Arima Onsen, Hyogo · Things to do
Things to Do in Arima Onsen: 10 Baths, Walks and Sights with Hours and Prices
10 things to do · checked October 23, 2026
10 things to do in Arima Onsen, from the station uphill
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 23, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Kin no Yu (Arima Hon-Onsen)有馬本温泉 金の湯
Public bath (golden spring) · Town centre
The public bath for Arima's brown "golden" spring (kinsen), an iron-and-salt hot spring. A free foot bath stands beside it and keeps the same hours.
- Access
- In the town centre, across the street from the Arima Toys and Automata Museum, which gives about 5 minutes on foot from Kobe Electric Railway Arima Onsen Station.
- Hours
- 8:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30)
- Closed on
- 2nd and 4th Tuesdays (open on a holiday Tuesday and closed the next day) and 1 January. The foot bath also closes on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays.
- Price
- Adults ¥800 (¥650 on weekdays, except New Year, Golden Week, Obon and other busy days); elementary and junior high ¥350; younger children free. Two-bath ticket with Gin no Yu ¥1,200. Towels are sold, not lent; body soap, shampoo and dryers are provided.
2Arima's spring sources walk有馬温泉 泉源めぐり
Self-guided walk · Town centre (Nene Bridge, Yumotozaka)
The City of Kobe maps a walk past the town's city-owned spring sources, where near-boiling kinsen comes up through wells about 165–240 m deep: Tenjin (99.4°C, the source for Kin no Yu), Uwanari (100.5°C), Gokuraku (98.1°C) and Gosho (63.9°C), which is lit up after dark. It starts at the vermilion Nene Bridge.
- Access
- Starts at Nene Bridge over the Arima River, outside Kobe Electric Railway Arima Onsen Station, and runs up the Yumotozaka shopping street.
3Arima Toys and Automata Museum有馬玩具博物館
Toy museum · Town centre
A museum of toys and automata from around the world, laid out by theme, with hands-on corners and craft workshops such as Arima's pop-up doll brush.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Arima Onsen Station across Taikobashi bridge; about 2 minutes from the Hankyu Bus terminal. Across the street from Kin no Yu.
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed on
- Irregular; the next listed closure is Thursday 29 October 2026. See the museum's calendar.
- Price
- Junior high and older ¥1,000; age 3 to elementary ¥500; under 3 free. No re-entry.
4Tansan Spring Park炭酸泉源公園
Spring source and small park · Tansan-zaka
A small green park at the top of Tansan-zaka with a tap for the cold carbonated spring (18.3°C). It was once drunk with sugar as a cider, and it gave Arima's tansan senbei crackers their name. Check the posted notes on drinking before you try it.
- Access
- Up Tansan-zaka from the Yumotozaka shopping street; the slope down the other side leads to Gin no Yu.
5Gin no Yu有馬温泉 銀の湯
Public bath (silver spring) · Town centre (below Tansan-zaka)
The public bath for the colourless "silver" spring (ginsen), a mix of carbonated water and radium spring. The two-bath ticket covers this and Kin no Yu.
- Access
- At the foot of Tansan-zaka, the slope down from Tansan Spring Park; the Gokuraku spring source is right next to it.
- Hours
- 9:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30)
- Closed on
- 1st and 3rd Tuesdays (open on a holiday Tuesday and closed the next day) and 1 January
- Price
- Adults ¥700 (¥550 on weekdays, except New Year, Golden Week, Obon and other busy days); elementary and junior high ¥300; younger children free. Two-bath ticket ¥1,200. Towels are sold.
6Taiko no Yudonokan太閤の湯殿館
History museum · Town centre (near Onsen-ji)
A small Kobe city museum built over excavated remains of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Arima bathhouse: a steam-bath ruin with a reconstruction above it, the rock bath he is said to have used, and roof tiles and tea wares from the dig.
- Access
- Down the slope from the Gokuraku spring source and Gin no Yu, near Onsen-ji.
