Nogawaya
のがわや旅館
Does Nogawaya allow tattoos? In a private bath
Tanuki-no-yu at Nogawaya runs undiluted spring water into a tub for one party, and the inn gives it away to anyone who books direct.
No tattoo rule is published, which leaves the two shared baths an open question. The reservable bath, Tanuki-no-yu, is the answer: one party at a time, on 100 percent free-flowing spring water, which the inn points out is rare for a private tub anywhere in Japan. Book direct through the inn’s own site and the bath is thrown in at no charge, which is worth knowing before clicking through an agency.
Where it is
Matsue STN
Izumoshi STN change to JR San’in line · 78 min
JR Yakumo limited express 28 min
Yonago STN
Hotel locationYunotsu STN
JR Sanyo-San’in Area Pass Seven days on JR West trains across both coasts for 23,000 yen, with reserved seats on the Sanyo Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Hakata and on the Yakumo limited express from Okayama to Matsue. Yunotsu is a JR station on the San’in line west of Izumoshi, so the whole ride from Matsue is on the pass. 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 — bath structure, not a tattoo policy (the inn’s 温泉 page, たぬきの湯)
Read on: nogawaya.com/onsen.php
Best for: A tattooed guest who wants the real spring rather than a heated substitute
The shared baths, Iwaburo and Ishiburo, each hold two tubs side by side, one on spring water and one on a treated recirculating system, because the inn says the spring yields too little to fill a large tub. Its water is piped from the Yakushiyu source. Winter can bring some dilution for temperature. The building is a repaired Taisho house and dinner is served in the room.
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