A venerable and long-established Ryokan (Japanese inn) boasting a history and lineage of 150 years.

Tradition says that Kinosaki hot springs were discovered by a stork that healed its wounds in the waters.
In more recent times, the historical records that have reached us say that the source started gushing at the start of the Nara period after a holy priest by the name of Dochi performed a thousand-days apprenticeship, so its history goes back 1300 years.
Inside this historical hot spring area, "Nishimuraya" is a venerable establishment boasting a long history that dates back to the Edo period 150 years prior.
The tourists in yukata (traditional clothes) strolling along the wide Otani river will chance upon the building entrance of the "Nishimuraya main building", a two-story wooden construction nestled at the back.
Guests enter from the cobbled streets of the entrance and are welcomed by the polished flooring of the beautiful front lobby facing them and by a luxuriant Japanese garden that jump to the eye like an Impressionist painting.

The three main baths

In addition to your private open-air bath, there are three main baths at Nishimuraya.
Be it "Kichi no Yu", with a bathtub luxuriously clad in highly-fragrant cypress wood from wall to ceiling, "Fuku no Yu", with its characteristic circular bathtub with windows mimicking China, or "Sho no Yu", located in an outbuilding called "the Hirata Pavilion", and facing the inner Japanese garden where one can enjoy the seasonal views, we propose several baths where our many guests can enjoy the hot waters of Kinosaki, which have been healing people since old times.
Why not wander around and experience the different open-air baths, each with their different flavors and enjoyments, depending on the mood of the moment?