Private onsen in Kansai

I was wondering if anyone new of good private onsen/kazokuburo/ in the Kansai area? Preferably not too far from Osaka (a couple of hours) and not too expensive to book/reserve.
Ideally an outdoor one, but doesn't have to be. Open to any suggestions.

Thanks!

I am not sure of what you mean by a private bath, but you can search at JAPANiCAN for Online reservations that include an Ensuite open-air bath. I am posting a search of the Wayayama prefecture (just south of Osaka) that includes 6 such hotels.

Under the hotel preferences, click on the MORE tab. More possible restrictions will be presented to you. Click on the box that says Ensuite open-air bath. I looked at the least expensive one, the Hotel Tenzankaku, and it appears that every balcony has a private bath built into it. It is in Shirahama, which is a hot springs beach resort about two hours south of Osaka.

http://www.japanican.com/hotels/List.aspx?navcheckin=02/21/2013&sn=1&r...

You could search other prefectures near Osaka for additional hotels that have such ammenities.

If you are looking for a more private mountain like setting, there are also small Onsen towns inland in the Wakayama prefecture. I have included a link to the Ryujin Onsen area, which is one of many. It is midway between Mount Koya, and Tanabe, which is on the coast.

http://www.tb-kumano.jp/en/onsen/ryujin.html#accommodations

There are also three others near Hongu Taisha. They are Kawayu, Watarase, and Yunomina Onsens. You will need to take a bus to get to any of these places. Each of these is accessible using the Wakayama Kansai Pass, which I have included a link.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357_wpass.html

I have never stayed at any of these places, so I cannot give a personal recomendation. I have stayed at the Hotel Urashima in Katsuura, which has two sea cave hot springs, but it is not private.

A lower cost sugestion would be to use the public beach hot spring in Shirahama. It is a bathing suit required hot spring.

I hope this helps.

thank you! some of these look good :)