Ko no Yu (Kyoto-fu)
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Access

Entrance fee : 600 yens
Bathing time from 07:00 to 23:00
Home page (official web page in Japanese with information on the seven bathhouses)
Phone : 0796-32-2195
Address :
ɌLs蒬610
Maps : Google


Number of baths

inside

1

1

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outside

1

1

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Spring information

Main spring : 62°C pH=7.3
Bath Temp : 44°C


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

Hyogo-ken
Nara-ken


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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Global rating :    
Close to the cable car, this is the last onsen you will reach from the station. The building, resembling to a house from northern Europe, is a little isolated, unlike most bathhouse of Kinosaki Onsen.

Size :     
A large inside bath, plus the largest rotenburo of the 7 public bathhouses. Surrounded by large stones and a couple of trees, the bath itself is nice.

View :   
The view is, of course, limited. You probably will anyway enjoy this bathhouse, as it is the most pleasant rotenburo accessible in town.

Area :     
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.

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