Tosen Goshobo
陶泉 御所坊
Does Tosen Goshobo allow tattoos? In a private bath
Goshobo’s private bath house, Yuya Matsukaze, is rented by the hour on free-flowing gold spring, and day visitors can book it online. The ryokan publishes no tattoo policy.
Yuya Matsukaze is a building of private baths only, three minutes on foot from the ryokan beside the Gosho source. Staying guests add it when they book, 60 minutes for ¥5,500. Day visitors book it on the ryokan’s own site, 60 minutes for ¥9,900. Goshobo’s pages say nothing about tattoos.
What the hotel says about its baths
松風は、旅館「陶泉 御所坊」から徒歩3分、御所泉源となりにある貸切風呂専用の建物です。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
Matsukaze has two rooms, Rai and In, each with a tub of free-flowing gold spring, Arima’s iron-rich brown water, and a steam bath heated by the spring itself. A room takes up to four people and towels are lent free. Ninety minutes costs ¥7,700 for guests and ¥13,200 for day visitors, whose slots start at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Bath tax is extra.
Two suites on the fifth floor have a free-flowing gold-spring bath of their own. The ryokan’s shared bath is also gold spring and takes day visitors for ¥2,250, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Mondays.
The hotel
A long-established Arima ryokan. The private bath it used to have inside the building closed in March 2024, and Matsukaze replaced it. Checkout is 11 a.m.
Good to know
- Day visitors can book Matsukaze up to 3 p.m. on the day, on Goshobo’s own site.
- Check in at Goshobo’s front desk before walking over.
Getting there
Arima-Onsen STN · Kobe Electric Railway
Pickup from the station if you call.
From Sannomiya in Kobe, take the subway to Tanigami, then the Kobe Electric Railway, changing at Arima-guchi, to Arima-Onsen; it’s about 1 hour from Osaka. Express buses from Sannomiya and Osaka also run to the Arima Onsen bus stop. Staff at the ryokan’s car park drive guests to the door until 6 p.m.
Where it is
Arima-Onsen STN
- Hankyu Kobe line 30 min
- Kobe Electric Arima line 35 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Kansai Railway Pass Lite from ¥5,200 · 2 or 3 days Worth it if you’re riding the private lines from Osaka. It covers Kansai’s private railways and subways, including Hankyu from Umeda and the Kobe Electric line to Arima-Onsen. JR trains aren’t covered.
- Himeji Castle, Arima and Mt Rokko day tour Himeji Castle, a stop in Arima Onsen and the view from Mt Rokko, from Osaka.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and reserve a private bath online.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the operator’s own bath and room pages)
Best for: a private hour in free-flowing gold spring, with or without a night at the ryokan
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