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 sitePrinted 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.
- Source
- suimeikan.co.jp
- 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
