Kinugawa Park Hotels
鬼怒川パークホテルズ
Does Kinugawa Park Hotels allow tattoos? In a private bath
The large bath is closed to tattooed guests. Book a room with its own open-air bath, or reserve the private open-air bath, ¥2,000 plus tax for 50 minutes, ahead or at the front desk on arrival.
The rule and the alternatives are on the hotel's own information page, in the same sentence.
The bath
The hotel has its own spring, a simple spring, run partly free-flowing and partly circulated. It's heated, and water is added only when the temperature needs adjusting. There are two sets of baths, which swap between men and women by time of day, so one stay covers both. One set joins the Oedo Ukiyo-buro, a large bath hall done in period style, with a tub shaped like a yakatabune pleasure boat. The other joins an old-cypress hinoki bath, with the Kinugawa and the trees outside its windows, with a large barrel tub. Each set has its own rough rock open-air bath, where the hotel says you hear the leaves and the river.
The baths are open 5 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to midnight, closed 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for cleaning and the changeover. Soap, shampoo, conditioner, dryers and shaving gear are provided. Bring towels from your room.
The garden private open-air bath is surrounded by trees and open 24 hours. It costs ¥2,000 plus tax for 50 minutes, booked ahead or at the front desk on arrival, with slots starting on the hour and allotted first come, first served. It's for soaking only, with no soap or shampoo. There's no casual day bathing, only day plans with a meal.
The hotel
Four buildings share one site, with the baths and restaurants in the Kirakukan main building. One room type has an open-air bath facing the river, others have hinoki or stone open-air baths, and the Kirakukan's special floor, Sora, has six rooms with touches such as a hinoki indoor bath or a bedrock sauna.
Good to know
- Choose the room and the dinner separately. Kaiseki at the Tsukimitei by a torch-lit courtyard, a set meal in a hall, or a meal in your room on some plans.
- Free parking across the road, behind the waterside cafe.
- Arrive by 7 p.m. if dinner is included. If the hotel can’t reach you, meals are canceled at 8 p.m. and the room at 9 p.m.
Getting there
On foot from Kinugawa-Onsen Station, where the Tobu limited expresses from Asakusa arrive. The hotel doesn't run a pickup.
Kinugawa-Onsen STN · Tobu Kinugawa line (limited expresses from Asakusa)
About 5 to 6 minutes.
Where it is
Kinugawa-Onsen STN
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Tokyo Wide Pass ¥16,000 · 3 days Worth it if you’re also traveling around Tokyo on JR.
- Nikko Pass All Area ¥8,000 · 4 days Worth it if you’re coming from Asakusa. It covers the Tobu line from Asakusa and back, and Tobu trains and buses around Kinugawa and Nikko.
- Nikko classic day tour Toshogu Shrine, the Irohazaka hairpins, Lake Chuzenji and Kegon Falls, from Tokyo.
- 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 use one of the private baths. No reservation needed.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the hotel's own information page)
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This is the rule for the shared baths. It doesn’t apply to the private baths.
Best for: travelers who want to know the terms before they book rather than at the front desk
The rooms with their own open-air bath are a separate rate, so choose the plan rather than hoping to switch on arrival.
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