Kiyomon-yu
きよもん湯
Does Kiyomon-yu allow tattoos? In a private bath
The bathhouse publishes no tattoo policy for its shared baths, so take one of its three private family baths. They cost ¥1,000 for 50 minutes on top of the ¥500 entry.
The bathhouse has three family baths that one party takes privately, ¥1,000 a room for up to 50 minutes on top of the entry fee. Its page says nothing about tattoos in the two shared baths, so the family bath is the one to use.
What the hotel says about its baths
家族風呂（３ヶ所有り）は、入浴料とは別に一室貸切り料１,０００円（５０分以内）
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
Three family baths, each for one party, on the same free-flowing water as the two shared baths. The spring is an alkaline simple sulfur spring that the operator says has been in use for about 1,500 years, and nothing is recirculated. The operator’s page doesn’t say whether a family bath can be reserved.
Open noon to 11:30 p.m., in principle every day of the year. Entry is ¥500 for adults and ¥300 for children from age one through elementary school. A family bath adds ¥1,000 a room for up to 50 minutes.
Good to know
- Three private baths, all on free-flowing spring water.
- A lounge facing the lagoon for after the bath.
- Cafe Kiyomon across the road opens 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Getting there
Yukawa Onsen is about 2.5 kilometers from JR Kii-Katsuura Station, on the road beside the Yukashigata lagoon, which was once part of the Ohechi route of the Kumano Kodo. The operator gives the distance and no bus, so plan on a taxi or a car.
Kii-Katsuura STN · JR Kisei line
About 2.5 km from the station.
The operator gives the distance and names no bus. Take a taxi or drive.
Where it is
Kii-Katsuura STN
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kansai Wide Area Pass ¥12,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re riding the Kuroshio down the Kii coast and back.
- Kumano Kodo pilgrimage day tour A small-group day on the Kumano pilgrimage trail and its three grand shrines, 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.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the operator’s own page)
Read on: ichinotaki.co.jp/kiyomon.htm
Best for: a private soak in free-flowing sulfur water without booking a room
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For current hours and prices, see the official website.