At Arashiyama Benkei, our onsens (hot spring baths) include common baths, male and female open-air baths, and private baths. All baths are filled with refreshing water from the Arashiyama hot springs.

How to Take a Japanese Bath

Before entering the bath, please wash yourself in the shower area, Washing beforehand helps to keep the water in the bath clean. Rinsing yourself thoroughly with hot water will prevent soap or shampoo from entering the bath water and will also help acclimatize you to the heat of the onsen.

When entering the bath, please do so slowly and carefully, as the water may be very hot. It is not advisable to jump into the water like diving in to a swimming pool.

Please do not put your hand towel into the bath water. Most people place their towels on their heads. And remember do not use any soap or shampoo or other skin cleansers in the bath. Just sit and relax and enjoy the tranquility of the onsen. You are only to go inside the bath tub after you washed your body. First, you are to rinse your body with hot water. Washing beforehand helps to keep the water in bath tub clean.

The rinsing and washing of your body with hot water also acclimatizes you to the temperature of the bath tub, which can be very hot. It is not advisable to jump into the water like diving in to a swimming pool. Please use discretion. Please do not put the hand towel into the bath tub water. Most people place the towel on their head. And remember do not use any soap or shampoo or other skin cleansers in bath tub either.

Benefits of Arashiyama hot spring

Arashiyama's weak alkaline hot spring water is good for neuralgic pain, muscle soreness, frozen shoulder, joint stiffness, bruises, digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, tiredness and other problems.

Onsen Hours:

4:00pm ~ 12:00am
6:00am ~ 9:00am

	Open-air bath: Enjoy the Arashiyama hot spring with a gentle breeze from Arashiyama.
	Indoor bath: Please relieve your weariness of the journey with our hot spring bath.
	Open-air private bath: Enjoy an Arashiyama hot spring all to yourself. Rate: 2,100yen /45min