Best around Arima Onsen, Mt. Rokko Spot List

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

A temple that has long protected Arima Onsen

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

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

A large tea ceremony is held here to remember Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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

A toy museum where you can enjoy picking out favorites

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

A bath and inn for adults looking to relax in style

Learn how Hideyoshi Toyotomi bathed

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Set in Kobe in the Hyogo Region, 200 metres from Stamp Museum, Arima Hot Spring Ryokan Kotori boasts a terrace and hot spring bath. Free private parking is available on site. There is a 24-hour front desk at the property.

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...

Situated conveniently in the Arima Onsen district of Kobe, Arima Kirari is set 200 metres from Tenjin Gensen, 300 metres from Hosenji Temple and 300 metres from Arima River Kasen Shinsui Park.

Just 500 metres from Arima-Onsen Train Station, Kadonobo Ryokan offers a traditional hot-spring experience with indoor and outdoor kinsen-water baths. 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.