Motoyu Ryusenkaku
元湯 龍泉閣
Does Motoyu Ryusenkaku allow tattoos? In a private bath
Four family suites have an open-air bath on the ryokan’s own gold spring. Its two private open-air baths, ¥2,200 for 45 minutes, are not hot spring. No tattoo policy is published.
Four family suites each have an open-air bath on the ryokan’s own gold-spring source. There are also two private open-air baths, Kaede and Sakura, at ¥2,200 for 45 minutes, and the ryokan states that those two are not hot spring. Its pages say nothing about tattoos.
What the hotel says about its baths
貸切露天風呂が2か所ございます。※貸切露天風呂は温泉ではございません。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The suites are Hana, En, Sora and Hyotan, 73 to 101 m², with tubs shaped like a blossom, a circle, an infinity edge and a gourd. The private baths open 3 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. and 7 to 9:45 a.m., starting on the hour, with a key from the front desk.
The shared baths, indoor and open-air for each sex, run on the same gold spring and stay open through the night.
The hotel
A ryokan built around families, with baby equipment and pools. Check-in is 3 to 6 p.m. with dinner, or to 9 p.m. without, and checkout is 10 a.m. The building is closed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Good to know
- The private baths are plain water. For the spring, book a suite or use the shared baths.
- Call on arrival and the ryokan’s car comes down for you.
Getting there
Arima-Onsen STN · Kobe Electric Railway
By the ryokan’s car, on a call from Arima.
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. Pickup runs at check-in and checkout times only.
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
Use the bath in your room, or reserve a private bath.
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: families with small children who want a suite with its own gold-spring bath
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