Yumoto Choza
湯元 長座
Does Yumoto Choza allow tattoos? In a private bath
The main tub is a log bath cut from the hill behind the house, and three more bathhouses stand along a path outside the front door.
Choza publishes no tattoo rule on any of its pages, including the guest FAQ, which was read on 2026-09-18. Its bath page instead advertises three free private bathhouses, each with its own open-air pool, taken by choosing a vacant one from a lit panel and locking the door. Two further open-air baths stand outside the building in a riverside grove.
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無料でご利用できる貸切浴場が3カ所ご利用戴けます。それぞれに、露天風呂が併設し貸切温泉が楽しめ、ご家族など気兼ねなくゆっくりとお楽しみください。
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
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 bath page (cyouza.com/spa.html) — bath structure, not a tattoo policy
Read on: cyouza.com/spa.html
Best for: Three free private bathhouses, each with an open-air pool of its own.
A vacancy panel shows which private baths are empty; you lock the door behind you. The indoor main bath is built from logs cut on the hill behind the inn. Shizuku no Yu and Kawara no Yu stand outside the front door along a path through the trees. Bicarbonate and simple springs. Around 28,600 yen per person with two meals. Day-use bathing is accepted.
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