Kono-Yu

鴻の湯 · Kinosaki Onsen

Temporarily closed. This bath is not open to visitors at the moment. Check the official website below before making plans around it.

Tattoos OK (day visit)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.

Yes — tattoos are fine here

Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28

Indoor bath. The oldest bathhouse building in Kinosaki.

Open to day visitors

Garden open-air bath surrounded by greenery, set back from the main street.

Open to day visitors

Day visits: Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
7:00-23:00 (last entry 30 min before closing); closed Tuesdays
Day visit price: ¥800
Adult 800 yen, child 400 yen (ages 3 to elementary school). A one-day pass to all of Kinosaki's public bathhouses ('Yumepa') is 1,500 yen for adults / 750 yen for children, sold at the reception of any bathhouse. Most Kinosaki inns hand overnight guests a free pass at check-in.
Staying overnight: No
Getting there: In the Kinosaki Onsen bathhouse district, reached on foot from JR Kinosaki Onsen Station (JR San'in Line). It sits at the quiet far end of the town, away from the main street.
Official website: visitkinosaki.com/things-to-do/kono-yu