RYOKANS providing rooms with private open-air baths
Book Negiya Ryofukaku in Arima Onsen (Hyogo)―― A beautiful view from high up in the hills. The structure was built with traditional Japanese construction methods so you can feel as if you have gone back in time as you explore the facilities. Here, you can enjoy bathing in brown-colored hot spring water (“gold 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 6 minutes on foot) from there
Private Onsens (For couples, families, tattoo wearers)
(1) Rooms with hot-water open-air/semi-open-air spa available: 6 rooms
(2) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 2 baths
Spring quality/qualities (Please refer to this page for the health merits)
Iron spring, Chloride 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
1857
Number of rooms
33 rooms
*Smoking is prohibited in all rooms