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Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen is a hot-spring town near the Japan Sea coast of Hyogo, where seven public bathhouses stand along a willow-lined canal and guests walk between them in yukata.
The canal at night, Kinosaki Onsen
- Region
- Honshu
- Our journeys
- Four stay here
- Where we stay
- Nishimuraya Honkanand Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
Our tours stayA day on tourA Custom Tour of Japan
the place
A town of seven bathhouses, crossed in yukata and geta.
The town has bathed for some thirteen hundred years. Its ryokan lend every guest a yukata, wooden geta and a pass to the bathhouses, and in the evening the lanes along the canal fill with the sound of geta on stone.
We give Kinosaki two nights, at Nishimuraya Honkan, a historic wooden ryokan over the canal, or at its sister, Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei: on The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, the Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan and the Classic and Definitive journeys of The Private Collection.
what we do here
Kinosaki Onsen, as we show it
The seven bathhouses
From Satono-yu beside the station to Kono-yu, the oldest, each with its own building and its own legend.
The willow canal
Stone bridges and willows along the Otani River, lit after dark.
Nishimuraya Honkan
A ryokan of the Edo era over the canal, its rooms opening onto their own gardens.
The table
Tajima beef and crab from the Japan Sea at the kaiseki table.
Onsenji
The ropeway up Mount Daishi to the temple of Onsenji and the view over the town to the sea.
where we stay
Where we stay in Kinosaki Onsen
Nishimuraya Honkan
A historic ryokan of seven generations over the willow canal, seven public bathhouses within walking distance.
On The Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan, The Autumn Leaves Tour of Japan and two journeys of The Private Collection
Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei
Nishimuraya Honkan stands at the centre of the town, a ryokan kept by the same family for more than six generations, its tatami rooms turned to a garden of moss, stone and water, with its own onsen.
On two journeys of The Private Collection
our journeys here
The journeys that stay in Kinosaki Onsen
- SpringThe Classic Cherry Blossom Tour of JapanUSD $19,500 per personSee the journey
- AutumnThe Autumn Leaves Tour of JapanUSD $19,500 per personSee the journey
- The Private CollectionClassic JapanUSD $22,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
- The Private CollectionDefinitive JapanUSD $26,000 per person, two sharingSee the journey
nearby
Near Kinosaki Onsen
the japan edition
Reading on Kinosaki Onsen
- What Is an Onsen Hotel? How to Use an OnsenA Japanese onsen hotel is a property built around a natural hot spring bath, with an order to using it that is quietly enforced and rarely explained in advance. What a first-time guest actually needs to know, from the changing room to the tattoo rules, set out plainly.
- Cherry Blossom Away from the CrowdsQuiet cherry blossom in Japan is rarely a hidden address. It comes down to the hour that meets the tree, the smaller town that holds it, and the stage of bloom in front of the viewer.
questions
Questions about Kinosaki Onsen
Where do you stay in Kinosaki Onsen?
At Nishimuraya Honkan, a historic wooden ryokan over the canal, or at Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei, its sister property.
How many nights do you spend in Kinosaki?
Two, on every journey that stays here: a full day between the nights, to walk the bathhouses at the town's own pace.
How do you reach Kinosaki Onsen?
By limited express train from Kyoto, about two and a half hours, or by private car. On our tours the train and the car are arranged for you.
Can Kinosaki be part of a custom tour?
Yes. The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Kinosaki sits well between Kyoto and Osaka. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans the days for you.
Kinosaki Onsen, created for you alone.
The Custom Tour of Japan is created around your party alone, on your dates, and Kinosaki Onsen can be any part of it. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.