Chikutei
やさしさの宿 竹亭
Does Chikutei allow tattoos? In a private bath
The reservable baths here are sold to passers-by as well as guests, which is unusual on this street.
Chikutei has a view bath that it says nothing about where tattoos are concerned, so leave it alone. It has two reservable baths that solve the problem instead, and it sells them to people who are not staying: 2,500 yen before tax for guests and day bathers on a plan, 3,000 yen for the bath alone. Some stay plans include one free. Rooms with a natural hot spring open-air bath are also on the books.
Where it is
Okayama STN
JR Sanyo line 52 min
Hiroshima STN
Hotel locationHayashino STN
JR Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass Five days for 17,000 yen: reserved Sanyo Shinkansen seats between Okayama and Hakata, JR West local lines and the Marine Liner to Takamatsu. It covers the Shinkansen to Okayama and JR’s Tsuyama and Kishin lines to Hayashino, which is the all-JR way in by way of Tsuyama. The Chizu Express between Kamigori and Sayo is a private railway and is not covered. 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 — bath structure, not a tattoo policy. The two reservable baths, their price and the open-air bath rooms are on the inn’s own bath and room pages; 23 pages of the site carry no tattoo statement.
Read on: chikutei.co.jp/spa/
Best for: Two reservable baths bookable by the 45 minutes, including for people not staying the night.
Reservable baths run 11:00 to 23:00 in 45-minute slots starting on the hour, one group at a time, booked by phone. 2,500 yen before tax on the guest and day-plan rate, 3,000 yen before tax for the bath on its own. Some stay plans throw one in. The view bath is open 11:00 to 24:00 and 6:00 to 9:30 and has a bench in the open-air section. Rooms range from a natural hot spring open-air bath room up to a plain 14-tatami room.
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