Just a one-hour bus ride from Osaka, the Arima Onsen region is well-known for being the oldest hot-spring (onsen) area in Japan.
The refined Hotel Kinzan, with it's beautiful tea-ceremony building, is located in the Arima Onsen region and is one of Japans's most famous hot-spring ryokan (Japanese inn).
Hotel Kinzan was originally a high-quality ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant), and these traditions carry through to the present day. Our Japanese ryokan provides a sumptuous selection of dishes, all prepared with the freshest seasonal ingredients.
Hotel Kinzan is proud to announce two recent honours.
Firstly, we have received a Michelin star ranking for our cuisine and five Michelin “roofs” for our high-quality accommodation.
Secondly, we now have “Bravo!” status with TripAdvisor, which signifies a particularly high overall rating from visitors’ feedback.
We are grateful for these honours, and we will continue our commitment to first-class accommodation, cuisine and hospitality.
Guest room
Our guest rooms are decorated in the style of a beautiful tea-ceremony building, bathed in a tranquil atmosphere and infused with a sense of Japanese tradition.
Step into one of these spacious rooms and feel yourself enveloped in the soothing, gentle ambience of ancient Japan.
In keeping with our heritage of hospitality, we also offer the comforts and conveniences of modern accomodations.
All rooms are fully-equipped with a separate bathroom and restroom, and the toilet features a bidet facility.
Bath
Arima Onsen (hot spring) is widely considered to be the oldest hot spring in Japan.
Arima's hot-spring water contains 7 of the 9 major minerals with acknowledged medical and therapeutic benefits, one of those minerals being particularly effective in making the skin both smoother and healthier.
Water of such quality is very rare in the world.
The hot springs of Arima onsen attract vistors from all over the world, and are beloved by noteworthy figures such as the Imperial family.
Cuisine
Delicious cuisine with an abundance of seafood and mountain ingredients, prepared and served in creative Kyoto style.
Savour some of Japan's delicate seasonal flavours, as captured by Hotel Kinzan's professional chefs.
Purchasing staff go to the central wholesale market every day in order to buy the freshest ingredients. We do not use frozen foods.
We start preparing the food according to our guest's specified dinner time.
Our freshly-made meals are comprised of a carefully planned sequence of dishes.
With the motto of "quality over quantity", we pay particular attention to the whole balance of the course meal, while capturing the flavours of individual ingredients such as seafood from the Seto Inland Sea and blue-ribbon Kuroge Wagyu (a form of high-quality Japanese beef).
Places to see
There are a number of attractions in Arima Onsen area.
Since Arima Onsen area is the hot spring mecca, you may want to experience different types of hot springs including foot bath, drinking spring water.
There are also many temples and shrines to visit. Zenpukuji Temple is famous for shidarezakura (weeping cherry trees) and Nenbutsuji Temple is famous for a very big famous Sarasouju tree(summer camellia tree).