Gero · 下呂 · Gifu

Suimeikan

水明館
Tattoo statusNot allowedThe inn's published rule says tattooed guests may not use the shared bath.
Shared bath
Refused
Private bath
Also refused, per the inn
Conditions
Refused in all shared baths, including stickers/body paint. The same ban is printed on the private-bath page, so private baths are not a route. In-room open-air baths (Seiranso suites) are not addressed.

The evidence

Inn's official site

Printed on paper for easy reading — the inn's exact words first, then ours.

Inn's original wording · Japanese, verbatim
・刺青(入れ墨)、Tattoo(タトゥー)の入っている方のご利用、ご入場は固くお断りさせていただきます。
Our translationnot the inn's words

- Use and entry by guests with irezumi (traditional tattoos) or tattoos are strictly refused.

  • The same ban is printed on the private-bath page, so a private bath is not a way in.
Checked
11 Oct 2026
Source type
Inn's official site
History: first recorded in our 29 Sep 2026 survey; no change found on re-check.

Private-bath route

Also refused, per the inn
・刺青(入れ墨)、Tattoo(タトゥー)の入っている方のご利用、ご入場は固くお断りさせていただきます。

Our translation - Use and entry by guests with irezumi (traditional tattoos) or tattoos are strictly refused.

Our note: Private baths exist but carry the same tattoo ban; in-room open-air baths not addressed.

Source: suimeikan.co.jp

Practical facts

Area
Gero, Gifu
Private bath
Also refused, per the inn
Official site
suimeikan.co.jp — where the rule above is published
Booking sites
Agoda, Trip.com, Booking.com
Clear Hida River flowing between snowy banks toward the Gero onsen town and distant mountains
Gero, the town — not this innHida River in winter, Gero Onsen · Photo: 663highland (photo page on Wikimedia Commons, opens in a new tab) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence, opens in a new tab)

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