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Our guide
Arima Onsen is a hot-spring resort in Kobe's Kita ward, near Mount Rokkō, and it has a long pedigree: The Pillow Book, written in the Heian period, names it as one of the three famous springs of Japan, and in the Edo period it was ranked the most prestigious hot spring of all. Its closeness to Osaka and Kobe is a large part of why so many people come.
Arima Onsen Station is about 200 m away in a straight line, so the town is easy to reach without a car. Mt. Rokko is about 2.7 km off.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- 170811 Rokko-Arima Ropeway Kobe Japan00n — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Ochiba-yama01s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Kin-no-yu Arima Onsen 2013 — Wpcpey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Haigata-yama01s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- Gosho-sengen — Suikotei · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Arima Onsen Yumotozaka02s3872 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 2025-08-15 Arima-Onsen Arimacho, Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 兵庫県神戸市北区有馬町 有馬ます池 DSCF8804 — 明芳 松岡 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- 170811 Rokko-Arima Ropeway Kobe Japan03s3 — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 170811 Gin-no-yu Arima Onsen Kobe Japan01bs — 663highland · CC BY 2.5 · source · resized
- 161112 Taikou-no-yu spa Arima Onsen Kobe Japan02s3 — 663highland · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Arima Onsen (有馬温泉, Arima Onsen) is an onsen, or hot spring resort in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan, located near Mount Rokkō. This onsen attracts many Japanese because of its easy access from the busy cities in the Kansai metropolitan area including Osaka and Kobe. Arima Onsen was named in the Heian-period The Pillow Book as one of the three famous springs in Japan. It was selected as the most prestigious hot spring during the Edo period.
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What to expect at this type of place: Hot spring
Nearby station
Nearby station: Arima Onsen (Arima Line), about 200 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
Stay the night
An onsen town is at its best in the evening and early morning, after the day visitors have gone.
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