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Biwako Onsen

Shiga · びわ湖温泉

Biwako Onsen is a hot spring town in Shiga, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 34.3°C, comfortably warm. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

Things to see nearby

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Hot spring towns nearby

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

The numbers

Water temperature

34.3°C

Address in Japanese

〒520-0023 / 滋賀県大津市茶が崎4-3 / {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=14|frame-width=300|type=point

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.0232, 135.8624 — open the map

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Japanese Wikipedia