Ekinariya
草津温泉 益成屋旅館
Does Ekinariya allow tattoos? In a private bath
A minute from the Yubatake, with six private baths split between two of Kusatsu’s springs — four tiled ones on the Yubatake source and two cypress ones on the Shirahata source — and a bath in every room besides.
Six private baths and a bath in every room. Four of the six are tiled and run on the Yubatake source; the other two are cypress and run on the Shirahata source, so the ryokan lets you bathe in two different springs without meeting anybody. There is a communal bath as well, and no published rule about it.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and reserve the private one the way this page describes; once the door is closed nobody is checking anything.
How we know
Confirmed Confirmed from official site — bath structure, not a tattoo policy
Read on: ekinariya.com
Best for: Two of Kusatsu's springs in one night, both to yourself
The two sources are the point here: the Yubatake water and the Shirahata water are different springs, and the private baths are split between them.
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