Kinosaki Onsen
城崎温泉35°38′ N 134°48′ EOnsen townKansai
Kinosaki Onsen suits anyone who wants to walk between public baths in a yukata after a ski day at Kannabe or Hachi, and its trade-off is a snow-crab winter when the inns book up and prices climb.
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Who should base here
Stay in a ryokan here so the bath pass comes with the room and you can walk between baths after dinner.
Eat in Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki lies 2 to 3 km inland from the Sea of Japan, and its inns usually hand guests a pass to the public bathhouses, called soto-yu. The tourism association dates the springs to 717, and every public bath runs the same sodium-calcium chloride water at 42°C. Day visitors buy Yumepa, a one-day pass to all of them for ¥1,500.
Two of the seven baths are shut for now. Sato no Yu by the station has been closed for renovation since 1 April 2024, and Kono-yu closed from 11 May to 30 October 2026. The others close on different weekdays, so one or two are always open. Visit Kinosaki says all seven public baths accept tattoos of any size.
Up Kannabe and Okukannabe lie on the Kannabe Kogen plateau elsewhere in Toyooka, and the direct Kounotori from Shin-Osaka takes about 2 hours 50 minutes.
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Is Kinosaki Onsen a good place to stay?
Stay in a ryokan here so the bath pass comes with the room and you can walk between baths after dinner.
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