Hinata no Yado Nichinan Miyazaki
天然温泉 ひなたの宿 日南宮崎
Does Hinata no Yado Nichinan Miyazaki allow tattoos? In a private bath
Hinata no Yado runs more than ten kinds of tub on a silica-rich spring, and keeps one of them, Nagomi-no-yu, behind a door you can rent, with three premium rooms that have open-air baths of their own.
No tattoo rule is published. The private answers are the family bath Nagomi-no-yu, a bath rented to one party with picture windows over the town, and three premium rooms with their own open-air hot spring bath. The hotel does not print the family bath’s price or hours.
The bath
The spring is a chloride and sodium bicarbonate water, 33.4°C at the source, pH 7.4, colorless and odorless and not for drinking. The hotel sells it on its metasilicic acid, 66 milligrams against the 50 the trade counts as a beauty bath, and says the water is soft enough for small children and sensitive skin.
The men's and women's halls run to more than ten kinds of tub: a relaxation bath, a floating bath, a whirlpool, an esthetic bath, a vital bath, a moxibustion bath, a jet reclining bath, an open-air bath, a cold bath, a walking bath and a sauna. Day bathing runs from 6 to 9 a.m. and noon to 10 p.m., last entry 9 p.m.; staying guests have until 11 p.m. The site does not print the admission price.
The private answer is Nagomi-no-yu, the family bath: a square tub of dark polished stone with steps and handrails in a room whose whole back wall is window, looking down over the town and the hills at dusk. The hotel describes it as a spacious bath for a family to take as a private room, and that is all it says; price, minutes and how to book are not published, so ask at the desk. The premium rooms Ten, Son and Ko each have a private open-air hot spring bath on a timber-roofed terrace; Rin has a private bath room.
The hotel
A 46-room hotel in nine types: Japanese rooms of six to ten mats, Western singles and twins, Japanese-Western rooms, three types with their own bath and the four premium rooms, from Rin at 34 square meters to Ten at 64 with two king beds. There is a restaurant, a rest room, banquet halls, a shop, a coin laundry and 196 free parking spaces, plus a separate villa, Itajiki. The hotel runs lunch service and seasonal lobster dinners in autumn. Check-in 3 p.m., check-out 10 a.m.
Good to know
- Day bathing opens at 6 a.m., closes at 9, and runs again from noon to 10 p.m.
- Ten, the largest premium room, has two king beds and its own open-air bath on a roofed terrace.
- 196 free parking spaces, no reservation needed.
- The sports park pool is a short walk away in summer, by the hotel's own notice.
Getting there
The hotel publishes driving directions only. From Miyazaki Airport take Route 220 down the coast, about 50 minutes, or Prefectural Road 28 and the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway to the Nichinan-Togo IC, about 30 minutes, then Prefectural Road 434 west for about 3 minutes. It gives no train or bus route and no walking time from any station; the JR Nichinan Line from Miyazaki Station serves Nichinan, and a taxi from the station is the practical finish.
Nichinan STN · JR Nichinan Line
The hotel publishes no walking time.
Driving directions only: Nichinan-Togo IC, then Prefectural Road 434 west, 3 minutes.
Where it is
Obi STN
- Kyushu Shinkansen 1 hr 16 min
- Kirishima express 2 hr 10 min
- JR Nichinan line 1 hr 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 at the front desk.
How we know
Bath layout confirmed, tattoo policy not published Checked on the official site:
Best for: a big-bath hotel in Nichinan town where one bath, Nagomi-no-yu, can be taken behind a closed door
Premium rooms Ten, Son and Ko have a private open-air hot spring bath; Rin has a private bath room. Three further room types have an ordinary private bath. The family bath’s price, minutes and booking terms are not on the site. Day use 6 to 9 a.m. and noon to 10 p.m., last entry 9 p.m.; staying guests until 11 p.m.; the day admission price is not printed.
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