Kinugawa Royal Hotel
鬼怒川ロイヤルホテル
Does Kinugawa Royal Hotel allow tattoos? In a private bath
Book the open-air private bath at the front desk, 30 minutes per group, and nothing needs covering. The shared large bath publishes no rule.
The hotel's own site publishes no tattoo policy for its shared bath.
What the hotel says about its baths
貨切露天風呂は1組３０分利用。フロントにて事前予約制となります。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The private open-air bath is booked at the front desk, 30 minutes per group.
The large shared bath has a sauna and an open-air section, and it's separated by gender.
The hotel
All 115 rooms are non-smoking, from 6-mat tatami rooms to two-room suites on the top floor, and one 12-mat room has its own open-air bath. Dinner is a 90-minute buffet of 70 to 80 Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes in the 2nd-floor hall, with tempura fried at a live counter and soft drinks, beer, wine and local sake included. Breakfast is a Japanese-Western buffet. Check-in is 3 p.m., checkout 11 a.m., and parking is free in two lots for about 110 cars.
Good to know
- Part of the Itoen Hotels chain, a budget group.
Getting there
Kinugawa-Onsen STN · Tobu Kinugawa line
The Kinu or Revaty Kinugawa limited express runs from Asakusa with no change, about 2 hours 5 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 reserve a private bath at the front desk.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the hotel's own top page, Itoen Hotels)
Best for: budget travelers who want an open-air bath to themselves over the Kinugawa gorge
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