Entrance fee : 600 yens |
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inside | 1 | 1 | - |
outside | - | - | - |
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Main spring : 62°C pH=7.3 | |||
Onsen in Kyoto-fu |
Jizo Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Yanagi Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Ichi no Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Mandara Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Ko no Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Kurama Onsen (Kurama)Sato no Yu (Kinosaki Onsen)Gosho no Yu (Kinosaki Onsen) |
Other prefectures in Kansai |
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) Outside view of the building hosting one of the 7 public bathhouses of Kinosaki onsen; picture from the www.kinosaki-spa.gr.jp web site |
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| The smallest of the 7 baths, this building is also easy to miss, as the entrance looks like that of a normal house. Just search for a small foot bath in front of it! | |
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| Only one inside bath here, a small one directly surrounded by the washing area. This bath tend also to be a little less crowded, as visitors running out of time prefer to skip it. | |
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| One of the most interesting onsen town in Japan! Kinosaki onsen is in Kyoto-fu, but a little far from the old capital: it is located very close to the Japan Sea, and reachable by train from Osaka and Kyoto. There are lots of ryokan, most of them with onsen, but the town is famous for its "Soto-yu": 7 bathhouses featuring indoor and outdoor baths, saunas, hammams, Japanese and European type spas and even a cave bath. Staying overnight is strongly recommended, as you then can soak in those bathhouses for free (while it would be very expensive, around 4600 yens, to pay the separate entrances). In the evening, many guests walk around the town wearing yukata, and most shops are open until late; this makes the stay there a great experience... Using the cable car to get on the top of a nearby hill is also recommended. Visit the Secret Japan forum for a guide of Kinosaki | |