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.

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

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

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

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

The entire place has a classic feel. This public bath is filled with unrivaled nostalgia

The beloved traditional tubs have long been a symbol of Yunomine

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

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

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

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 enormous spa resort with an undervalued hotel

Famous for its natural boulder cave bath

This outdoor, natural bath is even popular in winter

A cozy accommodation with its own hot spring

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

Relax at the first onsen in the Kansai region approved by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as a facility promoting health through onsen bathing

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

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

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