Yamanaka Onsen, Sugayamachi, a short way upstream of Korogi Bridge Ryokan

Oiwai no Yado

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Does Oiwai no Yado allow tattoos? In a private bath

Private bath only

A celebration-themed inn on source no. 8 whose two private baths, one cypress and one jacuzzi, rent by the 45 minutes.

Oiwai no Yado publishes no tattoo rule. It has two private baths, one of cypress and one with a jacuzzi, at 4,400 yen for 45 minutes between 15:00 and 21:00; the bath page says to reserve by phone and the FAQ says to ask at the desk what is free.

Where it is

Kanazawa STN Kaga-Onsen STN change to Hokutetsu Kaga bus · 32 min Hokuriku Shinkansen 18 min Komatsu Airport Hotel location
Yamanaka Onsen STN
Kanazawa is the door. Yamashiro, Yamanaka and Katayamazu are eighteen minutes on the Shinkansen to Kaga-Onsen and then a local bus of ten to thirty minutes. Awara is the next Shinkansen stop, 26 minutes, and eight minutes on the Keifuku bus. Awazu is the IR Ishikawa Railway, the old JR line, 38 minutes, and a short bus. Komatsu Airport, with flights from Tokyo Haneda, is closer to these towns than Kanazawa is.. Oiwai no Yado · map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · open in Google Maps

JR Hokuriku Area Pass Four days on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Kurobe-Unazukionsen, non-reserved, for 7,000 yen. It covers the ride from Kanazawa to Kaga-Onsen; the Hokutetsu Kaga bus from the station is paid separately. Worth it if Awara, Unazuki or a second Kaga town is on the same trip. 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 rather than a tattoo policy (the inn’s 温泉 page and FAQ)

Read on: kaga-oiwai.com/hotspring/

Best for: A budget stay with a rentable jacuzzi private bath

The bath page carries a notice that the usual men’s and women’s swap is suspended for now, with no swap 15:00 to 9:00 and the baths closed 9:00–15:00 for cleaning. Large bath Kakusen-no-yu on source no. 8 at full strength, with medicinal bath, pot bath, sauna and open-air bath. 41 rooms.

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