Arima onsen competes with Dogo Onsen for the oldest onsen area in Japan. Arima onsen is within the city limits of Kobe. It is situated on the northern slopes of Mount Rokko and so has lovely green hilly woodlands as its backdrop.
Arima Onsen is in a very compact area and is easy to walk about. It is a bit touristy now and many of the old facades have given way to more modern itterations. Still the water is reputed to have great medicinal qualities and there are plenty of different public baths to try out.
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