The hot spring resort located about 20 minutes from downtown Kobe issurrounded by nature of Mount Rokko and has been a well-known hot spring fromtime immemorial. The hot springs resort area is located on considerably steeppasses 350 meters to 500 meters above sea level. The atmosphere with narrowtangled sloping paths make Arima still more attractive. Large Japanese style innsand hotels are located around the hot springs resort area or in the mountainsslightly distant from the hot springs resort area.
