Arima Onsen Waraya Jinsen
Reference price. Reference price per person per night with dinner and breakfast, based on the tax-inclusive prices of plans listed on Rakuten Travel as of October 14, 2026. The official website lists rates from 29,200 yen per person when 2 guests share a room. Prices vary by season, room and plan. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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Kids Facilities
Children's kaiseki and children's dishes
Children's kaiseki and children's dishes
Meals for children are available, and what is served varies by restaurant and accommodation plan. At dinner, the main dining room SASANE offers a children's kaiseki and a children's kaiseki for preschool-age children. Sara-tei, the restaurant where guests on the dog-friendly villa plans have dinner and breakfast, offers children's dishes and children's dishes for preschool-age children at dinner.
- •What is served varies by restaurant and accommodation plan
- •Allergy-friendly dishes must be requested by inquiring when booking, and requests cannot be handled on the day
Rooms with a Kinsen bath
Rooms with a Kinsen bath
You can soak in Kinsen in your room in these room types: in the Main Building, the Premium Japanese-Style Room for 4 (Garden Side) and the Premium Japanese-Style Room with Beds (Garden Side, for 2 guests), both with a Kinsen view bath, and the Premium Japanese-Style Room for 6 (Garden Side) with a Kinsen bath; in the West Building, the 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room and the Japanese-Western Room with a Kinsen open-air bath. There is no private-hire bath at the ryokan, so apart from the rock bath and the communal bath, these rooms are the places to enjoy Kinsen.
- •Water is added to the onsen water in the rooms with an in-room open-air bath or an indoor onsen bath
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Overview
Arima Onsen Waraya Jinsen is a ryokan scheduled to pre-open some of its rooms and its restaurants on December 25, 2026, with a grand opening planned for February 1, 2027. It has 72 rooms in all, mainly Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms in the Main, West and East buildings. The water is Kinsen (gold spring), drawn from Arima's own source. There is a rock bath and a communal bath on the first floor, and some rooms come with a Kinsen view bath or an open-air bath. Breakfast and dinner are both served in the restaurants, and a children's kaiseki (a multi-course Japanese meal) is offered at dinner. There is no private-hire bath and no childcare service.
Rooms
There are 72 guest rooms in total: Japanese-style tatami rooms and Japanese-Western rooms in the Main, West and East buildings, plus dedicated rooms in a villa wing where you can stay with your dog. Dogs are not allowed in the regular guest rooms or the shared spaces of the Main, West and East buildings. Humidifiers are available to borrow, and the Main Building's 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room (No View) comes with a humidifier and an air purifier. (Tatami mats are the traditional Japanese unit of room size.) In the Main Building, the 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room and the 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room (No View) are 43.5 sq m, sleep up to 4 and have 4 sets of futon bedding. The 18+4-Tatami Japanese-Style Room (Garden Side) is 52.6 sq m, sleeps up to 6 and has 6 sets of futon bedding; the hotel describes it as a tatami room where even a large group can spread out and relax. The Japanese-Western Room for 3 and the Japanese-Western Room for 4, both on the garden side, are 45.9 sq m. Each has 2 daybeds, plus 1 set of futon bedding in the room for 3 and 2 sets in the room for 4. The Premium Japanese-Style Room for 4 (Garden Side), with a Kinsen view bath, is 43.5-44.1 sq m with 4 sets of futon bedding. The Premium Japanese-Style Room for 6 (Garden Side), with a Kinsen bath, is 52.6 sq m with 6 sets of futon bedding. In the West Building, the Japanese-Style Room for 4 (Garden Side) is 37.5 sq m with 4 sets of futon bedding. The Japanese-Style Room for 5 (Garden Side) is a 56.6 sq m garden-side tatami room where families and groups can take their time. The 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room, which has its own private Kinsen open-air bath, is 37.5 sq m, sleeps up to 4 and has 4 sets of futon bedding. The Japanese-Western Room is 81 sq m, sleeps up to 6 and has 2 beds plus 4 sets of futon bedding. In the East Building, the 10-Tatami Japanese-Style Room (Garden Side) is 48.4 sq m, sleeps up to 5 and has 5 sets of futon bedding. The Japanese-Western Room is 65.5 sq m, sleeps up to 7 and has 2 beds plus 5 sets of futon bedding.
