Hotel Kikunoya
ホテル菊乃家
Does Hotel Kikunoya allow tattoos? In a private bath
Book a room in the Bettei annex, where all eight rooms have a tub of their own, and nothing needs covering. The water is an artificial spring, not a natural one.
Kikunoya publishes no tattoo rule on its site, so don’t take the silence as permission for the large bath.
The bath
The Bettei annex opened in July 2025 with eight rooms. Each has a tub of Towada stone and Aomori hiba wood, filled with Komyoseki water, which the hotel calls an artificial hot spring. You can use it at any hour.
In the main building most room types have a bath. Two have none, and one has only a shower booth.
The large bath, Kiku no Yu, has an indoor jacuzzi bath and an open-air bath of Iyo-Oshima stone. It’s for staying guests only, 6 to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to midnight.
The hotel
Check-in is from 3 p.m. and check-out by 11 a.m.
Getting there
Miyajimaguchi STN · JR Sanyo line, then the JR ferry
About 850 meters from Miyajima pier.
From Hiroshima, it's 27 minutes on the local train to Miyajimaguchi, a six-minute walk to the pier, then ten minutes on the ferry.
Where it is
Miyajima pier
- Sanyo Shinkansen 1 hr 25 min from Osaka
- JR Sanyo line 27 min
- JR ferry 10 min
- Shinkansen tickets Seats between any two stations, booked by date.
- JR Kansai-Hiroshima Area Pass ¥17,000 · 5 days Worth it if you’re arriving from Osaka or Kyoto.
- Hiroshima and Miyajima day tour Hiroshima’s main sights and Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima, lunch included.
- 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
Book a Bettei annex room and use the tub in it.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site (the hotel’s annex page)
Best for: couples who want a new room with its own stone tub, a few minutes from the shrine
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