Arima Grand Hotel

Book Arima Grand Hotel in Arima Onsen (Hyogo)―― A large-scale hot spring resort hotel with an excellent view from Unkai, the highest class large observatory bathing paradise. Because the spring water is very rich in iron and changes to a brown color when it comes into contact with oxygen in the air, the spring color is brown.

Access: One hour 5 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport to Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal, then 30 minutes by bus to Arima Onsen and 2-min shuttle bus ride (or 6 minutes on foot) from there

Private Onsens (For couples, families, tattoo wearers)

(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 24 rooms
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 4 baths

Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)

Iron spring, Chloride spring, Radioactive spring

Tourist spots nearby

Mt. Rokko Tenran Observatory, Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge, Kobe

Top hot spring resort – Arima

One of Japan’s oldest hot springs, and one of the three most famous hot springs in Japan. The “Nihon Shoki” (a collection of ancient myth) it was recorded to have been discovered by two deities. Many past Emperors of Japan have visited here since some 1,500 years ago. The hot spring combines a plentiful amount of components, and is rare even on the worldwide scale.

Year of establishment

1963

Number of rooms

246 rooms