- Hours
- 9:00–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
- Closed on
- 2nd Wednesday of each month; sometimes closed at other times
- Price
- Adults ¥200; children and students ¥100
7Onsen-ji温泉寺
Buddhist temple · Town centre
The temple the monk Gyoki is said to have founded in the Nara period, when he revived the hot spring. A statue of Gyoki stands across the road at the entrance of the Arima tourism and exchange centre.
- Access
- Below Taiko no Yudonokan, opposite the Arima tourism and exchange centre.
8Taiko no Yu有馬温泉 太閤の湯
Hot spring theme park (day spa) · Station side (towards the Stamp Museum)
A large day spa with 26 baths, including kinsen, ginsen and carbonated baths, rock-bath steam rooms, restaurants and rest areas. A robe, a towel and a bath towel are included. People with tattoos are refused entry.
- Access
- About 10 minutes (about 550 m) on foot from Arima Onsen Station. A shuttle bus runs between the station and the spa; the timetable is on its access page.
- Hours
- 10:00–22:00 (last entry 21:00); opens at 9:00 on 3 November and 21–23 November 2026
- Closed on
- Next listed closure: 6 January 2027
- Price
- Adults ¥2,750 on weekdays, ¥2,970 on weekends and holidays (after 19:30: ¥1,980 / ¥2,090); elementary ¥1,239 / ¥1,430; age 3–5 ¥440 / ¥550. Adults ¥3,300 at New Year, Golden Week and Obon. Plus ¥75 bathing tax.
9Zuihoji Park瑞宝寺公園
Park (autumn leaves) · Upper Arima
A park on the grounds of Zuihoji, a temple abandoned in the early Meiji period, known for its maples in autumn. It keeps the temple's old gate, said to come from Fushimi Castle, and a stone Go board linked to Hideyoshi; the Arima Dai-Chakai outdoor tea gathering is held here each November.
Autumn leaves; the Arima Dai-Chakai tea gathering is held here in November.
- Access
- About 20 minutes on foot uphill from Kobe Electric Railway Arima Onsen Station. No parking at the park.
10Rokko-Arima Ropeway六甲有馬ロープウェー
Ropeway · Upper Arima (ropeway Arima Onsen Station)
A 12-minute ropeway between Arima and Rokko Sanchō Station by the Rokko Garden Terrace, every 20 minutes. With the Rokko Cable it gives a way over Mt. Rokko between Arima and Kobe; the Rokko Cable sells a one-way "Rokko over Arima" ticket for ¥2,450.
- Access
- From the ropeway's Arima Onsen Station at the upper edge of town. Arima Grand Hotel and Hyoe Koyokaku run free shuttles there for their guests.
- Hours
- First car 9:30. Last car: 17:30 on weekdays and 19:10 on weekends and holidays until 30 November (weekdays 18:10 from 2 to 30 November 2026); 17:10 from 1 December to 19 March
- Closed on
- Stops in strong wind; annual inspection days are on the operator's calendar
- Price
- Adults ¥1,400 one way, ¥2,520 return; age 6–11 ¥700 / ¥1,260
Good to know
Most of Arima is a small, steep town you cover on foot. Kin no Yu, the spring sources, Tansan Spring Park, Gin no Yu, Taiko no Yudonokan and Onsen-ji sit on one loop that starts at Nene Bridge outside Arima Onsen Station. Zuihoji Park is about 20 minutes uphill, and the ropeway leaves from the upper edge of town.
The two public baths close on different Tuesdays: Kin no Yu on the 2nd and 4th, Gin no Yu on the 1st and 3rd, so on most Tuesdays one of the two is open. Both are cheaper on ordinary weekdays, and the two-bath ticket is ¥1,200. Towels are sold, not lent.
From Shin-Kobe or Sannomiya it is about 30 minutes by subway and the Kobe Electric Railway, changing at Tanigami and Arimaguchi, or by the Arima Express bus via the Sannomiya Bus Terminal. From JR Osaka Station by train, allow about an hour.
