Kurhouse Shirahama
癒しの宿 クアハウス白浜
Does Kurhouse Shirahama allow tattoos? In a private bath
The hotel publishes no tattoo policy for its large bath. Five rooms have an open-air or semi-open-air bath of their own, though it doesn’t say they are spring water.
Three rooms have an open-air bath and two have a semi-open-air one. The hotel doesn’t say whether those tubs are filled with spring water, and it publishes no tattoo policy for the shared large bath. There is no private bath to reserve.
What the hotel says about its baths
シンプルデザインの露天風呂付客室「円月」。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The open-air rooms are Engetsu, with a sunken tub on the terrace, Shirara and Hamayu. The semi-open-air rooms, Yunagi and Shiranagi, are large Japanese rooms that sleep up to eight.
The shared large bath has an open-air bath and uses spring water that is diluted, heated, recirculated and disinfected. It is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. A heated pool and bathing zone, used in swimwear, is open from 10 a.m.
The hotel
A spa hotel with a pool and training room. Day visitors are taken on meal-and-bath plans from ¥6,600. The hotel’s site doesn’t give check-in or checkout times.
Good to know
- Room tubs aren’t stated as spring water. Ask if it matters to you.
- A swimwear pool zone sits beside the baths.
Getting there
Shirahama STN · JR Kisei line
Bus to Shirarahama.
From Shin-Osaka, the Kuroshio limited express reaches Shirahama in about 2 hours 20 minutes. The ryokan association’s free shuttle from the station also stops here.
Where it is
- JR Kuroshio limited express 2 hr 30 min from Osaka
- bus 15 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kansai Wide Area Pass ¥12,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re riding the Kuroshio to Shirahama and back.
- Wakayama and Shirahama coast day tour Toretore fish market, Shirahama and the Senjojiki rock shelf, from Osaka.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Use the bath in your room, or reserve a private bath.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the operator’s own bath and room pages)
Best for: a room with its own tub near the beach, if the water’s source doesn’t matter to you
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