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Originally Posted by samokan
if you are taking the Shinkansen
Tokyo - Osaka : 2 hours (more or less ) ( shinkansen)
Osaka - Kyoto : 30 -40 minutes ( not shinkansen )
Osaka - Kobe : 20 -30 minutes ( not shinkansen)
Osaka - Beppu : 4 hours (shinkansen)
you don't need to go to Beppu to experience a real onsen , "Arima Onsen" in Kobe is considered one of the oldest Onsen in Japan. It's just 40 minutes away from Kobe. Just google Arima Onsen.
Another is the Shirahama Onsen in Wakayama. just a an hour or so from Osaka.
But if you still have some time, just go to beppu .. it is I think an interesting place to visit...
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Just wanted to correct 1 thing... Wakayama prefecture's border is about 1 hour from Osaka, but Shirahama is quite a ways down the coast. 3 hours from Osaka would be a better estimate.
Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama was my favorite onsen to visit, but it's a bit out of the way for the OP....