Takarabune Onsen Kotobuki

♨️A tiny lakeside inn on Lake Biwa with house-smoked cuisine and cloudy hot springs

Shiga · Takarabune Onsen Yumoto Kotobuki

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A Small Single-Story Inn by Lake Biwa

• 🏠A small, old single-story inn standing alone on the shore of Lake Biwa, with the homely feel of a minshuku.
• 🍽️The inn puts its cooking ahead of its facilities, taking only a few groups a day and preparing food in small batches.
• 🌧️There are no stairs, but there are a few steps and gravel paths, and the walk from the rooms to the baths can be inconvenient on rainy days.

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The Inn's Own Spring, a 'Beauty Bath'

• ♨️A cold mineral spring containing metasilicic acid, cloudy and rich in this natural moisturizer along with iron and carbonic acid.
• ✨Said to help with neuralgia, skin conditions, atopic dermatitis, anemia, rheumatism, fatigue and skin beautification.
• 🚿Guests use the gender-separated indoor baths from 15:00 to 21:00; after 21:00 the indoor baths can also be used privately.

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A Private Open-Air Bath at Night

• 🌙Overnight guests can use the open-air bath privately from 21:00 until 9:30 the next morning.
• 🔓No reservation is needed and there is no time limit, so you can soak at your own pace.
• ⚠️Guests cannot use the open-air bath before 21:00, and it has no shower; rinse with ladled water.

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Tatami Guest Rooms

• 🛏️Neat tatami rooms with a low table and chairs by the window.
• 🍱Dinner is served in partitioned private dining spaces.
• 👶Bath mats, bath stools, toilet seat adapters, mobiles, bouncers, baby chairs, children's tableware and toys are available for overnight guests.

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Everything Homemade, All from Shiga

• 🥓The signature house-smoked dishes take months to prepare in some cases, made possible by a limit of four groups a day.
• 🥩Omi beef, duck, local fish and vegetables from Shiga feature at dinner and breakfast.
• 🍶A wide selection of carefully chosen Shiga sake, with new and unpasteurized sake bought directly from breweries in season.

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Sauna, Campsite and Studio on Site

• 🧖A mixed-gender outdoor sauna (swimsuits required) with a 10-person barrel sauna and a cold plunge fed by the flowing cold spring.
• 🏕️The family campsite faces Lake Biwa with a shallow beach popular with children, busy with lake swimming in summer.
• 🎸An attached music rehearsal studio can host training camps and small live shows.

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Nearby Sights

• ⛩️Shirahige Shrine, about 10 minutes by car, is known for its vermilion torii standing in the lake and is the oldest shrine in Omi.
• 🌳The Metasequoia Avenue lines about 2.4 km of road with some 500 metasequoia trees.
• 🏘️Takashima Village, in an old castle-town district, gathers workshops, cafés and restaurants.

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Getting There

• 🚃The nearest station is Omi-Takashima on the JR Kosei Line, about 60 minutes from Osaka by Special Rapid, or about 40-55 minutes from Kyoto Station with a transfer.
• 🚕About 5 minutes by taxi from Omi-Takashima Station.
• 🚗About 50 minutes from Kyoto via Route 161; there are two covered parking spaces, and on busy days guests park at the campsite across the road.

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A Private Open-Air Bath at Night

• 🌙Overnight guests can use the open-air bath privately from 21:00 until 9:30 the next morning.
• 🔓No reservation is needed and there is no time limit, so you can soak at your own pace.
• ⚠️Guests cannot use the open-air bath before 21:00, and it has no shower; rinse with ladled water.

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Tatami Guest Rooms

• 🛏️Neat tatami rooms with a low table and chairs by the window.
• 🍱Dinner is served in partitioned private dining spaces.
• 👶Bath mats, bath stools, toilet seat adapters, mobiles, bouncers, baby chairs, children's tableware and toys are available for overnight guests.

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A small lakeside inn for quietly enjoying homemade smoked dishes, Shiga ingredients and a cloudy private spring. The old single-story building has modest facilities, and overnight guests can only use the open-air bath after 21:00.

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* This introduction was compiled from information published by each property (official website and similar sources), so some details may differ from what you find on the day. It is AI-assisted and can contain errors — please check the official website and the details shown at booking before you reserve.

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 10:00 · Last Check In: 22:00

* These policies are the property's own text, in English; the cancellation policy shown at booking takes precedence.

From onsen etiquette to check-in — the things worth knowing first.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Takarabune Onsen Kotobuki?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 10:00.

Where is Takarabune Onsen Kotobuki located?

It is in Takashima. Address: 2248-2 Adogawacho-shimogawa.

What is the cancellation and refund policy?

Free-cancellation deadlines vary by rate plan and are shown with each room. Cancelling before the deadline gives a full refund.