Feel Unazuki
フィール宇奈月
Does Feel Unazuki allow tattoos? In a private bath
Feel Unazuki publishes no tattoo policy, so book its one private bath, which costs extra. The rooms have no bath of their own.
No tattoo rule is published for the two large baths or the semi-open-air bath beside them.
The bath
The private bath is a hot-spring bath for couples, families or groups of friends. Body soap, shampoo, conditioner, face wash and toner are provided, as in the large baths.
The Unazuki spring comes out of the ground at 98.3°C (209°F). It’s clear, mild and skin-softening, and the baths are fully free-flowing. The men’s and women’s large baths look down on the trolley trains, and they swap sides at midnight. A semi-open-air bath is next to them. These are shared baths with no published tattoo rule. Bathing tax is ¥150 for guests 12 and older.
The hotel
The hotel faces the tracks, and the 10-mat Japanese rooms all look out on the trains. Rooms range from compact twins of 15 square meters to special Western rooms from 49 square meters with a shower, plus Japanese rooms of 7.5 to 10 tatami mats and Japanese-Western rooms for up to six. Guests lay out their own futons, and the amenities are at the front desk for you to take what you need. Check-in is 3 p.m. to midnight, and checkout is 10 a.m. Breakfast is a buffet of about 30 Japanese and Western dishes, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. There’s no restaurant for dinner, so eat in town. The whole hotel is non-smoking.
Good to know
- Open Saturdays only from January to March. The phone is answered only on Saturdays then too.
- Stairs to the entrance. The front desk is on the second floor, up a flight of stairs from the parking lot, and there are no accessible rooms.
- Doors lock at midnight and open again at 6 a.m. No pets, and no pickup.
Getting there
Unazuki-Onsen STN · Toyama Chiho Railway
About 1 minute on foot.
From Tokyo, take the Hakutaka on the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kurobe-Unazukionsen, about 2 hours 20 minutes; the Kagayaki doesn’t stop there. Walk across to Shin-Kurobe and take the private Toyama Chiho Railway to Unazuki-Onsen, 25 minutes. It doesn’t take Suica or other IC cards. The Kurobe Gorge Railway’s Unazuki Station is also a minute from the hotel.
Where it is
Unazuki-Onsen STN
- Hokuriku Shinkansen 2 hr 20 min from Tokyo
- Toyama Chiho Railway 25 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Hokuriku Arch Pass ¥35,000 · 7 days Seven days between Tokyo, Kanazawa and Osaka, with reserved seats on the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kurobe-Unazukionsen.
- Kurobe Gorge and Unazuki day tour The Kurobe Gorge and Unazuki Onsen, from Kanazawa.
- 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
Ask at the front desk for the private bath and pay the fee there.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (its hot spring page: one private bath besides the large bath; FAQ: rooms have no bath; use the large bath, free, or the private bath, paid)
Best for: train fans who want to watch the Kurobe Gorge trolley trains from their window, on a budget
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