HOT SPRING BATHS IN OSAKA · Japan
The good hot spring baths in Osaka fill weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
A 10-hour Osaka day trip to Himeji Castle, Koko-en, Arima Onsen, and Mount Rokko, with an English/Chinese guide and free time.
“Had a great time even though I was under the weather. Our guide Nick was super kind and knowledgeable about the history of the three places and Osaka as a whole.”
Soak in Solaniwa Onsen’s alkaline baths, then stroll the rooftop Tenku Garden with torii gates and seasonal views in Osaka Bay Tower.
“Love this family friendly onsen. Couldn’t work out how to get the lunch that we bought with our ticket and ended up having to purchase it again but overall we still would recommend the experience.”
One Osaka bus day to Himeji Castle, Koko-en gardens, Arima Onsen, and Mt Rokko views, plus optional Senhime Gozen lunch.
“Unfortunately this was not the best tour the only good thing there was only 8 people on the tour, our guide was not very helpful didn’t interact with us at all his English wasn’t great, he would take us to the attraction and leave us with no explanations! We had 4 hours at the castle, the castle and grounds and gardens are huge this was enough time including lunch The castle had a great view from the top. you had to walk up very very steep and tiny stair cases to get to the top about 8 floors and there was basically nothing on each of the floors to look…”
Nara deer, Todai-ji’s giant Buddha, Uji matcha stops, and a Genji-no-Yu hot spring soak in one guided day trip from Osaka.
“WONDERFUL, Yao is the best guide in the world!! He’s so friendly, and you can tell he truly loves what he does. Throughout the trip, he explained the history of Nara and shared all the important details about each place we visited. I highly recommend this activity to anyone in Osaka looking to enjoy a unique and wonderful day. Thank you, Yao, for giving us such a beautiful day!”
Pick the kind of day first. The tour comes second.
