Aridagawa Onsen Hotel Sunshine

♨️An onsen, saunas and seafood dining all on one riverside site in Arida

Wakayama · Aridagawa Onsen Hotel Sunshine

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The lodging wing of Aridagawa Onsen Ayuchaya

• 🏨A standalone three-story lodging building on the grounds of Aridagawa Onsen Ayuchaya in Arida City, Wakayama.
• 🍊Room windows look out over mandarin-covered hills and the Arida River.
• 🧳The third floor is set aside for families and more spacious stays, while the second floor serves business and general travelers.

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Hikari-no-Yu natural hot spring

• ♨️The spring is a sodium-chloride type: slightly salty, smooth, colorless and clear (pH 8.7).
• 🛁Alternate between a bath of spring water heated to 41°C and a 28°C cold-spring bath.
• 🌿Outdoors you'll find a large rock bath, a walking bath, tsubo pot baths and a shallow reclining bath; hotel guests can use the onsen free of charge as often as they like during opening hours.

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Saunas and private bath

• 🔥Two saunas: an onsen steam sauna made from the spring water, and a sauna lined wall-to-wall with Kishu binchotan charcoal.
• 💧The cold plunge uses underground water from the Arida River; it is 1 m deep on the men's side and 90 cm on the women's side.
• 👨‍👩‍👧A roomy private bath that fits around eight people costs 1,200 yen for 45 minutes; book by phone from one week before your visit.

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Rooms

• 🛏️The third-floor Deluxe Japanese-Western Twin is the largest room at 45 m², overlooking the Arida River, and sleeps up to six with futons.
• 🪷The third-floor Comfort Japanese-Western Twin (43 m²) and Japanese Modern Twin (32–40 m²) combine a tatami area with two semi-double beds and were renovated in 2019.
• 💼The second floor has Twin (32 m²), Double (24 m²) and Single (20 m²) rooms; smoking rooms exist only among these Western rooms. All rooms have free Wi-Fi and an empty fridge.

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Seasonal Arida cuisine

• 🐟Kotobuki no Suzunari Yakata in the main building serves local seafood led by Arida's famous beltfish (tachiuo), plus hamo pike conger and ayu sweetfish in season.
• 🍣Signatures include whole beltfish sashimi, a raw shirasu bowl from Yuasa Port, and beltfish and ayu sushi.
• 🥩In winter the kitchen turns to kue grouper and Kumano beef, and dinner-inclusive stay plans are available.

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Breakfast and guest services

• 🍳The homemade breakfast is served 7:00–9:00 on the hotel's first floor; choose a Japanese set or a Western plate at check-in (some days are Japanese-only).
• 🧴An amenity bar by the front desk offers toothbrushes, razors, hairbrushes and yukata in various sizes, and welcome coffee is available 15:00–21:00.
• 🛒There is a convenience store in the main building (10:30–21:00), Thai massage and a 4,000-volume manga corner in the onsen building, and a coin laundry on site.

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Access and parking

• 🚗About 7 minutes by car from Arida IC on the Hanwa Expressway; the 150-space car park takes large buses and has EV charging.
• 🚕About 8 minutes by taxi from JR Minoshima Station on the Kinokuni Line, or about 4 minutes from Kii-Miyahara Station.
• 🚶The hotel and the onsen and restaurant buildings are separate, about a 2-minute walk apart with no covered walkway; umbrellas are lent on rainy days.

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Nearby sights

• 🍊Sowa Orchard, an Arida mandarin specialist, and a citrus café are each about 4 minutes away by car.
• 🏝️The ferry pier for the uninhabited island of Jinoshima is 12 minutes by car; Marushin Honke in Yuasa, a soy sauce brewery with factory tours, is 15 minutes.
• 🌊Wakayama Marina City is 28 minutes by car, and Shirasaki Ocean Park with its white limestone coast is 40 minutes.

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Saunas and private bath

• 🔥Two saunas: an onsen steam sauna made from the spring water, and a sauna lined wall-to-wall with Kishu binchotan charcoal.
• 💧The cold plunge uses underground water from the Arida River; it is 1 m deep on the men's side and 90 cm on the women's side.
• 👨‍👩‍👧A roomy private bath that fits around eight people costs 1,200 yen for 45 minutes; book by phone from one week before your visit.

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Rooms

• 🛏️The third-floor Deluxe Japanese-Western Twin is the largest room at 45 m², overlooking the Arida River, and sleeps up to six with futons.
• 🪷The third-floor Comfort Japanese-Western Twin (43 m²) and Japanese Modern Twin (32–40 m²) combine a tatami area with two semi-double beds and were renovated in 2019.
• 💼The second floor has Twin (32 m²), Double (24 m²) and Single (20 m²) rooms; smoking rooms exist only among these Western rooms. All rooms have free Wi-Fi and an empty fridge.

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With the onsen, saunas and seasonal seafood all on one site, it is a convenient base for family trips and drives along the Wakayama coast. Note that the hotel building has no elevator, only stairs, and the in-room baths are not hot-spring water.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

• Parking lot
• Laundry service
• Room service
• SPA
• Front desk valuables safe
• Restaurant
• Internet access

Children and extra beds Infant age: 0 Child age: 0-0

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Aridagawa Onsen Hotel Sunshine?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

What onsen and bath facilities are available?

Guests can use: SPA.

Where is Aridagawa Onsen Hotel Sunshine located?

It is in Arida. Address: 37 Hoshio.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.