Yuzawa Grand Hotel
湯沢グランドホテル
Does Yuzawa Grand Hotel allow tattoos? In a private bath
Yuzawa Grand has a detached bathhouse set in a garden and a renovated marble bath hall, and it asks tattooed guests to keep covered even in the lobby, so the rooms with their own open-air onsen tub are the way in.
The shared baths are closed to tattooed guests, and the house rules go further than most: tattoos, even a small fashion tattoo, should not be visible anywhere in the building, and jackets are requested in the lobby and restaurants. What works is the room: several room types come with an open-air bath on free-flowing onsen water, and the two private baths can be booked by phone.
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館内の全施設内におきまして、ワンポイントのファッションタトゥーを含む全ての入れ墨の露出をご遠慮いただいております。ロビー内・レストラン等のパブリックスペースでは上着等の着用をお願い致します。入れ墨やファッションタトゥーが露出した状態で、大浴場・サウナをご利用されることはご遠慮下さい。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
Where it is
Tokyo STN
Joetsu Shinkansen 1 h 19
Hotel locationEchigo-Yuzawa STN
JR Tokyo Wide Pass Covers the Joetsu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Echigo-Yuzawa, and on to GALA Yuzawa in the ski season. 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 (house rules, item 12 on the 宿泊規約 page; the English FAQ adds “we ask guests with tattoos to refrain from using the big bath”)
Read on: yuzawagrandhotel.jp/news/11/
Best for: A couple booking an open-air-bath room and planning to stay in it
Rooms with a 源泉掛け流し露天風呂 include the special room Hanamizuki. Private baths Takara-no-yu and Hana-no-yu, 45 minutes for 3,300 yen, 4–5 people, hourly slots from 15:00 to about 21:00, booked by phone 9:00–19:00. The Japanese rule forbids exposed tattoos in the bath, which might suggest a seal would do; the English FAQ reads as a straight no, so plan on the private baths. Large baths Iwa-no-yu and Wakakusa-no-yu reopened after renovation on 20 July 2024; the detached Kiri-no-yu is open 5:00–25:00.
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