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Book Biwako Hanakaido in Kyoto Lake Biwa Onsen (Shiga)―― Located on a hill facing Lake Biwa, this onsen ryokan is 20-minute train ride from the Kyoto Station. After having undergone renovation in 2019, its fourth floor became an exclusive floor for guest rooms with private open-air onsen baths. You can also enjoy hot spring at the gender-segregated large public baths (with open-air baths) and a rental bath outside the rooms for private use. Kaiseki meals making use of Omi beef and fish from Lake Biwa are a feast for the eyes and the stomach.
Access: around 20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station
(1) Rooms with open-air hot spring baths available
(2) Rooms with hot-water open-air spa available
(3) Rental hot spring baths for private use (outside guest rooms): 1 bath
Simple hot spring
Lake Biwa, Mount Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, Miidera Temple, Kyoto
43 rooms
*These links will go to the travel agencys’ reservation website.
14,300 - 74,600 yen per guest per night
The price includes one dinner and one breakfast
1-1-3 Ogoto, Otsu-shi, Shiga, Japan Show map
20 min by JR Line from Kyoto Station to Ogoto-onsen Station, then 5 min by shuttle bus
The required times may slightly vary depending on the time of day.
May 16, 2017 update
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August 28, 2023 update
From check-in to entering the washitsu with open-air bath (first day) - Arriving at Ogotoonsen Stati
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From soaking in the public bath to kaiseki dinner and futon bedtime (first day) - We requested dinne
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From breakfast to check-out (second day) - The morning sun entered the room as I opened the curtains
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