Onsen in Hyogo
16 hot springs, 6 of which will take you with a tattoo, and 2 where you can bathe without staying the night.
Onsen towns in Hyogo
Narrow it down
Tattoos are fine here
Ryokan you can visit just for the bath
No overnight stay required.
Ranked by what you are after
We score every onsen the same way — the view from the water, the water itself, comfort, how far it sits from a town, and how easy it is to reach — then weight those differently depending on what you want.
Best for the view
What you can see from the water.
- Arima Grand HotelVisited3.8
- Goshono-YuVisited3.4
- Nishimuraya Hotel ShogetsuteiVisited3.3
- Arima Onsen Taiko no YuVisited3.3
- Arima Spa Hyoe KoyokakuVisited3.3
- Arima Onsen Nakanobo ZuienVisited3.3
- Mandara-YuVisited3.2
- Nishimuraya HonkanVisited3.0
Best water
For people who care what is actually in the bath.
- Arima Onsen Nakanobo ZuienVisited4.1
- Arima Spa Hyoe KoyokakuVisited4.0
- Arima Onsen Taiko no YuVisited3.8
- Arima Grand HotelVisited3.8
- Arima Honsen Kin no YuVisited3.8
- Nishimuraya Hotel ShogetsuteiVisited3.6
- Arima Onsen Gin no YuVisited3.5
- Mandara-YuVisited3.3
Every onsen we have checked in Hyogo
Kono-Yu
Mandara-Yu
Goshono-Yu
Ichino-Yu
Yanagi-Yu
Jizo-Yu
Satono-Yu
Nishimuraya Honkan
Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
Kinosaki Onsen Sensui
Arima Honsen Kin no Yu
Arima Onsen Gin no Yu
Arima Onsen Taiko no Yu
Arima Spa Hyoe Koyokaku
Arima Onsen Nakanobo Zuien
Arima Grand Hotel
Planning a trip to Hyogo
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About the day-pass link: Asoview is the main place day-use onsen in Japan sell entry tickets and discount coupons in advance. It is a Japanese-only site, so use your browser’s translation — you show the ticket on your phone at the door.
Why not the train: the last leg to an onsen is usually a local bus with nowhere to put a suitcase. A fixed-price car is booked in English and quoted before you travel, tolls and fuel included.