Yunogo Grand Hotel
湯郷グランドホテル
Does Yunogo Grand Hotel allow tattoos? In a private bath
Tattoos aren’t allowed in the large bath or the open-air bath, so book a room with its own bath. Ten rooms have an open-air or half-open-air bath with free-flowing spring water.
Itoen Hotels, which runs the hotel, tells tattooed guests in its FAQ to use the bath in their room or a private bath instead.
The bath
Ten rooms have a bath of their own, filled with the free-flowing spring. Three Japanese-Western rooms of 46 to 50 square meters have an open-air bath and a shower room with a multi-function shower panel. Five Japanese-Western rooms of 36 to 44 square meters have a half-open-air bath with a view. Two 10-mat Japanese rooms have an open-air bath in cypress or stone. Use the towels in your room.
The water is a salty spring with fine bubbles, known locally for softening the skin. The shared open-air bath is built around a monument of huge stacked boulders, and there’s a large indoor bath as well. Mixed bathing ends at age 6.
The hotel
Seventy-three rooms, most of them Japanese-style, plus Japanese-Western rooms and Western twins. Check-in is 3 p.m., checkout 10 a.m. Dinner and breakfast are a Japanese, Western and Chinese buffet with free soft drinks; dinner lasts 90 minutes. All-you-can-drink alcohol at dinner is ¥1,100 per person ordered ahead or ¥2,200 on the day, and free on Saturdays and some other dates. Free parking for about 70 cars and free Wi-Fi. No pets.
Good to know
- Renovated in 2026. The hotel reopened after a renovation on July 9, 2026.
- Free karaoke, table tennis and retro video games, 3 p.m. to midnight; karaoke is limited to 60 minutes per group.
- Free foot bath in the garden, fed by the hot spring, with a terrace and a lounge that serves free welcome drinks.
Getting there
Hayashino STN · JR Kishin line
2.8 km (1.7 mi); about 10 minutes by Mimasaka Kyodo bus, then 5 minutes on foot.
From Hiroshima, take the Sanyo Shinkansen to Okayama, about 40 minutes. The hotel’s free bus leaves Okayama Station’s west exit tourist bus bay at 2 p.m. and reaches the Yunogo Onsen tourist information center in about 1 hour 15 minutes; the hotel is 2 minutes’ walk from there. The return leaves Yunogo at 11 a.m. Reserve a seat with the hotel by noon the day before; seats go first come, first served. By train from Okayama, take the JR Sanyo line east to Kamigori, about 55 minutes, the Chizu Express to Sayo, about 20 minutes, and the JR Kishin line to Hayashino, about 35 minutes. From Hayashino, take the Mimasaka Kyodo bus or a taxi.
Where it is
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass ¥17,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re coming from Hiroshima or farther west.
- Okayama and Kurashiki day tour Korakuen Garden and Kurashiki’s old canal quarter in one day, from Okayama, with an optional sushi-making lunch.
- 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, and skip the large bath and the open-air bath. When you book, make sure your room type has its own open-air or half-open-air bath.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the Itoen Hotels group FAQ, which governs this property) for the rule, and from the property’s own page for the rooms with an open-air bath. The hotel lists no private bath to reserve, so book a room with its own bath.
刺青・タトゥーなどを入れている方の、大浴場・露天風呂のご入浴は原則お断りしております。各部屋に備え付けのお風呂か、貸切風呂をご利用ください。
This is the rule for the shared baths. It doesn’t apply to the private baths.
Best for: couples who want an open-air bath in the room and an all-you-can-eat buffet with free soft drinks
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