Negiya Ryofukaku, Arima Onsen (2026): Baths, Rooms, Fees

Negiya Ryofukaku Arima Onsen · Baths, Rooms

Guide·October 18, 2026·12 min read·Sourced & cross-checked

Negiya Ryofukaku (Negiya Ryokan on its English site) is a ryokan on the wooded slope of Arima Onsen, in Kobe’s Kita Ward. Its name comes from the Shinto priests, negi, who are said to have stayed here; the inn appears on a 1737 map of Arima, stood near the Kin-no-yu bathhouse at first, and moved to its present site among maples in 1960. Before you book, three things matter: no room has a hot-spring bath of its own, so the gold spring is in the shared and private baths; the two private baths cost 3,300 yen per 45 minutes; and the 40 m² Japanese-Western room and the compact room do not take children.

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Honto check: Every rule and figure below is from Negiya Ryofukaku’s official Japanese and English sites, its terms of accommodation and its official booking pages in Japanese and English, plus the City of Kobe for the bathing tax, read on October 13, 2026. We have not stayed there. Deliberately not stated: the tattoo rule, the number of rooms, whether prices include the bathing tax, where the pick-up runs from, parking fees and special diets, none of which the official pages give. Where the Japanese and English pages give different times, we leave the time out and say so.

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Negiya Ryofukaku at a glance

A quiet street with a stone wall and autumn trees in Arima Onsen — A street in Arima Onsen, Kobe, in autumn. This shows the town, not Negiya Ryofukaku. Photo: 663highland (CC BY 2.5)

Item	Official information
Address	1537-2 Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-1401
Phone	+81-78-904-0675 (booking calls 8:00–20:00)
Check-in / out	From 15:00 (until 23:00 on room-only and breakfast plans) / 11:00
Front desk / doors close	7:30–23:00 / midnight
Hot spring	Gold spring (kinsen) in the open-air baths and private baths
Private baths	3,300 yen incl. tax per 45 minutes
Prices	From 14,300 yen per person room only (two sharing, tax incl.)
Bathing tax	150 yen per person per night (Kobe; under 7 exempt)
Smoking	All rooms non-smoking

From the official site, terms and booking pages, and the City of Kobe, read October 13, 2026.

Which room should you pick at Negiya Ryofukaku?

Red and orange maple leaves among tall tree trunks on a mountain slope — Autumn maples at Momijidani on Mount Rokko, Kobe, not at the inn. Photo: 663highland (CC BY 2.5)

Some rooms need stairs, two take adults only, and the room baths are plain hot water.

Room	Size and guests	Bath and notes
Japanese room facing the maples	8–10 mats	No room bath; some stairs
Two-room special Japanese room	16 mats; ask if 5 or more	No room bath; massage chair; close to the entrance
Mountain-view Japanese room	10 mats; up to 4	No room bath; slope with ups and downs
Deluxe Japanese-Western room, East Wing	60 m²; up to 4	Shower room; a walk from the entrance; dim lighting
Modern Japanese-Western room	40 m²; up to 2	Shower room; twin beds; no children
Room with open-air bath	8–12 mats; up to 3	Rock bath by a bamboo grove, not hot-spring water
Room with semi-open-air bath	10 mats; up to 4	Cypress bath, not hot-spring water
Compact bed room	20 m²; up to 2	Shower room; stairs; no children

From the official rooms page and booking page, read October 13, 2026.

On stays of more than one night, the inn does not clean rooms, change sheets or restock amenities, for environmental reasons, and it takes 10 percent off each night from the second. Guests in several room types can also use The Perch, a lounge the inn calls a third place between your room and the baths.

The gold-spring baths at Negiya Ryofukaku

The yellow wooden building of the Gin-no-yu public bathhouse — Gin-no-yu, a public bathhouse in Arima Onsen. It is not part of Negiya Ryofukaku. Photo: 663highland (CC BY 2.5)

Which baths are there, and when are they open?

There are two shared baths, and men and women swap between them. Hinoki no Yu is built with Japanese cypress and hiba wood and has an open-air kinsen bath facing maple trees. Higurashi no Yu, reopened in March 2023, is an open-air bath under a large hackberry tree, reached by about 30 steps. Each opens to one group from 15:00 into the night and to the other from 5:00 to 10:00. The Japanese and English pages give different closing times for the night, so check the time at the front desk.

How do the private baths work?

Yuzuriha no Yu is indoors, with plain hot water and kinsen; Natsume no Yu has a plain indoor bath and a semi-open-air kinsen bath. Both run from 16:00 to 23:00 and from 5:00 to 9:00, at 3,300 yen including tax per 45 minutes, booked in check-in order. Our guide to private bath fees compares how inns charge for this.

Can I bathe with a tattoo?

The official pages we could read do not mention tattoos. Ask the inn before you book; a private bath is used only by your group. Our tattoo and onsen guide explains what to ask.

Meals at Negiya Ryofukaku

What are dinner and breakfast like?

Dinner is kaiseki in a dining room facing the maples, built on fish and vegetables the owner buys at the Kobe Central Wholesale Market. The standard plan changes its menu each month; other plans offer Kobe beef sukiyaki or shabu-shabu (choose when you book, as it cannot be changed on the day) or seasonal hot pots. Breakfast is a Japanese set meal in the same room, served any time from 7:30 to 9:30. If you book room only or with breakfast, dinner can be added only by advance booking and in limited numbers.

