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.

Directly connected to JR Osaka Station. A health and wellness facility offering diverse services including natural hot spring, fitness, and dining.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A cozy accommodation with its own hot spring

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

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

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

The beloved traditional tubs have long been a symbol of Yunomine

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

A cozy onsen hotel where kids are welcome

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

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

Famous for its natural boulder cave bath

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