Hotel Route Inn Kyoto Kumiyama
ホテルルートイン京都久御山
Does Hotel Route Inn Kyoto Kumiyama allow tattoos? Yes, covered
A hotel by the expressway in Kumiyama, south of the city toward Uji, with a large communal bath. JR Ogura, the station the hotel names, is three kilometers east.
Tattoos are allowed if a cover seal hides them completely. The group names no seal size and doesn’t say the hotel sells seals, so bring your own.
Show this at the front desk
入れ墨(タトゥー)のある方のご入浴はお断りしております。ただし、カバーシールを用いて入れ墨(タトゥー)が完全に覆えている場合に限り、大浴場をご利用いただけます。
The operator’s own wording, to show at the desk if you need to.
The bath
Opened on March 27, 2025, the Kumiyama hotel fills Tabibito no Yu with natural hot-spring water and names the source: Kameoka Tennen Onsen Genji no Yu, in Kameoka. It is a mild, low-temperature spring, and the hotel notes that it is diluted, heated and filtered on a circulating system. There is also a sauna, open the same hours as the baths. Men and women bathe separately, 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Each side stocks body soap, shampoo, conditioner, toner, milk lotion, cotton swabs and a scale; cleansing oil and cotton pads are on the women’s side, shaving foam and razors on the men’s.
The hotel
A new 224-room hotel by the Keiji bypass. Breakfast is free in the 96-seat Restaurant NAGOMI on the first floor, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., with croissants and Danish baked there. The same room serves dinner, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Saturday, including an all-you-can-drink deal at ¥1,000. Microwaves are on the first, third, sixth and ninth floors, and a 7-Eleven is about four minutes’ walk.
Good to know
- 185 free parking spaces, five minutes from the Kumiyama interchange; trucks and buses pay ¥3,000 a night and must book.
- Come down to breakfast in room wear; the hotel says jinbei and other loungewear are fine in the restaurant.
Getting there
Ogura STN · Kintetsu Kyoto line
About 12 minutes by car.
It’s not a walk from any station. JR Ogura on the JR Nara line is about 15 minutes by car. Drivers leave the Keiji bypass at Kumiyama.
Where it is
- JR Kansai Wide Area Pass ¥12,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re riding out to Kinosaki or Shirahama and back.
- Gion food tour, 13 dishes at 4 eateries Three hours on foot through Gion and Pontocho with an English-speaking guide, dinner spread over four small eateries. Meets at 6 pm.
- Funaoka Onsen bathhouse visit with a guide A guide takes you into Funaoka Onsen, Kyoto’s 1920s bathhouse, and the cafe in a former bathhouse nearby. Klook lists it as tattoo-friendly, and admission is included.
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- Japan Rail Pass from ¥53,000 · 7, 14 or 21 days For a trip that takes in several regions by Shinkansen and JR lines.
A chain rule for the whole group
Route Inn sets this rule once for the whole group, Route Inn, Grand, Ark and Grand Vrio alike. The whole picture on Route Inn, and every Route Inn listing on this site →
What happens when you arrive
Bring your own seals and cover the tattoo completely before you go in. The hotel doesn't specify a size, so cover everything.
How we know
Confirmed from official site (group FAQ, no property exceptions)
Best for: drivers heading for Uji and the southern temples
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