OnsenQuest

Prefectures

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.

  1. Arima Grand HotelVisited3.8
  2. Goshono-YuVisited3.4
  3. Nishimuraya Hotel ShogetsuteiVisited3.3
  4. Arima Onsen Taiko no YuVisited3.3
  5. Arima Spa Hyoe KoyokakuVisited3.3
  6. Arima Onsen Nakanobo ZuienVisited3.3
  7. Mandara-YuVisited3.2
  8. Nishimuraya HonkanVisited3.0

Best water

For people who care what is actually in the bath.

  1. Arima Onsen Nakanobo ZuienVisited4.1
  2. Arima Spa Hyoe KoyokakuVisited4.0
  3. Arima Onsen Taiko no YuVisited3.8
  4. Arima Grand HotelVisited3.8
  5. Arima Honsen Kin no YuVisited3.8
  6. Nishimuraya Hotel ShogetsuteiVisited3.6
  7. Arima Onsen Gin no YuVisited3.5
  8. Mandara-YuVisited3.3

Every onsen we have checked in Hyogo

Kono-Yu

鴻の湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Temporarily closedTattoos OK (day visit)

Mandara-Yu

まんだら湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Tattoos OK (day visit)

Goshono-Yu

御所の湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Tattoos OK (day visit)

Ichino-Yu

一の湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Tattoos OK (day visit)Private bath

Yanagi-Yu

柳湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Tattoos OK (day visit)

Jizo-Yu

地蔵湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥800
Tattoos OK (day visit)Private bath

Satono-Yu

さとの湯
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo
Temporarily closedTattoos OK (day visit)

Nishimuraya Honkan

城崎温泉 西村屋本館
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath

Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei

城崎温泉 西村屋ホテル招月庭
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath

Kinosaki Onsen Sensui

城崎温泉 泉翠
Kinosaki Onsen · Hyogo
Policy not published (overnight)Private bath

Arima Honsen Kin no Yu

有馬本温泉 金の湯
Arima Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥650
Policy not published (day visit)

Arima Onsen Gin no Yu

有馬温泉 銀の湯
Arima Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥550
Policy not published (day visit)

Arima Onsen Taiko no Yu

有馬温泉 太閤の湯
Arima Onsen · Hyogo · day visit from ¥2,750
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)

Arima Spa Hyoe Koyokaku

有馬温泉 兵衛向陽閣
Arima Onsen · Hyogo
Tattoos not allowed (day visit)Tattoos not allowed (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying

Arima Onsen Nakanobo Zuien

有馬温泉 中の坊瑞苑
Arima Onsen · Hyogo
OK in a private bath (overnight)Private bath

Arima Grand Hotel

有馬グランドホテル
Arima Onsen · Hyogo
Policy not published (day visit)Policy not published (overnight)Private bathDay visits without staying

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.