Livemax Resort Kinugawa
リブマックスリゾート鬼怒川
Does Livemax Resort Kinugawa allow tattoos? In a private bath
Every room at Livemax Resort Kinugawa, even the cheapest, opens onto a terrace with a glazed Shigaraki tub facing the river.
Every room at Livemax Resort Kinugawa has its own Shigaraki-ware open-air tub on a private terrace, and the hotel publishes no tattoo rule for the shared bath. A private bath is also sold at two hours for 2,500 yen, booked the same day at the front desk.
What the hotel says about its baths
和モダンの雰囲気に包まれた客室に、鬼怒川の自然を一望できる露天風呂。完全個室の空間で、プライベートタイムをゆっくりとお過ごしください。
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The source is Shaka-no-yu, a simple spring the hotel lists as low-tension, weakly alkaline and hot, 50 degrees at the source, with neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, frozen shoulder, bruises, digestive complaints, poor circulation and recovery after illness on its list. The hotel marks it kakenagashi, flowing through without recirculation. The open-air baths look down the gorge; the indoor halls are broad, and a Harvia sauna was added in 2023. Hours are 6:00 to 11:00 and 15:00 to 24:00. Day bathers are welcome 8:00 to 10:00 and 15:00 to 24:00 (last entry 22:00), ¥1,500 with a towel set or ¥900 without, children ¥1,200; a rooftop heated pool uses spring water but was out of service in May 2026. The hotel does not say whether the sides swap.
The private bath is a fully enclosed room with a step-free floor and grab rails in the shower, 13:00 to 21:00, two hours for ¥2,500 with towels, booked at the front desk. Every room has its own Shigaraki-ware open-air tub on a private terrace, and the hotel says those tubs run on the spring. The Wa-modern Japanese-Western rooms are 25 m² with a 6 m² terrace, 21 of them, plus one corner room; four Wa-modern suites are 55 m² with a 12 m² terrace for up to five; and two Wa-birei rooms of 35 m² with an 8 m² terrace take dogs.
The hotel
A budget resort of the Livemax chain at the south end of Ohara, near Kosagoe Station. Rooms are Wa-modern in style with Simmons beds, two-door fridges and a washlet toilet; all have the terrace tub. Meals are seasonal buffets in a high-ceilinged dining room, with a live kitchen and crab or ikura features in some seasons. There are a rooftop pool, a training space, karaoke, a games corner, a bedrock sauna, a dog run and a foot-washing station, and electric bicycles for rent at ¥1,000 a night. Check-in 15:00, last check-in 22:00 with no exceptions; check-out 11:00. Parking for 25 cars is free.
Good to know
- The private bath is two hours for ¥2,500, towels included, step-free, booked at the desk from 13:00.
- Kosagoe Station is a 10-minute walk; Kinugawa-Onsen Station is about 15 minutes by car, with no shuttle.
- Check in by 22:00 or lose the room, the hotel says; call if you are late.
- Day bathers pay ¥900 without towels, or ¥1,500 with a towel set.
Getting there
Tobu's Spacia from Asakusa takes about 120 minutes to the Kinugawa line. The nearest stop is Kosagoe, a local station, about 10 minutes on foot from the hotel. From Kinugawa-Onsen Station it is about 15 minutes by car; there is no hotel shuttle. The Nikko Kotsu bus from Kinugawa-Onsen Station to Kinugawa Leisure Park stop takes about 20 minutes, then about 10 minutes on foot. Free parking for 25 cars.
Kosagoe STN · Tobu Kinugawa line (local stop; expresses to Kinugawa-Onsen)
About 10 minutes from Kosagoe Station.
About 15 minutes by car from Kinugawa-Onsen Station; no shuttle; bus to Kinugawa Leisure Park then 10 minutes on foot.
Where it is
- 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
Use the bath in your room, or reserve a private bath at the front desk.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the room and onsen pages)
Best for: Budget travelers who still want an open-air tub on their own terrace
Room types, all with a Shigaraki terrace tub: Wa-modern Japanese-Western, 25 m² plus a 6 m² terrace, 21 rooms; one corner room; four Wa-modern suites of 55 m² plus a 12 m² terrace; and two Wa-birei dog-friendly rooms. The onsen page marks the water as かけ流し 〇. Private bath 13:00 to 21:00, towels included. The shared bath takes day visitors. About 15 minutes by car from Kinugawa-Onsen Station, by the hotel’s own reckoning. The rooftop pool has been out of service since May 2026.
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