Hakuba Highland Hotel
白馬姫川温泉 白馬ハイランドホテル
Does Hakuba Highland Hotel allow tattoos? In a private bath
A 10-meter open-air bath with a reflecting pool in front of it that doubles the Hakuba Sanzan, from the one six-story hotel in a village where new buildings are held to five.
The hotel says nothing about tattoos on its onsen, rooms, facilities or FAQ pages, so the shared baths, including the day-use Tenjin-no-Yu, are an open question. Staying guests can book the private bath, Happo, at the front desk on the day: 50 minutes for 3,000 yen, with the same Northern Alps view as the shared open-air bath.
Where it is
Tokyo STN
Nagano STN change to Alpico express bus · 70 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 97 min
Hotel locationHakuba Happo bus terminal
JR East Pass Covers the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Nagano, or the JR line from Shinjuku by way of Matsumoto to Hakuba. The Alpico bus from Nagano is not included. 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 (hot spring, facilities, rooms and FAQ pages read; none mentions tattoos)
Read on: hakuba-highland.net/hotspring/
Best for: The full Northern Alps panorama from a private tub you can book the same day
One private bath, 八方 (Happo): 3,000 yen per 50-minute slot, booked at the front desk on the day, staying guests only; bathroom and toilet wheelchair-accessible. The hotel’s own spring, Hakuba Himekawa Onsen, sodium chloride at about pH 7.4. Guest bath Warabidaira-no-Yu 5:00–10:00 and 15:00–23:00; Tenjin-no-Yu for guests 11:00–24:00 and for day visitors 11:00–18:00, last entry 17:00, 1,000 yen, children 3 to 12 500 yen. Rooms have shower booths only, and the hotel says the in-room water is not onsen.
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