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Book Gekkoen Yugetsusanso in Arima Onsen (Hyogo)— A traditional wooden Japanese inn that stands three stories tall. Listen to the babbling of the river that flows nearby. The structure has a bridge that crosses over the river. The two types of hot spring waters that can be enjoyed are brown (“gold spring”) or transparent (“silver spring”).
Access: 1 hour by bus from Hankyu Highway Bus Osaka Umeda Terminal (Hankyu Sambangai) to Arima Onsen
Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available
Chloride spring, Radioactive spring
Mt. Rokko Tenran Observatory, Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge, Kobe
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.
40 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
20,600 - 113,300 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
318 Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan Show map
(1) 1 hour by bus from Hankyu Highway Bus Osaka Umeda Terminal (Hankyu Sambangai) to Arima Onsen, then 5 min by shuttle bus
(2) 1h 15 min by bus from Kyoto Station to Arima Onsen, then 5 min by shuttle bus
(3) 30 min by bus from Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Arima Onsen, then 5 min by shuttle bus
(4) 10 min by Kobe Municipal Subway from Sannomiya Station to Tanigami Station, 10 min by Kobe Electric Railway from Tanigami Station to Arimaguchi Station, then 5 min by Kobe Electric Railway Arima Line to Arima Onsen Station, and 5-min shuttle bus ride from there.
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.