Shirakaba
やすらぎの宿 白樺
Does Shirakaba allow tattoos? In a private bath
Shirakaba sells its private outdoor bath and sauna as a booking of its own, and kept it open even while the main building shut for renovation in autumn 2026.
Shirakaba publishes nothing on tattoos. It sells a private open-air bath with a sauna by the booking, to staying guests and to day visitors, so you can bathe without sharing.
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 inn’s renovation notice and its own TableCheck booking page)
Read on: shirakaba8.com/news/inn/20260824_2187/
Best for: A private outdoor soak and sauna for two, even on a day trip
Private open-air bath and sauna: 5,500 yen including tax and service, booked through the inn’s TableCheck page, from one person. The inn calls it 貸切露天風呂 on its site and 貸切露天温泉 on TableCheck; the tourism bureau lists its in-house baths as not hot spring water, so the water type is unsettled. The main building is closed for renovation 24 September to 30 November 2026; during that time the large bath is shut but the private bath and sauna stay open, guests sleep in the annex, and check-in moves to the inn’s own Shichirohei Coffee. A six-hour Day Retreat plan pairs a room with the private bath.
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