Konbu Onsen, Niseko town Ryokan

Tsuruga Bessou Moku no Sho

ニセコ昆布温泉 鶴雅別荘 杢の抄

Does Tsuruga Bessou Moku no Sho allow tattoos? In a private bath

Private bath only

Moku no Sho is the Tsuruga group’s Niseko house, and it is blunt in its FAQ: the big baths are closed to tattooed guests, seals included, which is why the room bath here is not a luxury but the whole answer.

This is one of the few Niseko houses that answers the question directly, and for the large baths the answer is no. Its FAQ turns away guests with irezumi or tattoos and says explicitly that cover seals do not change that. The bath you can use is a bath nobody shares: nine suites have a hot spring open-air bath, one adds a sauna, and other room grades have a hot spring view bath. There is also a bookable private room bath, Izumi no Yu, taken first come first served.

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誠に申し訳ございませんが、入れ墨(刺青)やタトゥー(シール類含む)をされているお客様の大浴場のご利用はご遠慮いただいております。

The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.

Where it is

Sapporo STN Otaru STN change Kutchan STN change JR Rapid Airport, then the Hakodate line 35 min Hakodate STN Tomakomai STN New Chitose Airport Kutchan STN 12.5 km out Hotel location
Sapporo to Noboribetsu Onsen is about 1 h 45: the Suzuran, JR’s limited express (a faster train with fewer stops and a fee on top of the fare), then a Donan bus of 21 minutes up to the onsen terminal. Toyako Onsen is the Hokuto, the limited express to Hakodate, as far as Toya, then a Donan bus of 24 minutes around the lake, about 2 h 20 in all. Niseko is about 3 h 25 by way of Otaru and Kutchan, or a direct highway coach for less money. Jozankei has no railway: the Jotetsu Kappa Liner runs there from Sapporo Station in 56 minutes and is booked in advance. Tsuruga Bessou Moku no Sho · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

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 Japanese FAQ, in the hot spring section). The refusal is published in Japanese only.

Read on: mokunosho.com/faq/

Best for: A traveler whose tattoos rule out a shared bath and who wants the room bath to be the point of the stay

Rules out cover seals by name, so the seal route does not work here. Nine 温泉露天風呂付 suites, one 温泉露天風呂&サウナ付 suite, plus 展望温泉風呂付特別室 and デラックス和洋室 温泉展望風呂付 grades with a hot spring bath at the window. The private room bath Izumi no Yu is by reservation, first come first served, with same-day availability confirmed at the desk. Bathing-only day visits are not accepted; the only day option is a dinner-and-bath package. Smoking is allowed on the deck of the open-air-bath suites only.

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