Shinkocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe Minato Onsen Ren
A strong half-day choice in central Kobe if you value a well-documented in-house spring and a source-flowing outdoor bath. Day use is for guests aged 12 and over.
Check before bathing
- Opening hours
- The natural hot spring is open 06:00–24:00. Typical total admission is ¥2,715 on weekdays and ¥3,155 on weekends and public holidays, including tax and bathing tax. The Ocean's Spa costs an additional ¥2,200; stone and lava-rock baths cost an additional ¥1,100.
- Tattoo policy
- Tattoos are generally not allowed, but the detailed FAQ permits fashion tattoos that are fully covered with up to four facility-approved paid cover stickers, each 11.4 × 20 cm. Check the rule with the facility if it applies to you.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- 35.0°C.
- Bathing temperature
- Not published.
- Spring source
- Kobe Minato Onsen No. 1 spring, about 1,150 m underground.
- Spring classification
- Sodium bicarbonate–chloride spring; low-salinity, weakly alkaline.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- 323.5 L/min.
- Water handling
- The first-floor outdoor grand bath has a confirmed source-flowing pool. Other natural spring pools are available, but their treatment conditions are not all published. The 10th-floor panoramic bath is for overnight guests only.
Bathing indications
The facility lists general and spring-specific bathing indications, including cuts, poor peripheral circulation, sensitivity to cold and dry skin. These are not a guarantee of treatment.
How to read a bath profile
Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.
