Hakuba Mominoki Hotel
白馬樅の木ホテル
Does Hakuba Mominoki Hotel allow tattoos? In a private bath
One of the few private baths in Hakuba that a day visitor can book: a Happo onsen tub behind a locked door, 45 minutes for up to four people, reserved by phone the day before.
The hotel publishes no tattoo rule for its shared bath, Shobei-no-Yu, in Japanese or English. The answer is its private hot spring bath on Happo onsen water: 45-minute slots at 3,500 yen for up to four people, booked at the front desk. Unusually for Hakuba, people who are not staying can book it too, the day before or on the day, by phone.
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 pages in Japanese and English and the FAQ read; none mentions tattoos)
Read on: mominokihotel.com/spa/
Best for: A private Happo onsen bath you can book without a room, after a day on Happo-one
Private hot spring bath 15:00–20:45 in 45-minute slots, 3,500 yen per group of up to four including tax and service; towels handed out at reception; shampoo, conditioner, body soap, dryer and toner provided. Staying guests book at the desk or take a plan that includes it; non-guests reserve by phone the day before or the same day. Shared bath Shobei-no-Yu (open-air, indoor bath and sauna), renovated at the end of 2015: guests 5:00–10:30 and 12:30–24:00; day visitors 12:30–21:00, adults 1,500 yen, children 700 yen, towel 300 yen, may be turned away when full. The Japanese page gives day-visitor morning hours as 5:00–10:30 and the English page as 5:00–9:00. 75 rooms.
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