Yoshidaya Sannoukaku
吉田屋 山王閣
Does Yoshidaya Sannoukaku allow tattoos? In a private bath
Sannoukaku doesn’t publish a tattoo policy, so book a room with its own hot-spring bath or the private bath, Waraku. All five rooms in the Shofuan wing have an open-air bath.
The inn publishes no tattoo rule for its two large baths, Inochi no Izumi and Sachi no Izumi.
The bath
The five Shofuan rooms, Shorai, Shosei, Shoto, Shoroku and Shokei, each have an open-air hot-spring bath, a tatami room and a separate bedroom. In the main building, the three UNO room types have an open-air hot-spring bath and the Para room an indoor one. The inn has the biggest spring flow in Yamashiro, about 100,000 liters (26,400 gal) a day.
The private bath, Waraku, is an indoor bath roomy enough for a family, with a sofa and TV in the changing area. It’s step-free for wheelchairs, and you can adjust the temperature. Staying guests pay ¥2,200 per room for 50 minutes, with slots starting on the hour from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The two large baths, on the 1st and 3rd floors, each have an indoor bath, an open-air bath and a sauna with a cold plunge. They swap between men and women, and are open 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. Even the showers run on hot-spring water. These are shared baths with no published tattoo rule.
The hotel
Forty-six rooms, all non-smoking. Para is an accessible room. Check-in is 3 p.m., checkout 11 a.m. Dinner starts at 6, 6:30 or 7 p.m. Wi-Fi is free, and free parking in front holds up to 60 cars.
Good to know
- Drive in by name. Enter the inn’s name, not its address, in your car’s navigation. The address often leads to a back lane you can’t reach the inn from.
- An outdoor pool in summer, plus rental bikes.
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 leaves Kaga-Onsen Station on the hour and half hour from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., by reservation only. It runs back from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., or until noon for Shofuan guests.
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 room, or reserve Waraku by phone or in your booking remarks, 50 minutes a slot.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the hot spring page and the Shofuan room pages)
Best for: couples who want a sukiya-style room with an open-air hot-spring bath and a separate bedroom
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