Jizo-Yu
地蔵湯
Does Jizo-Yu allow tattoos? Yes!
The villagers’ bath in Edo times, named for the Jizo figure said to have come up out of its spring, which is enshrined in the garden.
No restrictions. Tattoos of any shape and size, nothing to cover.
The bath
In the Edo period so many villagers bathed here that it was known as the villagers’ bathhouse, and the tourism office says neighborhood families still come in the evening before bed. The present building is a square cream block that the office compares to a Japanese lantern, its hexagonal windows modeled on the basalt columns at Genbudo, with a large stone lantern standing on the corner outside.
Beside the main bath is a smaller children’s bath kept lukewarm, tiled in orange-brown and decorated with the faces of local mascots behind etched glass screens. Upstairs are a broad tatami rest area and private baths; the private baths are out of use for now. The water is the salty spring that supplies all of Kinosaki’s public baths.
Jizo-yu opens at 7 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., with the last entry at 10:30 p.m. Its day off is Monday. Admission is ¥800 for adults and ¥400 for children from three years old through elementary school, and the Yumepa day pass for all the bathhouses is sold here for ¥1,500.
Good to know
- A lukewarm children’s bath beside the main one, decorated with local mascots.
- A stamp map for the bathhouse round costs ¥50 at the ryokan information center in front of the station.
Getting there
Kinosaki-Onsen STN · JR San’in line
At the station end of town, a short walk.
From Osaka, the Kounotori limited express reaches Kinosaki-Onsen in about 2 hours 40 minutes; the Kinosaki runs from Kyoto and the Hamakaze from Sannomiya and Himeji. All seven bathhouses are within walking distance of each other.
Where it is
Kinosaki-Onsen 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 Kounotori to Kinosaki and back.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
The town’s policy, not the building’s
This is one of Kinosaki’s public bathhouses, and the rule belongs to the town rather than to this particular building. How Kinosaki’s Yumepa system works →
What happens when you arrive
Buy a ticket at the window, or show your Yumepa, and go in. There’s nothing to cover.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (Toyooka City / Kinosaki tourism association, English)
Read on: visitkinosaki.com/plan/visitor-info/guides/tattoos-in-kinosaki-onsen/
All seven public hot springs in Kinosaki Onsen allow tattoos of all sizes, with no need to cover them up
The operator’s own wording. Show it if anyone asks.
Best for: families who want a lukewarm children’s bath beside the main one
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For current hours and prices, see the official website.