Best around Shiga Spot List

This footbath was constructed when JR Ogoto Station was renamed as Ogoto-onsen Station on March 15, 2008. Tradition says that Ogoto-onsen was discovered by Denkyo Daishi Saicho, the founder of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei. The building is designed to recall a hexagonal hall located in Hayao Jizoson, where stone jizo statues (guardian deities of children) allegedly made by Saicho, are enshrined.

Omi beef, natural mallard duck dishes. A Japanese-style ryokan on the shore of Lake Biwa. Traditional course meals using seasonal and local ingredients.

With a large public bath containing a sauna