Midori no Yado Bansyoukaku
みどりの宿 萬松閣
Does Midori no Yado Bansyoukaku allow tattoos? In a private bath
Bansyoukaku doesn’t publish a tattoo policy, so book a hot-spring room or one of its two private baths. Twenty-one of its 50 rooms have their own tub, fully free-flowing.
The inn publishes no tattoo rule for its large bath or its open-air baths.
The bath
Twenty-one rooms have their own free-flowing bath: five deluxe rooms with a semi-open-air bath, three rooms with an open-air bath, the Hikobae room with an open-air bath looking down on the town, three modern twin rooms with an indoor bath, and nine rooms in the Shozan wing with a semi-open-air bath. On Shozan’s 4th floor the tub is a rock bath with a view. You can pick the type but not the room.
The two private baths, Yatagarasu-no-yu with a round tub and Iroha-no-yu with a square one, use the same water as the large baths. Each costs ¥2,750 for 45 minutes, 3 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. and 6 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Slots go first come, first served.
The inn adds no water and no heat. The large bath hall, Shobuyu, has a sauna and cold plunge on each side, and each side has its own open-air bath. These are shared baths with no published tattoo rule.
The hotel
The inn opened in 1930 and has 50 rooms in four wings. The other 29 rooms have an ordinary bath or a shower only. Check-in is 3 p.m., last check-in 7 p.m., and checkout 10 a.m. Dinner is served 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in two dining rooms with tables. Parking is free for 100 cars. Bathing tax is ¥150 per adult.
Good to know
- Wheelchairs to borrow. One of the modern twin rooms with a hot-spring bath is laid out with wheelchair users in mind.
Getting there
Yamashiro Onsen bus stop · Hokutetsu Kaga bus
A short walk.
From Tokyo, take the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kaga-Onsen, about 2 hours 40 minutes. Some trains run straight through; if yours ends at Kanazawa, change there to the Tsurugi. From Kaga-Onsen Station, the Hokutetsu Kaga bus reaches Yamashiro Onsen in 15 minutes. The CANBUS Mountain Route stops there too. The inn’s free shuttle from Kaga-Onsen Station runs 2:50 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. and takes about 15 minutes; book it by 6 p.m. the day before.
Where it is
Yamashiro Onsen bus stop
- Hokuriku Shinkansen 2 hr 40 min from Tokyo
- Hokutetsu Kaga bus 15 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 Kaga-Onsen.
- 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
Use the bath in your hot-spring room, or tell the front desk which private-bath time you want, 45 minutes each.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the top page gives 21 hot spring rooms of 50; the facilities page gives the private bath hours and price)
Best for: couples who want a free-flowing tub in the room and a view over Yamashiro from the hill
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