Nakaodaira
山の旅舎 中尾平
Does Nakaodaira allow tattoos? In a private bath
Every bath in the house is taken behind a locked door, and the English page spells out what that means for anyone who has been turned away elsewhere.
Nakaodaira has no gendered bath at all: every one of its six baths is taken privately, and its English bath page says so and adds that tattoos are therefore not a concern. You hang the occupied sign and lock the door. This is the clearest answer any house in Okuhida gives a tattooed traveler.
Show this at the front desk
All baths are private so please do not be concerned if you have tattoos.
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
Where it is
Nagoya STN
Takayama STN change to Nohi Bus · 58 min
JR Hida limited express 155 min
Hirayu Onsen bus terminal 7.8 km out
Hotel location
JR Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass Five days for 19,800 yen on JR trains between Nagoya, Takayama and Toyama, with six reserved seats, which covers the Hida from Nagoya to Takayama. The Nohi Bus from Takayama up to Hirayu and Shinhotaka is not part of the pass and 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 English bath page (nakaodaira.co.jp/en/spa/), read 2026-09-18
Read on: nakaodaira.co.jp/en/spa/
Best for: Six baths, every one of them private, and the operator says the ink does not matter.
Six private baths and no shared bath. You display the occupied sign at the entrance and lock the door. Shampoo, conditioner and soap are set in the indoor baths. The Nakao Kogen source is a high-temperature steam spring, cooled with added water, with no chlorination and no recirculation. Chloride spring. Seventeen beds, around 19,580 yen per person with two meals. No day-use bathing.
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