Arima Onsen
Arima is also called the “inner parlour of Kansai” and is an historical onsen resort that was favoured in the past by Hideyoshi Toyotomi (shogun from 1537 – 1598) . Even in the modern day where technology is well developed, Arima continues to provide shallow source (up to 300m) spring water with the full blessings of nature (active onsen elements). Arima Onsen contains 7 of the 9 main elements (simple, carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, ferruginous, sulphur, acidic, radioactive mineral onsen) required to be designated as a Cure Spring according to Ministry of the Environment policy, excluding sulphur and acidic onsen water elements, and is an onsen with a mixture of many of these elements that is rarely found in any country. The spring water containing iron and salt that changes color when exposed to the air is called “Kinsen (Golden Spring)” and the other transparent spring water is called “Ginsen (Silver Spring)”. These both have effects on rheumatism and neuralgia, etc. There are more than 30 onsen facilities at Arima Onsen and here you can spend the whole day enjoying the different onsen.
Onsen information
- ●Location
- Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
- ●Properties
- Kinsen: Strong basic ferruginous sodium chloride onsen (high temperature) /
Ginsen: Carbon dioxide spring water (carbonic acid spring water) - ●Temperature
- Kinsen: over 90℃ / Ginsen: around 50℃
- ●Effects
- Kinsen: sensitivity to cold, back pain, muscle and joint paint, peripheral arterial disease, all kinds of allergic skin disorders including infectious skin diseases and chronic eczema, rashes, wounds and burns
Ginsen: high blood pressure, peripheral arterial obliterative disease, functional arterial circulation disorder, persistent wounds, localized circulation disorder in the arms and legs - ●Accommodation
- Hotels ・ Ryokan ・ 31 Minshuku (guest houses)
- ●Sightseeing spots
- Onsen temples/shrines, Taikonoyu , Zuiho-ji Park, Tsutsumigadake Park, etc.
- ●Contact
- Arima Hot Springs Tourist Association Tel 078-904-0708(9:00～19:00)
- ●Transport
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- 【By public transport】
- ●from Tokyo
- Tokyo (2.5 hours by Nozomi Shinkansen / 2 hours 54 minutes by Hikari Shinkansen) → Shin-Kobe (40 minutes by Shinki Bus / Shintetsu Bus / Hankyu Bus)→ Arima Onsen
- okyo (2.5 hours by Nozomi Shinkansen / 2 hours 54 minutes by Hikari Shinkansen) → Shin-Kobe (8 minutes by Hokushin Kyuko) → Tanigami (15 minutes by Kobe Dentetsu) → Arima Onsen
- ●from Osaka
- Shin-Osaka (5 minutes by JR/Subway) → Osaka (Umeda) (55 minutes by Hankyu Bus limited express)→ Arima Onsen
- From Shin-Osaka (54 minutes Hankyu Bus express)→ Arima Onsen
- Shin-Osaka (28 minutes by JR limited express) → Osaka → Kobe (2 minutes by Kobe Rapid Transit Railway) → Shinkaichi (40 minutes by Kobe Dentetsu)→ Arima Onsen
