Suimei
お風呂自慢の宿 翠明
Does Suimei allow tattoos? In a private bath
Suimei calls itself the inn that is proud of its baths, and it rents one of its three private open-air baths to day visitors on weekdays, which in Yamanaka is the simplest way for someone with tattoos to bathe without staying.
Suimei publishes no tattoo rule and makes up for it with three private open-air baths (cypress, binchotan charcoal and natural stone), 50 minutes for 3,000 yen before tax, booked by phone. Twenty-two rooms have their own open-air bath. On weekdays a day visitor can rent a private open-air bath with a ten-mat room attached, 4,500 yen for up to four.
Where it is
Kanazawa STN
Kaga-Onsen STN change to Hokutetsu Kaga bus · 32 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 18 min
✈Komatsu Airport
Hotel locationYamanaka Onsen STN
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, 客室 page, FAQ and the news post of 12 June 2025 on day-use private baths)
Read on: suimei.co.jp/hot_spring
Best for: A day visitor with tattoos: the rentable stone open-air bath on weekday afternoons
Private baths for staying guests 15:00–23:00 and 6:00–9:00. Day-use private bath, weekdays only (not Golden Week, Obon or New Year), 15:00–21:00, phone the same day 15:00–19:30; price includes towels and bathing tax for adults; no station pickup. Marble large baths with a garden open-air bath, not swapped. Rooms with open-air baths in the Suimei and Katsura Misono wings. 81 rooms. The association says Jalan users ranked it first in Kinki and Hokuriku for fourteen straight years.
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