Goshono-Yu

御所の湯 · Kinosaki Onsen

Tattoos OK (day visit)

Can you bathe here with a tattoo?

This is the question we built the site around, so we answer it per situation.

Visiting for the day

Yes — tattoos are fine here

Tattoos are accepted in the main baths.

Source: official website · checked 2026-08-28

How it scores

Every onsen on this site is scored on the same five things.

Rated from research

Water3

Comfort4

Setting3.5

Access4

×Somewhere to sit — Bathe and leave

○Anything else nearby — In the middle of things

The showpiece of the seven, built as a Kyoto-style imperial hall with the largest open-air bath in town, planted with Tajima mountain flora and backed by the hillside. It is also the busiest, and the water is the same centrally distributed town supply as the rest, so come for the building and for the walk between bathhouses.

Scored from official photos, maps and transport information — not from a visit.

The baths

Indoor bath

Indoor bath in a building modelled on a Kyoto imperial hall.

Open to day visitors

Open-air bath

Large open-air bath planted with Tajima mountain flora and framed by the hillside behind.

Open to day visitors

Practical details

Day visits: Yes — you can bathe without staying overnight.
7:00-23:00 (last entry 30 min before closing); closed Thursdays
Day visit price: ¥800
Adult 800 yen, child 400 yen (ages 3 to elementary school). A one-day 'Yumepa' pass to all of Kinosaki's public bathhouses is 1,500 yen for adults / 750 yen for children. Most Kinosaki inns hand overnight guests a free pass at check-in.
Staying overnight: No
Getting there: In the Kinosaki Onsen bathhouse district, on foot from JR Kinosaki Onsen Station (JR San'in Line). One of the largest and busiest of the seven bathhouses.
Official website: visitkinosaki.com/things-to-do/goshono-yu

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Staying nearby

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