Notoya Ryokan (Ginzan Onsen)
銀山温泉 能登屋旅館 · Ginzan Onsen
Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.
Staying overnight
The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. A private or in-room bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.
How it scores
Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.
The baths
Open-air bath
A viewing open-air bath reached by a long stair up the slope behind the inn, looking across to the Shirogane waterfall.
Private (kashikiri) bath
The cave bath (dokutsu-buro) that served as the inn's original source bath is now used as a private bath - a genuine private option for staying guests, which matters if you have tattoos.
A private bath means nobody else is in the water with you — often the practical answer if the shared baths are closed to tattooed guests.
Practical details
- Day visits
- No — overnight guests only.
- Day visit price
- Not confirmed
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- The landmark wooden inn with the copper-plated facade in the gas-lit Taisho-era street of Ginzan Onsen, reached by bus from JR Oishida Station on the Yamagata Shinkansen. The onsen association restricts private cars in the street in winter and publishes an English and Chinese notice about it, so check before driving in December to March. The inn takes bookings only through its own website, not by phone or email, and not through third parties.
- Official website
- www.notoyaryokan.com
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What we have not confirmed
We would rather show a gap than guess.
- The tattoo policy for overnight stays is not stated on the official website.