Mura no Hotel Sumiyoshiya
村のホテル 住吉屋
Does Mura no Hotel Sumiyoshiya allow tattoos? In a private bath
Sumiyoshiya stands directly in front of Ogama, the protected boiling springs at the heart of the village, and its private bath runs on a different spring of its own from the one in its large baths.
Sumiyoshiya does not publish a tattoo rule. Its private bath is a stone-and-wood room on a second spring of the inn’s own, booked by the hour. Two rooms in the annex have their own bath, but the inn says plainly that the water in them is not onsen.
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 onsen page and the FAQ)
Read on: sumiyosiya.co.jp/onsen
Best for: Couples who want an hour alone in a spring the inn owns
Private bath: 4,000 yen per hour, time slots from 13:15 to 22:00 and 06:00 to 09:45, first come first served; guests who book the stay direct with the inn can reserve a slot in advance, everyone else books on the day. Handrails and a shower chair on request. Rooms with bath: two in the annex, Yuubae and Wakana. The FAQ: “客室のお風呂は温泉ではありません。” (the room baths are not onsen water). Shared baths are closed for cleaning 10:00–14:00 and drained completely every day. No day bathers. In winter (mid-December to end of March) the inn takes bookings for two adults or more per room.
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