Shotoen
皆生温泉 松涛園
Does Shotoen allow tattoos? In a private bath
Shotoen was rebuilt around dogs, down to a rooftop reservable bath their owners can take them into.
Shotoen publishes no tattoo rule, so its rooftop open-air bath and two large baths are unanswered. Two answers exist in the building anyway. Rooms renovated in February 2022, in both Japanese and Western layouts, have a view bath of their own, and the rooftop reservable open-air bath is let to one party at a time. That bath is set up so a dog can come in with you, which is the whole point of this house.
Where it is
Matsue STN
Yonago STN change to Kaike line bus · 19 min
JR San’in line 28 min
Hotel locationKaike Onsen STN
JR Sanyo-San’in Area Pass Seven days on JR West trains across both coasts for 23,000 yen, with reserved seats on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and on the Yakumo limited express from Okayama to Matsue. It covers the train from Matsue to Yonago. The Kaike line bus from Yonago station, 300 yen, is paid separately. 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 (the rooms page and the 温泉 page, 屋上貸切露天風呂)
Read on: shotoen.net/onsen/
Best for: Anyone traveling with a dog who also needs a bath away from other guests
The rooftop shared bath, Ozorakai, is open 5:00 to 22:00. Rooms carry dog beds and dog amenities as standard and the inn takes dogs into its dining arrangements. Two large baths, Kinpa and Ginpa, round out the water.
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