Nikko Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki
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Does Nikko Kinugawa Hotel Mikazuki allow tattoos? In a private bath
Hotel Mikazuki keeps eight suites on its CLUB9 floor, each with a stone onsen tub on the terrace, above a resort otherwise built around shared pools and baths.
The shared baths, pools and garden spa are the reason most people come, and the hotel’s own pages publish no tattoo rule for them. The private answer is the Mikazuki CLUB9 floor, where eight suites, five on the river side and three on the town side, each have a stone open-air tub filled with onsen water.
What the hotel says about its baths
設備 温泉露天風呂（石造り）／シャワートイレ／冷暖房／冷蔵庫／テレビ／空気清浄機／セミダブルベッド2台
The operator’s own wording.
The bath
The water is an alkaline simple spring, which the hotel says is plentiful and good for neuralgia and joint pain, tiredness and skin. There are more than 20 tubs across two halls that swap between men and women. Kinu-no-yu has ten: the Iwagumi Yuga rock bath, a vibra bath, a rain bath, a silver bath, a jacuzzi, a silk bath, a jet bath, Yakushi-no-yu, the Yunomiya open-air bath and a garden bath, plus a sauna. Keikoku-no-yu is built in marble, with a gold bath, the wide Yuga-no-yu, a lie-down bath, a silk bath, a jacuzzi, the Tensui bath, a sauna and three open-air tubs on three levels: the split-stone bath, the pot bath and the Takidono waterfall bath. A 100-meter garden corridor, Kinu-no-hana, links the halls. Hours are 14:00 to 1:00 and 5:00 to 10:00, saunas 14:00 to 22:00. Day bathing has been suspended since March 12, 2025; the baths are for overnight guests only. Yumemi-no-yu, with an open-air tub, a view bath and a jacuzzi, is a private bath for groups.
The private answer is the Mikazuki CLUB9 floor. Five river-side suites have an onsen open-air tub of stone or stone tile on the terrace: Kawasemi (93.2 m²), Keiryu (91.6 m²), Yusui (93.2 m²), Seseragi (96.4 m²) and Kawashibuki (139.8 m², four beds). Three more on the town side, Susono (121.2 m²), Momiji and Komorebi (95.5 m²), have the same stone-tiled onsen tub. The 76 m² Kihinshitsu has a sauna and shower booth instead. All come with Sekkisei and Paul Stuart toiletries.
The hotel
A large spa hotel run by Sanko, part of the Hotel Mikazuki group of Chiba, founded in 1961. Rooms come in three classes: the CLUB9 premium suites, superior rooms (Wa-modern rooms with a terrace, some with a private 40-degree swimsuit tub called an opuro, kids' rooms, family rooms and deluxe twins) and standard rooms. Meals are buffets. An indoor garden spa has a 100-meter circulating pool, a water slide, waterfall, jet benches, two saunas, a jacuzzi and a cold bath, with a rooftop pool in summer; guests use it free on arrival day and the next day. There are also a kids' land, game corner, karaoke, table tennis and a shop.
Good to know
- No day visitors since March 2025: the baths and the spa are for overnight guests only.
- Three minutes from the platform; the hotel is straight ahead when you leave Kinugawa-Onsen Station.
- The garden spa is a swimsuit zone, with suits for rent, open 10:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and free to guests on both days of a stay.
- Free hot and cold tea at the Yuagari teahouse, with beer and juice in the vending machines.
Getting there
Tobu's Spacia limited express from Asakusa takes about 2 hours 4 minutes to Kinugawa-Onsen Station. Leave the station and the hotel is in front of you, about 3 minutes on foot. Drivers come via Utsunomiya IC, the Nikko-Utsunomiya road and Imaichi IC, about 2 and a half hours from Tokyo; pull up at the entrance and staff direct you to the free parking.
Kinugawa-Onsen STN · Tobu Kinugawa line (Spacia from Asakusa, about 2 h 4 min)
About 3 minutes.
No shuttle needed; free parking at the hotel.
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
Use the bath in your room.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the premium room page)
Best for: Families who want a big resort with a pool and a riverside suite whose tub no one else uses
CLUB9 suites run 91.6 to 139.8 m²: Kawasemi, Keiryu, Yusui, Seseragi and Kawashibuki face the river; Susono, Momiji and Komorebi the town. The 76 m² Kihinshitsu suite has a sauna, not an open-air tub. Day visitors have been refused since the hotel limited its facilities to overnight guests. Spring: alkaline simple.
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