The trip to Arima onsen was part of the experience, as it was via Mt Rokko. Train, bus, cable car, bus, ropeway... From Kobe Sannomiya station, we took the Hankyu Kobe line to Rokko station (7 min), then continued with Kobe city bus number 16 (10 min) to the base station of Rokko cable car. Cable car is an old... More

You can take the subway and train to Arima Onsen very quickly from Sannomiya Station. Upon arrival in Arima Onsen, stop at the tourist office up the street from the train station (on the left) and they can give you information on the public baths and hotels that open their baths to day visitors. They also have discount tickets for... More

Lovely place to go from Kobe for good views & walks. Not sure about the rest, very touristy.

Arima Onsen is an excellent place to spend the day when the weather is not great. It has many sulfur hot springs (Onsen) that Japan is famous for and the prices are quite reasonable. You can find a hotspring for around 500 yen, be warned that the baths and saunas are extremely hot (this is common across Japan). They sell... More

Even for people in Kobe, this onsen area is the best place to visit while staying in Kobe. Although this is a bit far from center of Kobe, yet is worth streching out. It is one of the historic places in Kobe and locals in Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto visit for a day of onsen spa and sight seeing.