Kawamotoya
かわもとや
Does Kawamotoya allow tattoos? In a private bath
Kawamotoya is a modern apartment hotel in the heart of the village with a rooftop deck, a theater room and soaking baths kept for one party at a time.
Kawamotoya has no shared onsen to worry about: its soaking baths are kashikiri, used privately by one party at a time. The operator publishes no tattoo rule.
Where it is
Tokyo STN
Iiyama STN change to Nozawa Onsen Liner bus · 25 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 104 min
Hotel locationNozawa Onsen STN
JR East Pass Covers the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Iiyama. The Nozawa Onsen Liner bus up to the village 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 operator’s property page)
Read on: nozawahospitality.com/accommodations/kawamotoya
Best for: Families on a long ski stay who want a private bath, a kitchen and a gym under one roof
“Kashikiri soaking baths on site”, with a gym, theater room, massage room and rooftop deck. Seven apartments sleeping one to eight, each bedroom with its own ensuite, tatami floors and Western beds. The tourism bureau lists two private family baths and describes the in-house bath as not hot spring water; the operator’s own page does not say either way, so heated_water is not set. Morning shuttle to the Nagasaka gondola. Café on the ground floor.
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