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Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei

城崎温泉 西村屋ホテル招月庭 · Kinosaki Onsen

Policy not published (overnight)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

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

Staying overnight

They have not said

The tattoo policy is not stated publicly. A private or in-room bath is available, which is often an option for tattooed guests.

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

ViewWaterComfortSettingAccess

Rated from research

View3
Water3
Comfort4.5
Setting4
Access4
Somewhere to sitnot checked
Anything else nearbyNearby, but off to one side

The sister property at the quiet inland edge of Kinosaki, with a large bathhouse and open-air bath backing onto its own wooded grounds, greener and calmer than anything in the bathhouse district. Its private open-air bath is the best-appointed in town but is reservable by staying guests only.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

Large in-house bathhouse 'Gekka-no-yu' with mist sauna and jet bath.

Open-air bath

Open-air bath attached to Gekka-no-yu.

Private (kashikiri) bath

Private open-air bath / 'Forest Private Spa': 8,800 yen per room for 70 minutes (up to 4 people; +1,100 yen per extra person to a maximum of 6). Reservation required and RESERVATIONS ARE FOR STAYING GUESTS ONLY. This is the most likely route for a tattooed guest here, but the ryokan has not published a tattoo policy, so it is not confirmed as an exception.

Overnight guests only

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
Not confirmed.
Day visit price
Not confirmed
Staying overnight
Yes
Getting there
At the quiet inland edge of Kinosaki Onsen, reached from JR Kinosaki Onsen Station (JR San'in Line); the town's public bathhouses are a short walk or shuttle ride away.
Official website
www.nishimuraya.ne.jp/shogetsu

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What we have not confirmed

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