Overview
Just one minute from Hankyu Arashiyama Station, Kyoto Arashiyama Onsen Kadensho combines an onsen stay with easy access to the south side of Kyoto-Arashiyama. Togetsu-kyo Bridge leads across the river toward Tenryu-ji, the bamboo grove, and the district's busiest sightseeing streets.
The 101-room hotel was fully renovated in May 2026. A natural hot-spring bath, five private baths, and a dinner built around seasonal Japanese dishes give the stay more structure than a standard sightseeing hotel.
Rooms
The renewed rooms follow four nature-inspired themes, with double, twin, and Japanese-Western layouts. Most accommodate two guests, while a superior twin can sleep a third person on a sofa bed. All rooms are non-smoking.
Several upgraded categories add a cypress bath. These include a luxury twin with an open-air bath, a superior twin with an open-air bath, and a deluxe double with a semi-open-air bath. The differences are worth considering rather than choosing a room on location alone.
Facilities
The main bath has separate men's and women's areas. Natural Arashiyama hot-spring water fills the indoor stone bath, while the outdoor rock bath uses a seasonal herbal bath rather than spring water. The experience changes with the tub you choose.
Five private baths are available around the clock at no extra charge. Three are open-air and two are indoors, though all use heated water rather than the natural spring. They can't be reserved: guests check the occupancy light and enter when one becomes free.
Dining
Dinner combines a seasonal kaiseki course with made-to-order obanzai and freshly fried tempura. Meals are served in a dining room with semi-private seating, and the two dinner sittings are assigned on arrival.
Breakfast is a Japanese set accompanied by Kyoto-style side dishes. Complimentary noodles are served later in the evening, although the exact time varies by day.
Location and transport
Hankyu Arashiyama Station is the nearest stop, about one minute away. From Kyoto Station, take the Karasuma subway line to Shijo, walk through to Hankyu Karasuma Station, and change at Katsura for the Arashiyama Line.
Kyoto Station also has a direct JR connection to Saga-Arashiyama Station, but the hotel is about a 20-minute walk from that stop. Randen Arashiyama Station is about ten minutes away. The station names matter because each operator arrives on a different side of the district.
Airport access
From Kansai International Airport, the Haruka limited express or an airport limousine bus reaches Kyoto Station without a transfer. From there, continue by subway and Hankyu to Arashiyama. Limousine buses from Osaka Itami Airport take about 50 minutes to Kyoto Station before the same local connection.
There is no hotel-door airport shuttle. Both routes require further transfers after Kyoto Station, so leave extra time when carrying luggage or working around a fixed flight.
Why stay here
The one-minute station walk takes most of the strain out of bringing luggage to an overnight stay in Arashiyama. After checking in, guests can combine a full day of sightseeing with hot-spring bathing, private baths, and dinner on site instead of returning across Kyoto that evening.
The south-bank location puts Togetsu-kyo Bridge and the monkey park side of the river first. Cross the bridge to bring Tenryu-ji and the bamboo grove into the same outing, while an overnight stay leaves more time for the wider Saga and Arashiyama district.
Good to know
Kyoto now has three hotels carrying the Kadensho name. This is the Arashiyama Onsen hotel beside Hankyu Arashiyama Station, not Kyoto Umekoji Kadensho near Kyoto Station or Kyoto Omuro Kadensho near Ninna-ji.
Private baths are first come, first served, so a tub may not be available immediately at busy times. Check-in begins at 3:00 PM, and checkout is by 11:00 AM. On-site parking is paid and limited to 27 vehicles, with spaces allocated in arrival order.
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