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Nakanobo Zuien
Ryokan · Arima Onsen (Kobe, Hyogo)
Local Lens
A free lockable silver-spring open-air bath and a reservable family bath (¥4,400) give you options besides the public baths. The ryokan notes that only baths labelled kinsen or ginsen are hot spring water.
At a glance
- Private bath
- Available
- In-room onsen
- Selected rooms
- Public bath
- Available
- Tattoo
- Not allowed in public bath
Quick facts
- Getting there
- 2-minute walk from the nearest bus stop in Arima
- From Osaka
- About 1 hour from Osaka by JR expressway bus, or about 1 hr 10 min by train.
- English booking
- Available
- Check-in
- 14:00
- Check-out
- 12:00
- Dinner
- Available
- Breakfast
- AvailableKaiseki dinner, mostly served in your room. Japanese or Western breakfast.
Bath & onsen
- Natural hot spring
- Yes
- Public bath
- AvailableGender-separated, swapping once a day: one mineral-and-salt bath and one fresh-water bath.
- Private bath
- Available · free and paid options
- Private open-air bath
- Available
- In-room onsen
- Selected rooms
- In-room open-air bath
- Selected rooms
- Tattoo
- Not allowed in the public bath
- Bath-only visit
- Not offered
Only baths labelled kinsen (gold) or ginsen (silver) are hot spring water. Family bath ¥4,400 by reservation; the silver-spring open-air bath is free and locks from inside.
Good to know
- Adults only: guests under 13 can’t stay here. This applies even if you pay the adult rate.
Around this hotel
A few useful places nearby — chosen for distance, not just ratings.
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Quick biteButcher’s croquettes · Yumoto-zaka street, Arima Onsen
A butcher on Yumoto-zaka that sells croquettes to eat as you walk.
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Sweet treatTansan senbei (carbonated-spring wafers) · Central Arima Onsen
Makes Arima’s tansan senbei, thin wafers named after the town’s carbonated spring.
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Gelato · On the slope past Kin no Yu, Arima Onsen
Gelato shop on the slope past the Kin no Yu bathhouse.
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Facilities, fees and times can change. Check the official site before booking. Information checked 14 Oct 2026.