Tattoo-friendly ONSEN town: Kinosaki

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What you’ll do

Kinosaki Onsen Town is a charming spot known for its seven public hot springs. What sets it apart is its tattoo-friendly policy, a departure from the norm in Japan. Here, you can enjoy the healing and relaxing waters without being turned away due to tattoos, a welcome change.

The town's ambiance is traditional, with willow-lined canals and picturesque bridges. As you stroll through the streets in a provided yukata, you can easily hop between its public onsens, each offering a unique bathing experience.

The open-minded approach to tattoos enhances the relaxation factor. You can soak in the therapeutic hot springs without any worries. After enjoying the baths, explore the town's historic streets, local shops, and indulge in delicious cuisine, including Kinosaki's famous Tajima beef and fresh seafood.

  • You do NOT have to rent a car to get to Kinosaki onsen

  • Travel time from Kyoto station by train: 2h 30m /// by car: 2h 40m

  • Travel time from from Osaka station by train: 2h 40m /// by car: 2h 20m

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How to get to Kinosaki onsen
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Öffentlicher Verkehr
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$$
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Zug
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Read before your trip to Kinosaki
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If you arrive before the check-in time, I recommend leaving your bags at the hotel and starting to explore the town right away.

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Oedo Onsen Monogatari Kinosaki
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Hotel with a large onsen
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Hotel
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Satono Yu Onsen
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Onsen
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Heiße Quelle
Est. Price
900 ¥
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All the restaurants in Kinosaki are located really close to each other so feel free to experience them in any order you want, according to your preferences or the restaurants' reservation availability. For example you might want to have some seafood during lunch and some wagyu for dinner or the other way around.

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Okesho sengyo & Dinning room Kaichuen
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Delicious local seafood
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Restaurant
Est. Price
2.500 ¥
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Kōmoto shōten / 河本商店
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Gift shop
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Geschäft
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Ichi roku hachi iroha yu no machi / 一六八 いろは湯のまち
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Ghibli store
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Geschäft
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Matsugami
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Egg snack
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Cafe
Est. Price
300 ¥
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木輪 本店
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Woodcraft store
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Geschäft
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城崎茶宴 ちゃの湯
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Tea shop
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Geschäft
Est. Price
1.000 ¥
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Maruyama Karyo Kinosaki Store
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Traditional Japanese snack shop
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Geschäft
Est. Price
600 ¥
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Ichinoyu Onsen
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Onsen
Kategorie
Heiße Quelle
Est. Price
800 ¥
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Up next, you'll have restaurant options to choose from (swipe right to see the other choices).

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Orizuru Sushi Restaurant
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Delicious sushi
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Restaurant
Est. Price
4.500 ¥
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Shisho Shrine / 四所神社
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Shrine
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Sehenswürdigkeit
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This marks the end of day 1 in this itinerary.

In the upcoming section, you'll discover three public onsens in Kinosaki that, in my opinion, are not as appealing as the other four mentioned during day 1 and day 2 of this itinerary (the reasons for this will become apparent as you read their descriptions).

I decided to include these three onsens nonetheless because excluding them would have left the itinerary feeling incomplete, and you might want toto explore all seven public onsens in Kinosaki town anyway.

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Mandarayu Bath
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Onsen
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Heiße Quelle
Est. Price
800 ¥
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