Kitano izinkan

The Kitano area is dotted with residences built by foreigners who arrived in Kobe after the port opened is a popular sightseeing area.

Mt. Maya, which is directly behind Shin-Kobe Station, the shinkansen station, is a great spot to experience nature so close to town.

Arima hot spring

Arima hot spring is a popular tourist destination where visitors can experience Japanese culture, walking around this elegant town with many hot springs, shrines and temples. The changing seasonal scenery and the local cuisine makes Arima an appealing destination.

Arima hot spring, one of the three oldest hot springs in Japan, has two kinds of springs: reddish-gold springs containing iron and salt called 'gold springs,' and colorless springs containing radium and carbonate called 'silver springs' that are popular with women for making their skin smooth.

The two hot springs open to the public are Arima Hon-Onsen
"Kin-no-you "and Arima Osen "Gin-no-you". Arima also has ryokans that allow day visitors to soak in their baths, and the Arima Onsen Taikounoyu spring theme park with 24 varieties of baths to enjoy. After walking around Tenjin Spring and the other six springs, soak your feet in the free foot bath beside Kin-no-yu.