Midoriya
湯村温泉 緑屋
Does Midoriya allow tattoos? In a private bath
Every bath here is private. There are three, all free, and you take whichever is empty.
The hotel has no shared bath at all. Its two indoor baths and its garden open-air bath are each for one party at a time, free, and can’t be reserved: you go in when the sign at the door shows it is empty. The hotel publishes no tattoo rule, and with every bath private there is nothing for one to apply to.
The bath
Three baths, and none of them shared. Kaze-no-yu and Shiki-no-yu are indoor baths on the ground floor, each large enough that the hotel calls it a large bath, and the third is an open-air bath in a small designed garden. All three run on free-flowing spring water. A session is about 30 minutes, with no limit if nobody is waiting, and you can check on your phone which bath is free.
The baths are open from check-in until 11 a.m. the next morning. They are for staying guests only.
The hotel
Four room types. The Premium room, 52 m² for up to four, has a cypress bath of its own on free-flowing spring water. The Family room is 59 m², the Superior Twin from 41 m² and the Standard Twin from 26 m², and those three have a shower and no tub. The building has no elevator. Check-in is 3:30 p.m. and checkout is 11 a.m.
Drinks are included, alcohol too. Breakfast is 8 to 9:30 a.m., and some plans add dinner, such as Tajima beef sukiyaki (beef simmered in sweet soy sauce).
Good to know
- No shared bath, so no shared-bath rule.
- Private baths are free and can be used as often as you like.
- No elevator. Rooms are on the second and third floors.
Getting there
Yumura Onsen bus stop · Yume Tsubame town bus
About 1 minute on foot.
From JR Hamasaka on the San’in line, the Yume Tsubame town bus takes about 20 minutes to Yumura Onsen. The Zentan highway bus runs direct from Osaka Umeda to the same stop in about 3 hours. Free parking for about ten cars, first come, first served.
Where it is
Yumura Onsen bus stop
- JR Hamakaze limited express 3 hr from Osaka
- bus 25 min
Or the Zentan express bus about 3 hr from Osaka (Hankyu Sanbangai), no change, two a day
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kansai Wide Area Pass ¥12,000 · 5 days Covers the Hamakaze, JR’s limited express by way of Himeji, from Osaka as far as Kinosaki-Onsen, most of the way to Yumura.
- 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
There's no shared bath here, so every bath you use is private. No reservation needed.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the hotel’s bath page and Q&A)
Best for: anyone who wants every bath to themselves without paying for a room with a tub
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