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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: One hour 5 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport to Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal, then 30 minutes by bus to Arima Onsen and 3-min shuttle bus ride (or 10 minutes on foot) from there
Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available: 2 rooms
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
*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
17,600 - 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) One hour 5 minutes by bus from Kansai International Airport to Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal, then 30 minutes by bus to Arima Onsen and 3-min shuttle bus ride (or 10 minutes on foot) from there
(2) One hour by bus from Hankyu Highway Bus Osaka Umeda Terminal (Hankyu Sambangai) to Arima Onsen, then 2 minutes by shuttle bus (or 6 minutes on foot)
(3) One hour 15 minutes by bus from Kyoto Station to Arima Onsen, then 2 minutes by shuttle bus (or 6 minutes on foot)
(4) 10 minutes by Kobe Municipal Subway from Kobe Sannomiya Station to Tanigami Station, 10 minutes by Kobe Electric Railway from Tanigami Station to Arimaguchi Station, then 5 minutes by Kobe Electric Railway Arima Line to Arima Onsen Station and 4-min shuttle bus ride (or 12 minutes on foot) from there
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.