Tosayama, in the headwaters of the Kagami River inside the city limits Hotel and restaurant with a hot spring bath ★★★☆☆

Auberge Tosayama

オーベルジュ土佐山

Does Auberge Tosayama allow tattoos? Yes, covered

Cover seal required

Called directly in September 2026: small tattoos are allowed if covered. Whether the bath can be reserved privately was not asked on this call, so that question is still open.

Where it is

Okayama STN Nanpu, JR’s limited express 2 h 24 from Okayama Matsuyama STN Takamatsu STN Kochi STN 9.2 km out Hotel location
Matsuyama is the door for Dogo and Imabari. The rest are quicker from Okayama, over the Seto Ohashi bridge: Takamatsu 53 minutes, Kochi 2 h 24 on the Nanpu. Shodoshima is a boat from Takamatsu port, and Naruto the Uzushio limited express from Takamatsu by way of Tokushima.. Auberge Tosayama · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

JR All Shikoku Rail Pass Three to seven days, from 12,000 yen, on every JR Shikoku train, with non-reserved seats on the limited expresses. It starts at Kojima, the first stop on the Shikoku side of the line from Okayama. It covers the Nanpu from Kojima to Kochi and the Ashizuri limited express on to Nakamura, which runs over the Tosa Kuroshio Railway and is included. The bus from Nakamura to Cape Ashizuri is paid separately. Sold on Klook.

What happens when you arrive

Cover the tattoo completely before you go in, to the size on this page. How the seals work, and where to buy them →

How we know

Confirmed we contacted the property directly (September 2026)

Read on: the property, contacted directly, September 2026

Best for: A cedar-and-washi retreat across a red suspension bridge in the hills above Kochi, with an open-air bath and sauna, if a small tattoo is covered.

Twelve twin rooms and four villas across a red suspension bridge, built in local cedar, Tosa washi and Tosa plaster, with no clocks or televisions in the rooms. Men’s bath, women’s bath, open-air tub and sauna; guests bathe free 06:00 to 09:30 and 10:30 to 24:00, day visitors 10:30 to 20:30 at 800 yen. A 40-minute drive up from downtown Kochi.

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