Since olden times, Lake Biwa has never failed to attract us.
Relax in a hot spring as you drink to your heart's desire of the scenic beauty. After a day of sightseeing, how about a visit to some of these unique hot spring spots to wonder at their intriguing history?

Ogoto Hot Springs (Otsu-shi)
A 1,200-year-old hot spring spa opened by Buddhist monk Saicho
TEL:077-578-1650 (Ogoto Onsen Sightseeing Association)
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Biwako Hot Spring (Otsu-shi)
Away from the ancient capital city, relish to your heart's content the beauty of Lake Biwa
TEL:077-524-8111 (Ryotei Koyo)
Ishiyama Hot Springs (Otus-shi)
A hot spring in Ishiyama Temple, where female author Murasaki Shikibu conceived the plot for "The Tale of Genji"
TEL:077-537-1105 (Ishiyama Sightseeing Association)
Nango Hot Springs (Otsu-shi)
A hot spring that recalls the gentlemen who amused themselves in netting boats on the river in the good old days
TEL:077-537-1255 (Nango Sightseeing Association)
Nijinoyu Hot Spring (Shiga-cho)
A hot spring at the Biwako Valley ski ground, commanding a view of the whole lake
TEL:077-592-1156 (Biwako Alps Sanso Nijinoyu)
Jyunibo Hot Spring YURARA (Koka-shi)
TEL:0748-72-8211 (Jyunibo Hot Spring YURARA)
Kamoshika Hot Spring (Koka-shi)
TEL:0748-69-0344 (Kokumin Syukusya Kamoshika-so)
Shiono Hot Spring (Koka-shi)
A hot spring of salt that has continued gushing during the more than 250 years since Buddhist monk Kukai discovered it.
TEL:0748-86-2130
Miyano Hot Spring (Koka-shi)
A secret hot spring in the Koga ninja village
TEL:0748-86-2212
Omi Hot Spring (Higashiomi-shi)
In a naturally occurring hot spring - a rarity in Shiga - sweat away your weariness after a tour of Kotosanzan on the eastern lakeshore
TEL:0749-46-1201 (Omi Onsen Koto Hotel)
Nagahama Taiko Hot Springs (Nagahama-shi)
IBrown-colored waters of a hot spring gushing from the ruins of national unifier Hideyoshi Toyotomi's Nagahama Castle
TEL:0749-62-4111 (Nagahama-shi)
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Sugatani Hot Spring (Azai-cho)
A storied, secret hot spring in natural surroundings, once visited by Oichi no Kata (wife of feudal lord Katsuie Shibata)
TEL:0749-74-2235
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~sugatani/
Onoe Hot Springs (Kohoku-cho)
A golden, smooth hot spring that gushed up in the hometown of Yodogimi, wife of national unifier Hideyoshi Toyotomi
TEL:0749-78-1001 (Kohoku-cho Sightseeing Association)
Takarabune Hot Spring (Takashima-shi)
A hot spring gushing from the spread of white sand beach and blue pine trees at Omi Shirahama
TEL:0740-32-1293 (Yumoto Kotobuki)
Kutsuki onsen Tenku (Takashima-shi)
A pleasant leisure spot with a hot water swimming pool
TEL:0740-38-2770 (Green Park Omoide no mori)
http://www.kutsuki.or.jp/leisure/omoide/tenku.html
Shiratani Hot Springs (Takashima-shi)
Enjoy outdoor sports in the aesthetic setting of this mountain village
TEL:0740-28-1188 (Makino-cho Sightseeing Association)