Rurikoh
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Does Rurikoh allow tattoos? In a private bath
A large inn that gives the tattooed traveler a straight answer in its FAQ and five private open-air baths to act on it, each named after one of the five colors of Kutani glaze.
The inn answers the question itself: tattooed guests are asked not to use the large baths, and are pointed to the private open-air baths or a room with an open-air bath instead. There are five private baths, named for the five Kutani glaze colors, each starting on the half hour.
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当館では刺青・タトゥーのあるお客様には大浴場のご利用をご遠慮いただいております。貸切露天風呂や露天風呂付客室のご利用をお勧めいたします。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
Where it is
Kanazawa STN
Kaga-Onsen STN change to Hokutetsu Kaga bus · 12 min
Hokuriku Shinkansen 18 min
✈Komatsu Airport
Hotel locationYamashiro 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 (the inn’s own Q&A on its inquiry page)
Read on: rurikoh.jp/inquiry/
Best for: Five private open-air baths to choose from, which the inn itself recommends
Five private open-air baths (wood, rock and others named after the Kutani five colors), each starting at half past the hour; the fee is not published on the bath page. 115 rooms across the Hoshi, Kaze and Tsuki wings plus twins and singles. Some open-air room baths are hot spring water and some are not: the room pages mark each one. Run by Yorozuya Kanko, which also runs Hatori.
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