Takumi no Kokoro Yoshikawaya
匠のこころ 吉川屋
Yoshikawaya publishes no tattoo rule. It rents a private bath, Yuno, with an indoor tub and an open-air tub, for 45 minutes at ¥2,750 per group, booked at the front desk. Five guest rooms also have their own open-air bath of source-flowing spring water.
Best for: travelers who want a cypress tub on their own balcony over the Surikami River gorge, or a wheelchair-accessible private bath
Private bath Yuno: an indoor tub and an open-air tub, step-free between them, with a barrier-free toilet, call button and shower chair; a bath wheelchair is on loan. ¥2,750 per group for 45 minutes, in hourly slots from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., booked at the front desk; 90 minutes on showing a disability certificate. Five rooms with an open-air bath, all source-flowing: three in the Kounkaku wing (Wakaba, Aoba, Momiji) with a cypress tub and no indoor bath, and two special rooms in the Ryounkaku wing, a Japanese-Western room with a cypress tub and a Japanese room with a rock tub. Shared baths swap between men and women morning and night; saunas in both large baths, 3 p.m. to midnight. Day bathing Sundays only, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., ¥1,200. All rooms non-smoking. Free parking for 150 cars.