 19:00. Free pick-up from Bessho-Onsen Station. Women may choose a colored yukata. The ryokan association lists it as 130 years old.
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