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Hirashōfuku Onsen

Shiga · 比良招福温泉

Hirashōfuku Onsen is a hot spring town in Shiga, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 38°C, comfortably warm. It measures pH 7.3 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 351 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Kyoto / Osakaabout 1 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Ōmi-Maiko Station (JR)
2. A short walk

Fly into Kansai (KIX) or Itami. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

The water here

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

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

38°C

pH

7.3 (close to neutral)

Discharge

351 litres a minute

Address in Japanese

滋賀県大津市北比良948-10

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

35.2269, 135.9551 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia