Arima Onsen, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture
Nakanobo Zuien
An adults-only Arima stay with both gold and silver springs
Property overview
Overview
Nakanobo Zuien admits guests aged 13 and over. Shared baths use gold-spring water; private options include a paid gold-spring bath and a complimentary silver-spring bath. Selected rooms offer one or both.
Spring & water temperature
- Spring-source temperature
- Kobe City’s 2026 data lists the Tenjin source at 99.4°C. This applies only to selected gold-spring guest rooms explicitly supplied by that source; silver-spring source temperature is not published.
- Bathing temperature
- The fixed temperature of ordinary baths is not published. A seasonal outdoor gold-spring bath at Zuisen was listed at about 36°C from July 13 to September 15, 2026, subject to weather adjustment; that period has ended.
- Spring source
- Arima gold and silver springs. The selected guest-room gold-spring bath is explicitly linked to the Tenjin source; the silver-spring source and well number are not published.
- Spring classification
- Gold spring: iron-rich sodium chloride spring, strongly saline, neutral and high-temperature. Silver spring: simple weak radioactive spring, low-tonicity, neutral and cold mineral spring.
- pH
- Not published.
- Flow rate
- Not published.
- Water handling
- Gold-spring water uses a combination of flow-through and circulation, without added water or heating. Silver-spring water also combines flow-through and circulation, with water added and heated. Zuisen and Sosen shared baths use gold-spring water. The reserved Jusen private family bath uses gold-spring water and costs ¥4,400; a separate lockable outdoor private bath uses silver-spring water and is listed as complimentary. Both list hours of 6:30 am–10:30 pm. Selected rooms offer gold, silver or both.
- Analysis date
- Not published.
Bathing indications
The property lists general bathing indications for gold and silver springs, including sensitivity to cold, fatigue recovery and some chronic muscle or joint discomfort. This is bathing information, not a treatment claim.
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Check the official page for current room details and what the selected plan includes.
Meals
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For allergies or other dietary requirements, contact the property before booking to confirm what can be accommodated.
How ryokan meal plans workLocation & access
Check the last leg of the journey.
About a 2-minute walk from the bus stop; complimentary shuttle service is available within Arima. The source does not state a station walking time.
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Guests under 13 are not admitted. There is no stand-alone day-use bathing. Check-in is 2:00 pm and check-out is noon. The listed seasonal low-temperature gold-spring bath ended on September 15, 2026. The bus stop is about a 2-minute walk away, and a complimentary shuttle operates within Arima.
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