Misasa, on the lane behind the riverside street Timber ryokan with two detached reservable baths and an annex of suites ★★★★☆

Hashizuya

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Does Hashizuya allow tattoos? In a private bath

Private bath only

The two reservable baths at Hashizuya stand in their own building of koyamaki and hinoki, and they are the only tubs in the house a passing day visitor can rent.

Hashizuya says nothing about tattoos, so read its shared baths as unanswered. Two detached reservable baths answer the question instead: Hinoki-no-yu and Maki-no-yu, open 15:00 to 21:30 and not bookable ahead. They are also the only part of the house sold to day visitors, from 15:00 to 20:45, by same-day phone call. In the Tsukishiro annex, the suites Akagane and Kohaku have private open-air tubs with an indoor tub beside them.

Where it is

Matsue is the door, 2 h 35 from Okayama on the Yakumo limited express. Tamatsukuri is one stop west. Kaike is a bus from Yonago and Misasa a bus from Kurayoshi, both east along the San’in line, and Yunotsu is two hours west by way of Izumoshi.. Hashizuya · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

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 Super Matsukaze from Matsue to Kurayoshi. The Hinomaru bus from Kurayoshi to Misasa, 340 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 FAQ on reservable baths and the annex room pages)

Read on: hashizuya.co.jp/faq/

Best for: A day visitor with tattoos who wants a hot spring without booking a room

Two more baths, Ujo and Yakumo, swap between men and women rather than being reservable, so they are shared. The 2026 rebuild added the premium suite Ruri and the Tsukishiro suites Hisui and Meno, all with an open-air tub and an indoor tub. The suites take their meals in the main building’s dining room, Suiren.

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Others in the same group

More places in the Misasa Onsen with private bath only

IwayuMisasa, on the riverside street → Izanro IwasakiMisasa, the large house above the river garden → Blancart MisasaMisasa, upstream beside the river → MansuirouYamada, at the quiet upstream end of the spa street → YurakuMisasa, at the Kabu-yu end of town → SeiryusoMisasa, above the river across from the town bridge →

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