Arima Onsen Nakanobo Zuien
有馬温泉 中の坊瑞苑 · Arima Onsen
Can you bathe here with a tattoo?
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Staying overnight
Tattoos are not allowed in the shared baths, but you can bathe in a private or in-room bath.
Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28
How it scores
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The baths
Indoor bath
Shared baths available 14:00-24:00 on the day of arrival and 5:30-12:00 the next morning. Kinsen only in the shared baths.
Private (kashikiri) bath
Private family bath 'Jusen' with kinsen: 4,400 yen, reservation required, usable 6:30-22:30. This is the route the ryokan itself recommends to tattooed guests.
Private (kashikiri) bath
A FREE private open-air bath with ginsen (radon spring), locked from the inside, usable 6:30-22:30. Bring your own towel.
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 confirmedNo day-use bathing: the ryokan states that it does not operate bathing-only visits (当館は入浴のみの営業はいたしておりません).
- Staying overnight
- Yes
- Getting there
- In the centre of Arima Onsen in Kita-ku, Kobe, walking distance from Arima Onsen Station on the Kobe Electric Railway.
- Official website
- www.zuien.jp
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Getting in from the airport
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Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.
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