Dining
Breakfast and dinner are both served in the restaurants; in-room dining is not available. Dinner is at the main dining room SASANE (5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., last order 8:30 p.m.) or at Kobe Beef Waraya HANARÉ, a teppanyaki and meat kappo (counter-style Japanese cuisine) restaurant. Breakfast is at SASANE from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. (last order 9:30 a.m.). Meals for children are available, and what is served varies by restaurant and accommodation plan. Sara-tei is the restaurant where guests on the dog-friendly villa plans have dinner and breakfast. At dinner, SASANE offers a children's kaiseki (a multi-course Japanese meal) and a children's kaiseki for preschool-age children, while Sara-tei offers children's dishes and children's dishes for preschool-age children. Food allergies are handled by swapping part of the menu for allergy-friendly dishes; you need to inquire when booking, and requests cannot be handled on the day. Removing components contained in seasonings is difficult and trace contamination cannot be avoided, so complete removal is not guaranteed. If you will arrive after 6 p.m., please contact the ryokan.
Baths and Onsen
The onsen water is Kinsen (gold spring), from Arima's own source, and there is a rock bath and a communal bath on the first floor. Hours are 3 p.m. to midnight and 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. the next morning. There is no private-hire bath, and there is a sauna within the hot spring facilities. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers may get into the communal bath tubs is not stated, so please check in advance. Towels are provided in the rooms and are also available at the communal bath. Apart from the communal bath, you can soak in Kinsen in the rooms with a Kinsen view bath, a Kinsen bath or a Kinsen open-air bath.
Family-Friendly Features
On the Junisetsu Kaiseki Shunne plan with dinner and breakfast, co-sleeping is available for up to 2 children. On that plan, children in both the upper and lower grades of elementary school pay 70% of the adult rate. Babies and toddlers pay 70% of the adult rate if either meals or bedding are included, or 3,300 yen with neither meals nor bedding. On the same plan you can book babies and toddlers in the with-bedding category, but the type of bedding provided (whether it is a baby futon) is not stated, so please confirm when booking. The age limit for co-sleeping and whether cribs or bed guards are available are not stated either, so please confirm these too. The hotel mentions an indoor pool, but its hours and operating season are listed as "details to be announced once decided" and no age restriction is stated, so please confirm before booking. There is no childcare service, and the property does not offer barrier-free accommodations. There is no coin laundry on site.
Access
The address is 1455-1 Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, about a 10-minute walk or a 2-minute drive to Arima Onsen Station. By car, it is about 5 minutes from Arimaguchi IC on the Hanshin Expressway Kita-Kobe Route, and free parking is available (70 spaces, first-come, first-served). There is no shuttle. Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and checkout is at 10 a.m. A bathing tax of 150 yen per person is charged separately. Some rooms and the restaurants pre-open on December 25, 2026, and the grand opening is planned for February 1, 2027. Stays bookable on the various booking sites start from January 15, 2027.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 1455-1 Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-1401 |
|---|---|
| directions_carAccess | About a 10-minute walk or a 2-minute drive to Arima Onsen Station, and about 30 minutes by car to Osaka International Airport. |
| trainNearest station | Arima Onsen Station |
| local_parkingParking | Parking is available for 70 cars, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| callPhone | +81-3-3434-3939 |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Mastercard |
| languageOfficial site | https://waraya-jinsen.com/open_in_new |
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Reference price. Reference price per person per night with dinner and breakfast, based on the tax-inclusive prices of plans listed on Rakuten Travel as of October 14, 2026. The official website lists rates from 29,200 yen per person when 2 guests share a room. Prices vary by season, room and plan. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What ages is Arima Onsen Waraya Jinsen best suited to?
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It has facilities that work especially well for babies and toddlers (ages 0 to 2) and children aged 3 and over. There is no age limit, and families with children of any age can stay.
Is there parking at Arima Onsen Waraya Jinsen?
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Parking: Parking is available for 70 cars, free of charge, on a first-come, first-served basis.
How do you get to Arima Onsen Waraya Jinsen?
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About a 10-minute walk or a 2-minute drive to Arima Onsen Station, and about 30 minutes by car to Osaka International Airport.
Are there meals for children?
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Yes. Meals for children are available, and what is served varies by restaurant and accommodation plan. At dinner, the main dining room SASANE offers a children's kaiseki and a children's kaiseki for preschool-age children. Target ages and prices are not listed in our information, so please confirm with the hotel when booking.
Can you accommodate a child with food allergies?
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Part of the menu can be changed to allergy-friendly dishes on request; please inquire with the hotel when booking. Removing components contained in seasonings is difficult, and requests cannot be handled on the day.
What are the check-in and checkout times?
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Check-in is from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and checkout is at 10 a.m.
Are there towels at the communal bath?
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Towels are provided in your room for you to take to the communal bath. Towels are also kept at the communal bath, so you can use those if you need more. Whether children who are not yet out of diapers can bathe there is not stated, so please check with the hotel in advance.
Is there a humidifier or air purifier for the room?
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Humidifiers are available to borrow. The Main Building's 8-Tatami Japanese-Style Room (No View) is listed as having a humidifier and an air purifier. Every room has a hair dryer, an electric hot-water kettle, a refrigerator, free Wi-Fi and more, though equipment may differ by room type.
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