I have 8 days in Japan in January, and I’m looking for one night with some nice hot springs while I’m there. I’m flying into Osaka, spending ~3 days in Kyoto, and then the rest in Tokyo, so I have a few choices for when to go to the onsen –
Osaka – wake up, go to the castle in the morning (only thing I’m planning on doing in Osaka, I’m just flying in here for price reasons), then go to the onsen. Next day, continue from onsen to Kyoto.
Kyoto – check out of my Kyoto hotel on the last day, go to the onsen, and then the next day continue to Tokyo.
Tokyo – either a day trip, or check out and change hotels for one night. Probably the least likely, but still an option.
The other consideration is I need a tattoo friendly one, since me and my SO both have tattoos.
I’m eyeing somewhere [here](https://goo.gl/maps/KoEbBgivjFmvJ73v7) or nearby, as the “leave from Osaka, continue on to Kyoto” option but I’m not sure if there’s any better towns I’m missing.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Arima onsen have a good reputation and would be good as long as you find places that are tattoo friendly or get a room with a private bath.
But the real tattoo friendly place is Kinosaki onsen, yes it is further away, about 3h by direct limited express train from Osaka or Kyoto.
It is also a really charming onsen town where people walk in yukata around town to go from one public onsen to the other. All the public onsen are ok with tattoo, but you have to check with individual ryokan as they might not be, but if they are not, just don’t use their onsen.