Yujin Chiyonoyu
湯陣 千代の湯
Does Yujin Chiyonoyu allow tattoos? In a private bath
Chiyonoyu draws from a well inside its own grounds and splits the private side three ways: hinoki and ceramic, granite, and a tub carved from Izumo Kimachi stone.
Chiyonoyu publishes no tattoo rule, so its two bath halls, Senpuku-no-yu and Yakushi-no-yu, are an unanswered question. Three reservable family baths answer it instead. Ichi-no-yu pairs a hinoki tub with a ceramic one and has chairs to cool off in, Ni-no-yu is a bright granite room, and San-no-yu is cut from Kimachi stone and fitted with grab rails. Each is taken by one party for 40 minutes from the top of the hour.
Where it is
Matsue STN
JR San’in line 8 min
Yonago STN
Hotel locationTamatsukuri-Onsen STN
JR Sanyo-San’in Area Pass Seven days on JR West trains across both coasts for 23,000 yen, with reserved seats on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and on the Yakumo limited express from Okayama to Matsue. It covers the San’in line from Matsue to Tamatsukuri-Onsen; the short bus or taxi from the station 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 inn’s 温泉 page, 貸切家族風呂 and 貸切風呂のご利用について)
Read on: chiyonoyu.com/hot-spring
Best for: A tattooed guest who needs grab rails, or a baby bed, in a bath nobody else enters
Slots run 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 20:00 and 21:00, the last of them the final booking of the night, and availability is checked by phone. Ichi-no-yu costs ¥2,500, the other two ¥1,500 each, booked ahead or on the day. Day visitors cannot use them, because the inn does not sell day bathing at all. Two of the three keep a baby bed, and the inn lends a full infant bath set. The well is on the property and the water reaches the tubs unheated, unrecirculated and undosed.
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