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Kinosaki Onsen Check-In Tour with Hot Spring Passport
Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$103.87
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
Kinosaki Onsen offers a unique cultural check-in experience that dives deep into the town’s hot spring traditions beyond the baths. Engage with local practices and history while enjoying sustainable travel options.
- 🌸 Learn traditional bathing etiquette directly from the chief priest of Onsenji Temple, ensuring an authentic experience.
- 📚 Record your journey with a cultural stamp book featuring Kinosaki straw marquetry, a craft with over 300 years of history.
- 🧳 Store your luggage before check-in and receive an introduction to Kinosaki Onsen’s history, public bathhouses, and recommended local shops.
- 🚙 Travel sustainably in eco-friendly electric vehicles, accompanied by a local guide throughout your tour.
- ⏰ Choose between two departure times at 10:30 or 12:30 from Kinosaki Onsen Tourist Center, conveniently located next to the station.
- 🏯 Visit Onsenji Temple, founded 1300 years ago, and learn the "Ancient Bathing Etiquette" from the chief priest.
- 🗺️ Enjoy a scenic ride in an electric TUKTUK, exploring the town and its six public baths, including Jizouyu and Kounoyu.
- 🎢 Experience a round-trip ropeway ride to Yakushido, a nationally registered cultural property with a rich history.
- 🍦 Participate in unique activities like onsen egg-making and gelato purchases at Yakushi Park for a delightful culinary experience.
- 🛏️ Arrive at your accommodation with luggage transportation included, ready to embark on a public bath tour with your "Yushaku" rental.
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Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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- Luggage transportation (limit: 1 item per person)
- Instruction in “Ancient Bathing Etiquette”
- Goyu-in Book (Onsen Stamp Book)
- English-speaking local guide
- Round-trip ropeway ride (including the guide’s fare)
- Yushaku (hot spring ladle) rental (available for purchase at ¥3,000 each)
- Onsen egg-making experience and gelato purchases at Yakushi Park
- Kinosaki Straw Marquetry craft experience fee
- Additional luggage transportation fees (from the second item onward)
Meeting point
Meeting point：Kinosaki Onsen Tourist Center in front of JR Kinosaki Onsen Station
78, Yushima, Kinosakicho, Toyooka, Hyogo,669-6101
Access： Located across the road from the JR Kinosaki Onsen Station exit.
Return details
*Drop-off service is available to accommodations in Kinosaki Onsen Town.
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[10:30/12:30] Entrance of Ryokan Town: Kinosaki Onsen Tourist Center Meet at the tourist center right next to the station, where you can store your luggage. The tour starts with a ride in the back seat of an electric TUKTUK. *If you wish to drive the TUKTUK or a motorcycle yourself, driving practice will be provided.
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Kinosaki Onsen[10:50/12:50] Corridor in Ryokan Town/Store: Kinosaki Onsen Town Travel by electric TUKTUK. To make the most of your town walk and public bath tour, take a preview stroll with the electric TUKTUK. Learn about the features, history, and spirit of "coexistence and co-prosperity" of each of the six public baths: Jizouyu, Yanagiyu, Ichinoyu, Goshonoyu, Mandarayu, and Kounoyu. Discover the town's highlights and recommended shops tailored to your needs.
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Onsenji Temple[12:30/14:30]Onsenji Temple:Main Hall Travel by electric TUKTUK → Ropeway. Arrive at Onsenji Temple, founded 1300 years ago by the monk Dochi Shonin who opened Kinosaki Onsen. Receive direct instruction from the chief priest in the "Ancient Bathing Etiquette" and "Yushaku", which in earlier times were not allowed to enter Kinosaki Onsen without learning this etiquette.
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Yakushi Pocket Park Ashiyu[13:15/15:15]Onsenji Temple:Yakushido Travel by Ropeway → On Foot. Descend to the town again by ropeway. Visit the historic Yakushido, a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in the Edo period (1804-1818). The temple has a long history as the guardian temple of Kinosaki Onsen, and is revered as the Yakushi-san (medicine man) who protects Kinosaki Onsen and its bathing guests. Reflect on the ancient bathing etiquette received at Onsenji Temple and appreciate the history and gratitude towards the hot spring.
- [13:30/15:30]Guest Room: Accommodation in Kinosaki Onsen Town Travel by electric TUKTUK. Arrive at your accommodation at check-in time, with your luggage already transported to your room. After completing the true check-in with the "Ancient Bathing Etiquette," rent a "Yushaku" from the inn and embark on a tour of the public baths. *For guests starting at 10:30: room check-in is not available at this time; however, depending on the accommodation, you may receive a “Outer Bath Tour Pass (Yumepa)” before check-in, allowing access to the public baths. (pass by)
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Kinosaki Onsen Check-In Tour with Hot Spring Passport
Hyogo Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$103.87
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!