Kigan no Yado Aoshima Jizoan
「祈願の宿」青島・地蔵庵
Does Kigan no Yado Aoshima Jizoan allow tattoos? In a private bath
Jizoan has five rooms, a Jizo for childbirth prayers, and a pH 9 spring that only ever runs into private baths: Takara-yu and the rock bath go to one party at a time for an hour.
The inn publishes no tattoo rule. Its hot spring is used only as private baths: two rooms, Takara-yu and the rock bath, each taken by one party for 60 minutes, so there is no shared tub at all. The detached special room also has its own open-air and indoor bath.
The bath
The spring comes up on the inn's own ground, an alkaline water of pH 9.1 high in sodium bicarbonate that the inn calls one of the silkiest beauty baths in Japan. Its pages quote guests who say blemishes faded and dermatitis eased. The water is changed every day.
It runs into two private bathrooms, Takara-yu, the treasure bath, and the rock bath. Both are rock-rimmed tubs in rooms tiled with speckled granite; one has a wide window onto a pocket garden of bamboo and a board fence, and a rough stone spout pours into the tub. A party takes a room for 60 minutes. Day bathing starts at 9 a.m. and costs from ¥3,500 for two, ¥1,000 for each extra adult and less for children, with face and bath towels included; a lunch of handmade soba noodles and tempura plus the bath is from ¥8,000. Book two days ahead by phone or online. Staff call through the door ten minutes before time, and bath-only visitors get no rest room. The site does not print what staying guests pay.
The detached special room, 100 square meters for two to four, has its own open-air bath and indoor bath; the standard and deluxe rooms have an indoor bath, and the site does not say whether those are spring-fed.
The hotel
Five rooms for 25 guests: a standard room in the main house for two, a detached deluxe for two to four looking onto the garden, and the detached special room with its own baths. The restaurant is an old farmhouse with private and semi-private rooms; lunch is 100 percent buckwheat soba with tempura. There is a loft rest room, a hearth lounge on the courtyard, and a Jizo for prayers for children and safe birth, which the inn also offers to day visitors along with fasting stays. Check-in is at 4 p.m., last arrival 8 p.m., and check-out at 10 a.m.
Good to know
- The inn picks up at Kodomo-no-kuni Station; ask when booking.
- Day bathing must be booked two days ahead, from 9 a.m., 60 minutes a party.
- Towels come with the day price, a face towel and a bath towel each.
- Eight free parking spaces, no reservation needed.
Getting there
From Miyazaki Station take the JR Nichinan Line to Kodomo-no-kuni Station, about 25 minutes, then walk 8 to 10 minutes; the inn will also collect you at the station. From Miyazaki Airport a taxi takes about 15 minutes. Drivers leave the Miyazaki Expressway at the Miyazaki IC and follow Route 220 and Prefectural Road 337, about 12 minutes; eight free spaces.
Kodomo-no-kuni STN · JR Nichinan Line
8 to 10 minutes.
Pickup from Kodomo-no-kuni Station on request; taxi from the airport about 15 minutes.
Where it is
Kodomo-no-kuni STN
- Kyushu Shinkansen 1 hr 16 min
- Kirishima express 2 hr 10 min
- JR Nichinan line 25 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 by train from Hakata.
- Takachiho day tour Takachiho Gorge, Takachiho and Amanoiwato shrines and the Amanoyasukawara cave.
- 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, or reserve a private bath by phone.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site:
Best for: couples on a fertility or safe-birth pilgrimage who want a silky alkaline bath to themselves
The spring rises on the inn’s own grounds at pH 9.1 (the day-use page prints 9.2) and the water is changed daily. Day visitors pay from ¥3,500 for a pair for 60 minutes, ¥1,000 per extra adult, from 9 a.m., booked two days ahead; the site does not say what staying guests pay for the private baths. Check-in 4 p.m. (last 8 p.m.), check-out 10 a.m.
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