Which bath: Kin no Yu, Gin no Yu or Taiko no Yu
Adult prices from each bath's own page. Towels are handled differently, so check the last column.
| Bath | Water | Adult entry | Hours | Closed | Towels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kin no Yu | Kinsen, brown iron-and-salt spring | ¥800 (¥650 weekdays) · two-bath ticket ¥1,200 | 8:00–22:00, last entry 21:30 | 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 1 January | Sold at the desk |
| Gin no Yu | Ginsen, colourless carbonated and radium spring | ¥700 (¥550 weekdays) · two-bath ticket ¥1,200 | 9:00–21:00, last entry 20:30 | 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 1 January | Sold at the desk |
| Taiko no Yu | Kinsen, ginsen and carbonated baths, 26 in all | ¥2,750 weekdays, ¥2,970 weekends, + ¥75 bathing tax | 10:00–22:00, last entry 21:00 | Occasional; next 6 January 2027 | Robe, towel and bath towel included |
By kind of trip
First visit, a half day on foot
Start at Kin no Yu, follow the City of Kobe's spring-source walk up Yumotozaka to Tansan Spring Park, then down Tansan-zaka to Gin no Yu. The two-bath ticket covers both baths.
Kin no Yu (Arima Hon-Onsen) · Arima's spring sources walk · Tansan Spring Park · Gin no Yu
History of the hot spring
Taiko no Yudonokan shows the excavated remains of Hideyoshi's bathhouse (¥200). Onsen-ji is linked to Gyoki, who revived the spring, and Zuihoji Park keeps a stone Go board linked to Hideyoshi.
With children
The toy museum is ¥500 from age 3 to elementary and ¥1,000 from junior high. At Kin no Yu and Gin no Yu children under elementary age bathe free.
Arima Toys and Automata Museum · Kin no Yu (Arima Hon-Onsen) · Gin no Yu
Rain or a late start
Kin no Yu takes its last bathers at 21:30 and Taiko no Yu at 21:00, with a lower adult price after 19:30. The Gosho spring source is lit up after dark.
Kin no Yu (Arima Hon-Onsen) · Taiko no Yu · Arima's spring sources walk
Autumn and the mountain
Zuihoji Park is about 20 minutes uphill from the station. In November 2026 the ropeway's last weekday car runs at 18:10 instead of 17:30; from 1 December the last car is 17:10.
Questions
What are the hours and prices of Kin no Yu and Gin no Yu?
Kin no Yu is open 8:00–22:00 (last entry 21:30), adults ¥800 or ¥650 on ordinary weekdays. Gin no Yu is open 9:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30), adults ¥700 or ¥550 on weekdays. The weekday price does not apply at New Year, Golden Week, Obon and other busy days. A two-bath ticket for both is ¥1,200.
Which days are the public baths closed?
Kin no Yu closes on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays and Gin no Yu on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, plus 1 January for both. When the Tuesday is a public holiday the bath opens and closes the next day instead.
Can I go in with tattoos?
Taiko no Yu states that people with tattoos are refused entry. The official pages of Kin no Yu and Gin no Yu do not state a tattoo rule, so ask at the front desk before you pay.
Do I need to bring a towel?
At Kin no Yu and Gin no Yu, yes, or buy one at the desk; body soap, shampoo and dryers are provided. At Taiko no Yu a robe, a towel and a bath towel are included in the entry price.
How do I get to Arima Onsen from Kobe or Osaka?
From Shin-Kobe or Sannomiya, take the subway to Tanigami and the Kobe Electric Railway to Arima Onsen, changing at Arimaguchi: about 30 minutes. The Arima Express bus also runs from Shin-Kobe via the Sannomiya Bus Terminal. From JR Osaka Station, take the JR Kobe Line to Sannomiya and continue the same way, about an hour in total.