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.

This outdoor, natural bath is even popular in winter

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

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

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.

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

Fun and easy open-air hot spring bathing

A cozy accommodation with its own hot spring

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

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

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

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

An enormous spa resort with an undervalued hotel

A traditional accommodation with a Japanese-style garden of 1,980 square meters that was painstakingly landscaped

Filled with divine blessings. A spacious, comfortable bath

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

Famous for its natural boulder cave bath

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