Best Hot Springs (Onsen) & Bath Houses (Sento) around Kansai Spot List

One of Kyoto's most famous hot springs, famous as “hot water for beautiful skin,” the water has a thick texture and makes your skin very smooth.

Soak in the hot springs while looking out through the pine forest at Shirahama Beach

The most popular of Kinosaki’s outdoor baths. The dynamic waterfall is a favorite

Relax and relieve yourself of daily stress and exhaustion

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

A seaside resort hotel where every room overlooks the ocean and you can relax at the beauty salon or the pool

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

Drawing from two historic sources of water, this open air bath has a nostalgic atmosphere typical of traditional public baths

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

Known as one of Japan’s top three beauty hot springs

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

The serene atmosphere and space provide a leisurely onsen experience for travelers

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

The beloved traditional tubs have long been a symbol of Yunomine

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.

A spring born of the prayers of a Buddhist monk named Dochi

Famous for its natural boulder cave bath

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source