Oyado Koto no Yume
おやど 古都の夢
Does Oyado Koto no Yume allow tattoos? Yes!
Oyado Koto no Yume, two minutes from Takayama Station, says in its own FAQ that guests with tattoos may bathe in its hot spring baths, a granite indoor tub and a rock open-air tub on each side.
Koto no Yume answers the question in its own FAQ: because many of its guests come from abroad, guests with tattoos may use the baths. It asks for no cover seal. The baths are for staying guests only, so there is no day visit. Swimsuits and wrapped towels are not allowed in the water.
The bath
The large baths run on Hida Takayama Onsen, a simple spring the inn classes as weakly alkaline, hypotonic and low in temperature. It keeps the water at 40 degrees C in summer and 41 to 41.5 degrees in winter, and lists it for neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, stiff shoulders, poor circulation and fatigue. Each side has an indoor tub of granite and, through a door, the open-air rock bath Iwa-no-yu, lit by a lamp. The women's side is called Hana-no-ka. Hours are 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. The two sides do not swap, and nobody may bathe before check-in or after check-out.
The changing rooms have free lockers with keys, shampoo, body soap, razors, hair dryers and skin lotion. Bath towels are in the closet of your room, so carry one down.
The private bath Hoshi-no-yu is on the 5th floor, with its own changing room and a single shower. Its water is heated tap water, not the spring. A turn costs ¥3,300 for up to three adults or ¥4,400 for four; children up to 12 are free. Turns start on the hour from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Book ahead or at the front desk. A booking dropped after 3 p.m. on the day is charged in full.
The hotel
The inn has 29 rooms for 80 guests in a building modeled on a traditional Takayama town house, with a hearth and exposed beams in the lobby. Every room is decorated differently: a special room with an 11-mat main room and a queen bed, a junior suite, family rooms with two beds and two futons, a single twin on the top floor, 10-mat and 8-mat Japanese rooms, and a two-person Japanese room that shares a bathroom. Meals are served in the dining room Kagura. Guests can borrow colored yukata (a light cotton robe), men's included, and aroma oils in the lobby. Check-in is 3 p.m., check-out 10 a.m.
Good to know
- Tattoos need no cover here, by the inn's own FAQ answer about its large baths.
- Bring the bath towel from your room. It is in the closet, and the bath hall does not stock them.
- The laundry room on the 3rd floor is free, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; you pay only for detergent.
- Doors close at 11 p.m., the same hour the baths shut.
Getting there
From Nagoya Station the JR Hida limited express on the Takayama Main Line reaches Takayama in about 2 hours 10 minutes, by the inn's chart; a through Hida from Osaka takes about 4 hours 10 minutes. Leave Takayama Station by the east exit, turn left at the currency exchange shop and walk 100 meters north. The inn counts 2 minutes on foot. It runs no shuttle.
Takayama STN · JR Takayama Main Line
2 minutes from the east exit.
No shuttle; turn left at the currency exchange shop and go 100 meters north.
Where it is
Takayama STN
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Takayama-Hokuriku Area Tourist Pass ¥19,800 · 5 consecutive days Worth it if Gero, Shirakawa-go or Kanazawa is on the same trip.
- 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
Check in and go to the bath. There's no seal to buy and nothing to mention at the front desk.
How we know
Confirmed from the operator's own FAQ, opened from the question-and-answer link on every page of its site (answer to the question on tattoos and the large bath)
当館では海外からのお客様が多いので、入れ墨（刺青）・タトゥーのあるお客様もご入浴いただけます。
The operator’s own wording. Show it if anyone asks.
Best for: a tattoo-open hot spring bath two minutes from Takayama Station
The private bath Hoshi-no-yu on the 5th floor is not hot spring water: the inn says it is heated tap water. It costs ¥3,300 a turn for up to three adults and ¥4,400 for four, with turns on the hour from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., booked ahead or at the front desk, staying guests only. The room bathrooms are not hot spring water either, and no room has an open-air tub. The large baths open 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and do not swap sides. Curfew is 11 p.m.
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