有 馬 温 泉(ありまおんせん)

ありまおんせん

noun (proper)

Arima Onsen (ancient hot spring near Kobe)

1. Arima Onsen (hot-spring town in Kobe)

A hot-spring resort in the hills behind Kobe, in Hyogo Prefecture, and one of the oldest in Japan, mentioned in records from the eighth century. Famous for its reddish-brown, iron-rich water called 金泉(きんせん).

有馬温泉(ありまおんせん)に泊(と)まる。

To stay at Arima Onsen.

有馬温泉(ありまおんせん)は神戸(こうべ)の近(ちか)くにある。

Arima Onsen is near Kobe.

有馬温泉(ありまおんせん)の金泉(きんせん)は、鉄分(てつぶん)を含(ふく)んだ赤茶色(あかちゃいろ)のお湯(ゆ)だ。

The 'gold spring' at Arima Onsen is reddish-brown water rich in iron.

Cultural note

Counted among the 日本三古湯(にほんさんことう), the three oldest hot springs, with 道後温泉(どうごおんせん) and 白浜温泉(しらはまおんせん)
Two kinds of water: 金泉(きんせん) (brown, iron-rich) and 銀泉(ぎんせん) (clear)
豊臣秀吉(とよとみひでよし) visited often, and the town still trades on the connection

general

Added 2026.10.13 9:20 · Revised 2026.10.13 9:27

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