Minpaku Pass
Every house has its seal.
Stay at a house on Minpaku X and its seal comes to your Minpaku Pass. Gather them from the sea to the mountains, and your Pass changes colour as you go.
How it works
- Stay.
Book a house on Minpaku X, or on its own Minpaku X site.
- Receive.
The seal arrives the morning after check-out. Some houses press it into your paper Pass at the door.
- Go on.
Each house points you to the next.
What a seal tells you
Every seal is drawn by Minpaku X with the house: its own mark at the centre, its kind around the edge. It is a house's seal, not a temple's stamp.
The shape
Home, minshuku or inn: a circle, a rounded square, a square.
The border
Sea, mountain, island, town or farm.
The centre
The house's own mark, drawn with its host.
The rim
The house's name and number.
The foot
The season you stayed: cherry, green leaves, maple or snow.
One seal per house, per season
Spring, summer, autumn and winter each have their own mark, set by your check-in date. Come back in another season and the same house gives you a new seal.
- Spring · cherryMarch to May
- Summer · green leavesJune to August
- Autumn · mapleSeptember to November
- Winter · snowDecember to February
Your Pass changes colour
Levels count houses and regions, never nights or money.
White · First house
1 house
- Your Pass page planned
- A first look at new houses, 24 hours early planned
- A seasonal letter, if you'd like one planned
Indigo · On the road
3 houses
- The paper Pass, posted to you planned
- New houses' calendars open to you 48 hours early planned
- Small welcomes hosts choose to offer planned
Plum · House to house
6 houses in 2 regions
- A thank-you credit toward a house you haven't stayed in planned
- Late check-out where the host offers it planned
Gold · Known at the door
12 houses in 4 regions
- A night at a member house on us, up to a set amount planned
- An evening where travellers meet the hosts planned
Every perk is planned.
The one rule
Seals come from stays booked on Minpaku X or on a member house's own Minpaku X site. It's our thank-you for choosing the houses through us.
Questions
Is the Pass free?
Yes.
Do I need an account?
A simple one with no password: we email you a link to sign in.
Can I buy seals?
No. Seals come only from stays.
Do seals change which houses I see first?
No. Seals never change the order of houses.
I booked a member house on another site.
We can't send a seal for that stay. Next time, book on Minpaku X or the house's own site.
We travel together. Who gets the seal?
The person who booked. Adding up to three companions is planned.
Perks are planned and may change. Minpaku X pays for them and designs them within Japan's rules on premiums (景品表示法).