Osaka · Minoh Onsen
Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari Minoh Onsen Spa Garden
大江戸温泉物語 箕面温泉スパーガーデン
A long-established bath theme park on a hillside three minutes' walk from Hankyu Minoh Station in northern Osaka. The panoramic main bath and open-air tubs look out over the Osaka plain, and with stone-slab baths, a manga corner, games, stage shows and a buffet you can spend the whole day in lounge wear. Admission ¥1,813 on weekdays (¥2,253 weekends), dropping to a ¥922 evening rate after 17:00. Open until 23:45 — popular with hikers coming back from the Minoh Falls autumn foliage trail.
- Price (adult)
- ¥2,420
- Hours
- 9:00–23:45 (last entry 22:45)
- Closed
- Open daily (closes for maintenance)
- Access
- 3 min walk from Minoh Station on the Hankyu Minoh Line (about 30 min from Umeda); 20 min by car from Ibaraki IC
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Not allowed
- Admission
- Day admission (until 17:00): adults ¥2,420 weekdays, ¥2,860 weekends and holidays, ¥3,190 peak days; elementary ¥1,320; children from 3 ¥770; under 3 free; bath tax extra (official rates as of July 2026, raised from ¥1,813 in 2024 with the renewal). Night rate (after 17:00): adults ¥2,090. Bath and face towels and yukata free, shampoo provided — come empty-handed. Private bath ¥11,000 per 90 min (2–4 people, 7:30–22:30). Coupons and advance tickets on the official site. Song shows, popular theatre and festival games included in admission
- Baths
- A hot-spring theme park on a hill at the foot of Mt Minoh at the entrance to Meiji-no-Mori Minoh Quasi-National Park (opened 1968, designed by Sakakura Junzo's studio, reopened after renewal on 1 October 2026). Panoramic main baths (indoor and outdoor, overlooking the Osaka plain), sauna and bedrock bathing, and an 'Ooedo-style' interior enjoyed in yukata: a theatre for song shows and popular drama, festival-stall games, Bon dancing on spring and summer nights, buffet and restaurants, game corner and lounges. Now features the 'Mirai Human Washing Machine' (fine-bubble automatic body wash) that caused a stir at Expo 2025. One private bath. Adjoins the Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari Minoh Kanko Hotel
- Spring water
- Bicarbonate spring (saline, baking-soda and boric type) — in the sodium bicarbonate-chloride family, a therapeutic spring called 'the spring of life' since the Meiji era. Marketed as 'torotoro' water for its smooth feel, colourless to pale yellow-brown. The source is cool, so it is heated, recirculated and disinfected. Indicated for nervous exhaustion, chronic gynaecological complaints, chronic rheumatism, neuralgia and skin care. Minoh Onsen was developed in the 1960s at the start of the path to Minoh Falls; the hotel opened in 1965 and the 'Spa Garden' health centre in 1968
- Access & parking
- 3–5 min on foot from Minoh Station on the Hankyu Minoh Line: walk towards the falls path and take the free 'panoramic elevator' (a 47 m inclined lift) straight up to the hilltop entrance. About 30 min from Osaka-Umeda by Hankyu (change at Ishibashi-Handai-mae), or 20 min by bus from Senri-Chuo on the Kita-Osaka Kyuko and Osaka Monorail. By car 15 min from Minoh-Todoromi IC on the Shin-Meishin or Ikeda IC on the Chugoku Expressway; paid parking (discount with admission). Minoh Falls is a 40-min walk (2.7 km) along the falls path
- Phone
- 0570-04-1266
- Official site
- minoh.ooedoonsen.jp ↗
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Why go
- Open-air bath above the Osaka plain
- ¥922 evening rate after 17:00
- On the way back from Minoh Falls
Thirty minutes from downtown Osaka: a yukata-clad hot-spring theme park (renewed October 2026)
Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari Minoh Onsen Spa Garden is a hot-spring theme park on a hill at the start of the 'falls path' to Minoh Falls, one of Kansai's great autumn-leaf spots, in Minoh, Osaka. Minoh Onsen has been called 'the spring of life' since the Meiji era; a hotel opened in 1965 and in 1968 the 'Spa Garden' health centre, designed by architect Sakakura Junzo's studio, became an Osaka playground for over half a century before the Ooedo-Onsen Monogatari group acquired it in the 2010s and recast it as a yukata-clad theme park where 'every day is a festival'. With its renewal opening on 1 October 2026 it added the 'Mirai Human Washing Machine' that made headlines at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. Beyond panoramic main baths overlooking the Osaka plain, a rotenburo, sauna and bedrock bathing, a single admission covers song shows, popular theatre, festival games and a buffet, and at five minutes' walk from Hankyu Minoh Station and thirty minutes from Umeda it is the closest 'all-day onsen' to the city centre. Prices rose with the renewal to ¥2,420 on weekdays and ¥2,860 at weekends for adults (bath tax extra), but drop to ¥2,090 after 17:00.
Panoramic baths, the 'human washing machine' and a Showa-festival interior
From Hankyu Minoh Station walk towards the falls path and ride the free panoramic elevator up the hill; the entrance is right there. At reception you receive a wristband, a yukata in a colour of your choice and towels, and once changed the whole building unfolds as an 'Ooedo-style' festival ground. The gender-separated panoramic baths look out through big windows and from the rotenburo over the Osaka plain to Abeno Harukas and Osaka Bay in the distance, glittering at night. The bicarbonate spring (saline baking-soda and boric type) earns its 'torotoro' billing with a smooth feel; the cool source is heated and recirculated but still kind to the skin. There are a sauna and bedrock bathing (some items may carry a surcharge), and the renewal brought the 'Mirai Human Washing Machine', an experiential pod that washes the body automatically with fine bubbles and sensors — check on-site notices for conditions and times. After bathing, the way to enjoy the place is to watch a song show or popular drama in the theatre (free, first come first seated), play festival games like target shooting and yo-yo fishing, join the Bon dancing on spring and summer evenings, and linger in the buffet restaurant, eateries, game corner and lounges. Weekends and the foliage season (mid to late November) are very crowded and priced at the 'peak' rate, so weekdays or the post-17:00 night rate are recommended; with everyone in yukata, foreign visitors get a taste of 'Showa-era Japanese hot-spring leisure'.
Pricing and a Minoh Falls itinerary
Hours are 9:00–23:45 (last entry 22:45), open all year with occasional maintenance closures. Official prices as of July 2026: day admission (until 17:00) adults ¥2,420 weekdays, ¥2,860 weekends and holidays, ¥3,190 peak days; elementary ¥1,320; children ¥770; bath tax extra; night admission after 17:00 ¥2,090 for adults. The rate 'cut' to ¥1,813 in 2024 has risen again with the renewal, so do not be misled by old articles. Towels and yukata are included, so go empty-handed, and make use of the official site's coupons and advance tickets or a stay at the adjoining Minoh Kanko Hotel (guests use the Spa Garden freely). Access is easiest on foot, 5 minutes from Hankyu Minoh Station; there is paid parking but roads jam in leaf season. A recommended day: in the morning walk the 2.7 km falls path from Minoh Station to Minoh Falls (33 m drop, foliage mid to late November) and Ryuan-ji temple (famous for deep-fried maple-leaf snacks on the approach), return to the Spa Garden for an afternoon and evening of baths, shows and dinner, catch the night view from the outdoor bath, and head back to Umeda. Wild monkeys roam Minoh, so do not display food. It suits families with children, three-generation trips and rainy-day plans; follow on-site guidance regarding tattoos.
Before you go
- Tattoos are explicitly not allowed, even if covered.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Mood & scenery
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Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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