Best around Arima Onsen, Mt. Rokko Spot List

A colorless hot spring on a small, quiet road. The ”silver spring” is both carbonated and enriched with radium

A large tea ceremony is held here to remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

Arima Hot Spring, located an hour's trip away from Osaka, is known as a retreat in the Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe areas. It is famous for being one of Japan's three oldest hot springs.

An established accommodation that offers a famous onsen and cuisines made from carefully selected ingredients

A vast, luxurious resort of 198,000 square meters filled with nature

Kansai's most famous dark-colored hot springs. The golden hot spring water is rich in sodium and iron

A bath and inn for adults looking to relax in style

An accommodation with an onsen sourced from a famous hot spring water in Arima in quaint Japanese atmosphere

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

The Rokko Arima Ropeway takes about 12 minutes to travel between Rokko Sancho Station, where Rokko Garden Terrace provides a sweeping vista of urban Kobe and Osaka Bay, and Arima Onsen Station, where clouds of white steam drift upward from one of Japan's three most famous hot springs. While gliding through sky, you can savor the superb view of the majestic nature of Mt. Rokko with scenery that changes with the seasons. What's more, there are attractions dotted across the mountain to enjoy at your leisure such as the Rokko Alpine Botanical Gardens and Rokkosan Country House. After unwinding in an onsen, take the ropeway back to Mt. Rokko.

Set within 200 metres of Tenjin Gensen and 300 metres of Hosenji Temple, Arima Kirari offers rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Kobe.

Featuring natural hot-spring baths among green hills, Takayamaso Hanano is a 10-minute walk from Arima Onsen Train Station. The Japanese rooms have futon beds and a private bathroom.

Offering stylish rooms with shoji paper screens and Western beds, Hotel Hanakoyado is only a 6-minute walk from Arima Onsen Train Station. It features hot-spring baths and a massage service.

Conveniently located in the centre of Arima Onsen District, Arima Gyoen features spacious Japanese-style guestrooms with futon bedding and tatami (woven straw) floors. Guests can soak in the public hot spring bath. Free WiFi is available in all...

Taketoritei Maruyama is a non-smoking Japanese-style accommodation featuring natural hot spring baths for private use and free Wi-Fi throughout the property.

Boasting an open-air hot springs bath and spacious garden, Arima Grand Hotel is located a 10-minute walk away from Arima Onsen Station. Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Free private parking is also available on site.

Spacious and stylish, the villas at Gosho Bessho pair traditional Japanese woodwork with modern furnishings. Rooms have a terrace with forest views. The peaceful hot-spring baths use Arima’s natural sources.