Can the inn handle allergies or a special diet?

The booking page says ingredients cannot be specified, but guests with severe allergies must say so when booking; the inn cannot respond if told on the day. It does not mention vegetarian or halal meals, so ask before you book.

Prices and rules at Negiya Ryofukaku

How much does a stay cost?

Per person per night with two sharing, tax included, the Japanese booking page starts at 14,300 yen room only, 15,400 yen with breakfast, 27,600 yen with the monthly kaiseki dinner and 34,200 yen with Kobe beef. Rooms with their own bath start at 41,800 yen on the kaiseki plan. Kobe adds a bathing tax of 150 yen per person per night, and children under 7 are exempt; see our onsen bathing tax guide.

What do children cost?

The terms of accommodation apply child rates to elementary-school age and younger: 70 percent of the adult rate with adult-style meals and bedding, 50 percent with a children’s meal and bedding, and 30 percent for bedding only. Remember the two rooms that take no children.

What is the cancellation policy?

The FAQ asks you to cancel or change on the site where you booked. The terms list, for groups of up to 14, 20 percent from 3 days before, 20 percent the day before, and 50 percent on the day or for a no-show, and say the rule can differ by plan; some New Year and other plans start charging from two weeks before. Check the policy on your plan before paying. See our hotel cancellation guide.

How do I pay?

Online bookings are prepaid by credit card, arranged by the travel company Time Design. At the inn, the FAQ lists Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and several Japanese cards, plus PayPay and Alipay.

Getting to Negiya Ryofukaku in Arima Onsen

A Hankyu bus parked on a road beside a small building with a clock — A Hankyu bus on the Sannomiya–Arima line at Arima Onsen.

The nearest station is Arima Onsen on the Kobe Electric Railway. From Sannomiya, take the subway to Tanigami and change to the Kobe Electric Railway, about 30 minutes in all; from Osaka (Umeda), add about 30 minutes on the Hankyu line to Kobe-Sannomiya. Highway buses run to Arima Onsen from Osaka (Umeda, about 1 hour), Kyoto Station (about 1 hour 30 minutes), Sannomiya (about 30 minutes) and Itami Airport (about 30 minutes). From Kansai Airport, take the limousine bus to Sannomiya (about 75 minutes). The booking page lists a pick-up service from 14:00 and car drop-off from 12:00 on the day; it does not say where the pick-up starts, so ask the inn.

What foreign guests should know before staying at Negiya Ryofukaku

The inn warns of fake WhatsApp messages asking guests to confirm or pay; it does not use WhatsApp for bookings or payment.
The English site and English booking page exist, but some details differ from the Japanese pages. If a time or rule matters to you, confirm it with the inn.
Several rooms need stairs or a sloping walk; tell the inn in advance if that is hard for you.
You can leave your car and luggage before check-in and after checkout to walk the hot-spring town, within set hours.
The inn charges 3,000 yen per room per hour for use of the room outside 15:00 to 11:00.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Negiya Ryofukaku have rooms with a private onsen bath?

Two room types have their own bath: a Japanese room with a rock-built open-air bath facing a bamboo grove, and a 10-mat room with a cypress bath that becomes semi-open-air when the window is opened. The inn notes that neither uses hot-spring water. For the gold spring, use the shared baths or the private baths.

How much are the private baths at Negiya Ryofukaku?

3,300 yen including tax for 45 minutes. They run from 16:00 to 23:00 and from 5:00 to 9:00, and times are booked in check-in order, so arriving early gives you more choice.

Can children stay at Negiya Ryofukaku?

Yes, in most rooms. The 40-square-meter Japanese-Western room and the compact 20-square-meter bed room do not take children. Under the inn’s terms, child rates apply to elementary-school age and younger, at 70, 50 or 30 percent of the adult rate depending on meals and bedding.

What time is check-in and checkout at Negiya Ryofukaku?

Check-in starts at 15:00. Room-only and breakfast plans accept arrivals until 23:00; dinner plans close check-in earlier in the evening because the last dinner seating starts at 19:30. Checkout is 11:00.

How do I get to Negiya Ryofukaku from Osaka or Kobe?

By train, take the subway from Sannomiya to Tanigami and the Kobe Electric Railway to Arima Onsen, about 30 minutes in all. Direct highway buses run from Osaka (Umeda), Sannomiya, Kyoto and Itami Airport. The inn lists a pick-up service from 14:00; ask it where and how to meet.

Bottom line (2026): Negiya Ryofukaku is an old Arima inn set among maples, with gold-spring open-air baths, two private kinsen baths at 3,300 yen and Kobe beef kaiseki. Pick your room with care, since some need stairs and two take no children, and book on the official booking page.

Sources

Every fact on this page is from Negiya Ryofukaku’s official pages: home (Japanese), home (English), rooms, baths, cuisine, access, FAQ, the terms of accommodation (Japanese PDF), and the official booking pages in Japanese and English; and the City of Kobe’s bathing tax page. All were read on October 13, 2026. Prices and rules change; check the official site before you book.