Day trip

Arima Onsen

Arima Onsen, Osaka

Kinnoyu public bathhouse building with its red sign in Arima Onsen, Kobe
Photo: そらみみ / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

An old hot spring town in the hills north of Kobe. Two public baths, Kin no Yu and Gin no Yu, sit in the centre of town.

Nearest station Arima Onsen (Kobe Electric Railway)
Time needed Half day
Best time Weekday afternoons
Autumn colour

Insider tip

Gin no Yu is open 9:00 to 21:00 with last entry at 20:30, and closed the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month and 1 January. It's a 10-minute walk from Arima Onsen Station. Entry fees aren't on the pages checked, so confirm at the baths' own site.

What the guides say about Arima Onsen

Minoo Park and Falls is free, with a 33 m falls reached by a trail from Hankyu Minoh Station. Osaka's tourism bureau lists the walk at about 40 minutes. Arima Onsen is a hot spring town north of Kobe, reached on the Kobe Electric Railway. Gin no Yu is open 9:00 to 21:00 (last entry 20:30) and closed the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month and 1 January, and it's a 10-minute walk from Arima Onsen Station. The Daisen Kofun (Nintoku-tenno-ryo) in Sakai is Japan's largest burial mound at 486 m. It's under Imperial Household Agency supervision, so check Sakai City's tourism guide for how to see it.

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Nearby

Arima Toys & Automata Museum Museum · 4 min walk A toy museum in Arima Onsen with an annual passport and craft workshops. Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens and Ropeway Park · 11.7 km away A hillside herb garden reached by ropeway from beside Shin-Kobe Station. Weathercock House Landmark · 12.0 km away A historic Western-style residence in Kobe's Kitano Ijinkan district, known as Kazamidori-no-Yakata. Ikuta Shrine Shrine · 12.7 km away A shrine dedicated to Wakahirume no Mikoto, said to date to 201 CE, with the wooded Ikuta no Mori behind it. Kobe Day trip · 13.4 km away A port city west of Osaka. Kobe Maritime Museum Museum · 13.7 km away A museum on Meriken Park covering the history of Kobe and its port.

Good to know

How do I get to Arima Onsen?
The nearest station is Arima Onsen (Kobe Electric Railway). Arima Onsen is in Arima Onsen, Osaka.
How long do you need at Arima Onsen?
Plan for half day.
When is the best time to visit Arima Onsen?
Weekday afternoons.

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