Hinokitei Bokusui
草津温泉 ひのき亣 牧水
Does Hinokitei Bokusui allow tattoos? In a private bath
A small hillside inn that gave up its shared bath in a 2022 renovation for three free private baths, no reservation needed.
Every bath is private. The inn's own site says the shared bath was removed in a 2022 renovation and replaced with three private baths, no reservation needed. There is no shared bath to have a policy about.
Show this at the front desk
予約不要、空いていればお好きな時に…。緘檜の浴槽「ひのき湯」信楽焼の陶器風呂「碧の湯」源泉が積石を流れる「たぎちの湯」三種類の異なる貨切風呂をお楽しみください。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
Where it is
Ueno STN
Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi STN change to JR bus · 25 min
JR Kusatsu-Shima limited express 2 h 20
Takasaki STN
Tokyo STN
Shinjuku STN
Shibuya STN
Hotel locationKusatsu Onsen bus terminal
JR Tokyo Wide Pass covers the Kusatsu-Shima, JR’s limited express, as far as Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi. The bus up the valley 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 (the inn's own onsen page)
Confirmed from the property’s own site.
Best for: Three free private baths, no reservation, on a hillside above the main street
Renovated March 2022 using a tourism-agency grant specifically to remove the gender-separated shared bath and add private baths instead.
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