About
One of Japan's three most famous and oldest hot spring resorts, located at the foot of Mount Rokko. Retains a rich, traditional onsen-town atmosphere despite easy access from Osaka and Kobe.
Why go
- Authentic onsen experience
- Feels like a world away from urban osaka
Must try
- Relax in the unique "kin-no-yu" (golden water)
- Free, adjacent foot bath with golden spring water
- Tansan senbei (crackers made in carbonated spring water)
- Visit taiko-no-yu (public bath)
- Visit gin-no-yu (public bath)
Pro tips
- Easy to reach from osaka or kobe
- Take the jr special rapid to sannomiya, then subway + cablecar or bus
- Wear comfortable shoes
- Many ryokan offer private, tattoo-friendly baths
- Take the kobe electric railway to arima onsen station
Good to know
- Tattoo-friendly
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