Arima Onsen
Template:Nihongo is an onsen, or hot spring resort in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan, located near Mount Rokkō. This onsen attracts many Japanese because of its easy access from the busy cities in the Kansai metropolitan area including Osaka and Kobe.<ref name="JG">Template:Cite web</ref> Arima Onsen was named in the Heian-period The Pillow Book as one of the three famous springs in Japan. It was selected as the most prestigious hot spring during the Edo period.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Agj">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Nip">Template:Cite news</ref>
History
This onsen is one of Japan's oldest, with Dōgo Onsen in Ehime Prefecture and Nanki-Shirahama Onsen in Wakayama Prefecture. Many documents since the 8th century AD, such as The Pillow Book, mention this onsen.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
According to these documents, among the many visitors to Arima Onsen are Gyoki (行基), a charismatic Buddhist monk in the 7th century, and Ninsai (仁西), another monk in the 12th century. Ninsai was said to greatly admire Arima Onsen and helped develop it. Hideyoshi Toyotomi visited this onsen several times in the 16th century.<ref name="Nip" />
Springs
Arima Onsen has two kinds of spring. One is Template:Nihongo3, which has water colored yellow-brown from iron and salt. The other is Template:Nihongo3, which is colorless and contains radium and carbonate.<ref name=":0" />
Accommodation
In 2007, there were more than 20 hotels and inns in the Arima Onsen area.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Gallery
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Arima Onsen River 2013
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Zuihoji Park
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Tudumi-ga-taki Park
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Arima Onsen Tenjin Sengen
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Gekkoen Yugetsusanso, Arima Onsen
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Public foot bath Arima Onsen
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Taiko-no-yudonokan municipal museum
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Typical ryokan in Arima
See also
- List of hot springs in Japan
- Tosen GoshoboTemplate:Spaced ndash an historic ryokan (Japanese inn) located in Arima Onsen
- Three Ancient Springs