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.

Try the popular onsen with its own hot spring source

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

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

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

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

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

Kinosaki’s oldest outdoor bath

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

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

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

This outdoor, natural bath is even popular in winter

Conveniently located next to the station. A completely western-style outdoor bath

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

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

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

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

Relax and relieve yourself of daily stress and exhaustion

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