Take you to visit Japan's oldest hot spring

Arima Onsen is a hot spring area located in Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyōgo Prefecture. It is one of the three oldest hot springs in Japan. It is only about an hour away from Osaka and is a popular hot spring in Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe.

In addition to hot springs, there is also a hot spring town that has been prosperous since ancient times. There are many good places for sightseeing, eating and buying souvenirs, which attracts many foreign tourists to visit. Now follow me to the Arima Onsen town with traditional Japanese flavor!
Arima Onsen is a hot spring with a mixture of various ingredients, which is rare in the world. Arima Onsen contains 7 of the 9 designated ingredients for Japanese healing hot springs, which is scientifically proven to be the reason why Arima Onsen has been a popular hot spring healing spot since ancient times.

Arima Onsen has two types of hot springs, the Golden Spring and the Silver Spring. The Golden Spring contains more iron and will oxidize and turn red when it comes into contact with air. On the other hand, the Silver Spring contains carbonic acid and is colorless and transparent. There are two public outdoor hot springs that can be bathed in during a day trip: the Golden Hot Spring and the Silver Hot Spring, where you can experience the golden and silver springs respectively.
Traffic Information
Depart from Kobe Sannomiya area

Subway: Sannomiya Station > Take the Kobe Subway > Get off at Tanigami Station > Transfer to the Kobe Electric Railway > Get off at Arima Station > Transfer to the Kobe Electric Railway Arima Line > Get off at Arima Onsen Station, about 30 minutes one way

Direct bus: Take the Hankyu Express Bus or Shinki Bus to Arima Onsen Station, about 50 minutes one way

See now: Kobe to Arima Onsen round-trip ticket reservation

Depart from Shin-Osaka, Namba, and Umeda

JR:

[From Shin-Osaka] JR Osaka Station/Shin-Osaka Station > JR Sannomiya Station > Transfer to Kobe Subway > Get off at Tanigami Station > Transfer to Kobe Electric Railway > Get off at Arima Station > Transfer to Kobe Electric Railway Arima Line > Arrive at Arima Onsen Station, one-way trip takes about 70-80 minutes

[From Umeda] Subway Umeda > Take the Hankyu Kobe Main Line > Get off at Shinkaichi Station > Transfer to the Kobe Subway > Get off at Tanigami Station > Transfer to the Kobe Electric Railway > Get off at Arima Station > Transfer to the Kobe Electric Railway Arima Line > Get off at Arima Onsen Station, one way takes about 80-90 minutes

Direct bus: Take the Hankyu Express Bus to Arima Onsen Station, about 65 minutes one way