Koshikano Onsen
美肌の湯 こしかの温泉
Does Koshikano Onsen allow tattoos? In a private bath
Koshikano Onsen puts a source-fed spring tub in every room and glamping dome, and its FAQ says plainly that guests with tattoos can bathe. There has been no shared bath to worry about since day use ended in 2021.
The inn answers the question in its own FAQ: yes, a guest with tattoos can bathe, because every room comes with its own bath and nobody else sees you. Day-use bathing and the family baths ended in November 2021, so the only tubs left are the ones inside the rooms and glamping units.
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タトゥーがありますが入浴可能でしょうか？ 可能です。当施設は全室、浴室が付いたお部屋となっており他のお客様の目を気にせずご入浴をお楽しみいただけます。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
The bath
The spring is a sodium bicarbonate water that rises on its own, 49°C at the source, pH 6.9 to 7, with 1,320 mg of bicarbonate and 226 mg of metasilicic acid per kilogram. The inn sells it as a beauty bath: it says the water lifts skin oils and dead skin gently and leaves you smooth and refreshed. Every bath on the property runs on it straight from the source.
There is no shared bath. Day-use bathing and the family baths closed in November 2021, and the inn now takes staying guests only. In the ryokan wing, rooms 111 to 113 have an open-air spring bath and an indoor one, plus a cold plunge and a tent sauna of their own; rooms 201 to 203 have an open-air and an indoor spring bath; the small rooms 211 to 220 have an indoor spring bath only. Every glamping unit, whether suite, standard or ryokan-glamping, has its own source-fed open-air bath, a private sauna, a cold bath, a shower and a toilet, so the whole stay can pass without meeting another guest at a tub. The inn publishes no bathing hours for the room tubs.
The hotel
The inn opened in 1978 as Sachiso and has been rebuilt in stages, with the glamping domes added from 2022. Ryokan rooms run from 13 to 39 square meters for two or three guests; the domes are air-conditioned with their own dining space. Dinner and breakfast plans or room-only stays are sold, and the glamping side cooks on a grill at the unit. The main building has a dining hall, a food and drink counter, a free drink station and baby beds. Check-in is 5 p.m., with paid early check-in from 3 p.m., and check-out 10 a.m. Dogs stay in set unit types.
Good to know
- The FAQ answers the tattoo question in one line: yes, because every room has its own bath.
- A free shuttle meets booked guests at Kagoshima Airport or Kokubu Station, 3 to 7 p.m. on arrival and 8 to 11 a.m. on departure.
- No day visitors since November 2021, so the grounds belong to staying guests.
- Dogs up to 40 kg are welcome in the pet glamping units with vaccination papers.
Getting there
From Kagoshima-Chuo Station take the JR Nippo Line to Kokubu Station; the inn gives no train time. From Kokubu the inn's free shuttle collects booked guests between 3 and 7 p.m., or a taxi takes about 15 minutes. From Kagoshima Airport the same shuttle runs by reservation, and by car the inn is 15 minutes from the Mizobe Kagoshima Airport interchange. Hinatayama Station on the Hisatsu Line is about 12 minutes by car. Parking is free for about 30 cars.
Kokubu STN · JR Nippo Main Line
Not walkable.
Free shuttle from Kokubu Station or Kagoshima Airport, booked ahead; taxi about 15 minutes.
Where it is
- Kyushu Shinkansen 1 hr 18 min
- Kirishima express 38 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kyushu Rail Pass from ¥12,000 · 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days Worth it if you’re coming from Hakata by train.
- Kyushu SunQ Pass Worth it if you’re riding buses around Kagoshima. It covers the airport bus to the spa villages and Myoken and the Kagoshima Kotsu bus from Kirishima-Jingu Station.
- Sakurajima volcano half-day tour Half a day on Sakurajima, the active volcano across the bay from Kagoshima.
- 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
There's no shared bath here, so every bath you use is private.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the FAQ takes the tattoo question directly; the rooms, glamping and hot spring pages list the in-room baths)
Best for: dog owners and glamping families who want a spring-fed open-air tub and a private sauna at the door
Ryokan rooms 111 to 113 have an open-air and an indoor spring bath, a cold bath and a tent sauna; rooms 201 to 203 have an open-air and an indoor spring bath; rooms 211 to 220 have an indoor spring bath only. Every glamping unit has a source-fed open-air bath, its own sauna, cold bath, shower and toilet. No shared bath is open: day use ended in November 2021. Free shuttle from Kagoshima Airport or Kokubu Station if booked. Check-in 5 p.m., check-out 10 a.m. Dogs up to 40 kg in set room types with vaccination papers.
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