Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Allowed with conditionsStated by the facility
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers.
Kanto Tochigi
Tattoo-friendly baths in Nikko and Kinugawa
Nikko city in Tochigi includes Kinugawa Onsen, Okunikko and Yunishigawa. It is about 128 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. 6 listed baths lie within about 20 km of the centre; 5 state their tattoo rule on their own website or an official tourism listing.
- Tattoos allowed 1
- Allowed with conditions 4
- Reported tattoo-OK 1
Stated by the facility or city Reported by visitors
The tattoo rule at each bath
- Hotel Kinugawa Gyoen Nikko, Tochigi
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers. - KAI Kinugawa Nikko, Tochigi
Hoshino Resorts' group FAQ says it does not restrict guests with tattoos. Staff may still refuse the baths if they judge other guests could feel afraid. - Kinugawa Onsen Asaya Hotel Nikko, Tochigi
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers. - Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel Nikko, Tochigi
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers. - Oku-Nikko Hotel Shikisai Nikko, Tochigi
Tattoos must be small enough to cover with two of the hotel's cover stickers. - Yunishigawa Kanko Center (Yu no Sato) Nikko, Tochigi
Reported only: @nifty Onsen, a large Japanese bath directory, lists this bath in its tattoo-OK category. The facility's own website did not mention tattoos when we checked on 9 Oct 2026.
All 6 baths in Nikko and Kinugawa
KAI Kinugawa
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Tattoos allowedStated by the facility
Onsen ryokan (Hoshino Resorts KAI), for staying guests
Hoshino Resorts' group FAQ says it does not restrict guests with tattoos. Staff may still refuse the baths if they judge other guests could feel afraid.
Kinugawa Onsen Asaya Hotel
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Allowed with conditionsStated by the facility
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers.
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Allowed with conditionsStated by the facility
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be fully covered with cover stickers, using the facility's paid cover stickers.
Oku-Nikko Hotel Shikisai
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Allowed with conditionsStated by the facility
Onsen hotel or inn
Tattoos must be small enough to cover with two of the hotel's cover stickers.
Yunishigawa Kanko Center (Yu no Sato)
KantoNikko, Tochigi
Reported tattoo-OKNot confirmed by facility
Day-trip hot-spring or bath complex
@nifty Onsen, a large Japanese bath directory, lists this bath in its tattoo-OK category. The facility's own website did not mention tattoos when we checked on 9 Oct 2026.
Each listing was last checked between 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026. Rules can change, so check the official link on each bath's page before you go. Sources and method. We have not visited these baths ourselves.