Ogoto Onsen

Ogoto Onsen is located on the west side of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. Ogoto Onsen is a part of the Mount Hiei area and is a scenic sightseeing place of Omi Fuji and Mikamiyama. Onsen is also the closet popular onsen area from Kyoto.Ogoto Onsen was founded by Dengyodaishi Saicho and was developed in the Taisho era as an authentic onsen (hot spring)making it perfect for tourism.Many tourists from all over Japan and overseas visit Ogoto Onsen.With a pH of 9.0 and the high simplicity of alkaline, Ogoto Onsen is good for healing a neuralgia, muscle pain, and getting rid of exhaustion. After bathing in the onsen, your skin will become smoother. All of Ogoto Onsen ryokans and hotels use pure, natural onsen without mixing in tap water.