Kaiseki-yado Suihoen
懐石宿 水鳳園
Does Kaiseki-yado Suihoen allow tattoos? In a private bath
The two view baths here look straight at Gero Fuji, and ten of the fifteen rooms have a tub of their own pointed the same way.
Suihoen publishes no tattoo rule, so the two view baths are unresolved. Ten of its fifteen rooms have a bath of their own, indoor or open-air or both, and the inn also runs a reservable bath, which is the only bath it sells to people who are not staying. Either way the water you sit in is yours.
Where it is
Nagoya STN
Hida, JR’s limited express on the Takayama line 1 h 50
Takayama STN
Hotel locationGero STN
JR Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass Five days for 19,800 yen on JR trains between Nagoya, Gero, Takayama and Toyama, with six reserved seats, which covers the Hida from Nagoya to Gero both ways. Worth it if Takayama, Shirakawa-go or Kanazawa 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 (e-onsen.co.jp/hotspring/ and /room/). No tattoo statement anywhere on the site.
Read on: e-onsen.co.jp/room/
Best for: A room bath looking across at Gero Fuji, with kaiseki served in a private room
Ten of the fifteen rooms have their own bath: three barrier-free suites with both an indoor and an open-air tub, one with a half open-air tub, two with an open-air tub, two with a garden open-air tub and two more in the main building. Non-guests can bathe only in the reservable bath, and only by arranging the time in advance.
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