Hot Spring / Hot Spring Ryokan Spots in Katsura / Nishiyama Area

  • Nizaemon-no-Yu
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    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nishikyou-ku Katagiharabonyama 5
    There are two kinds of free-flowing medicinal hot springs at Nizaemon-no-Yu, which features Kyoto's only stone spa that men and women can use together. Its Utsusemi outdoor bath with large stones scattered about is highly popular, as is its Fujitsubo outdoor bath with a hot mist-spouting kamaburo steam bath landscaped with plant life, water, and stones. After your soak, head to their eatery Nizashokudo to relax in the old-time atmosphere of a reconstructed traditional house from Shiga.

    Nizaemonnoyu is a natural hot spring in Katsura. The quality of water is very good, and you can even feel it by bathing. However the facility is old and poor. Although there is Ganbanyoku, bath on...

  • Hotel Kyoto Eminence (Kyoto Take-no-Sato Onsen)
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nishikyou-ku Oharanohigashisakaidanichou 2-4
    This hot spring inn is in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City. Their natural hot springs are unusual in that two varieties of water bubble up. They have ten kinds of baths, including a popular open-air bath with an atmosphere that changes from day to night. It welcomes non-staying visitors who just come for a bath too, making it popular with tourists and locals alike.
  • Arashiyama Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nishikyo-ku Arashiyamanakaoshitacho 54-4

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