Kirishimaya Ryokan
桐島屋旅館
Does Kirishimaya Ryokan allow tattoos? In a private bath
A B&B-style inn two minutes from Kakoyama Park where the private bath is free, unbooked, and marked in use with an old wooden tag on the door.
A free private bath, no reservation needed: hang the wooden "in use" tag on the door and it is yours. The inn's own site describes it as unbooked and open to any guest.
Show this at the front desk
貨切風呂 伝統の浴槽の深さで作られた、大人が２人で入れるサイズの貨切り風呂です。無料でご利用いただけます。予約制ではないため、ご入浴の際は使用中の木の札をかけてください。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
Where it is
Ueno STN
Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi STN change to JR bus · 25 min
JR Kusatsu-Shima limited express 2 h 20
Takasaki STN
Tokyo STN
Shinjuku STN
Shibuya STN
Hotel locationKusatsu Onsen bus terminal
JR Tokyo Wide Pass covers the Kusatsu-Shima, JR’s limited express, as far as Naganohara-Kusatsuguchi. The bus up the valley is paid separately. Sold on Klook.
What happens when you arrive
Skip the shared baths and reserve the private one the way this page describes. Once the door is closed, the bath is yours.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (the inn's own onsen page)
Confirmed from the property’s own site.
Best for: A free private bath sized for two, no reservation, first-come with a wooden door tag
Also has the inn's signature three-tier "shiriyaki" communal tub (graduated hot/medium/cool) and a small open-air bath, both shared, unpublished tattoo policy.
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