Kotoyu

♨️Ogoto Onsen by Lake Biwa, with the big Agaryanse spa next door

Shiga · Kotoyu

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About the Inn

• 🏨A 38-room hot spring inn in Ogoto Onsen, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
• 🌊It sits close to Lake Biwa and Omi Jingu Shrine.
• 🎟️Use of the neighboring Spa Resort Ogoto Agaryanse is included as a guest perk.

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Kotoyu's Bath "Yudokoro"

• ♨️The inn's own large bath, Yudokoro, is an indoor bath with no open-air tub.
• 🧪Spring types are simple, sodium bicarbonate and chloride springs, billed as skin-beautifying.
• 🕒Open 15:00-25:00 and again 5:00-11:00 the next morning.

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Spa Resort Agaryanse

• 🌿Open-air baths, sauna, jacuzzi, cold plunge and bedrock baths are at Agaryanse next door.
• 🫧It has two natural hot spring sources, a high-concentration carbonated bath and a bedrock bath area.
• 🕙Hours are 10:00-24:00 (last entry 23:00); guests with tattoos are not admitted.

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Rooms

• 🛏️Rooms face either the lake or the mountains, in Western twin, Japanese and Japanese-Western styles.
• 🛁The 5th-floor lake-side family Japanese-Western rooms have a panoramic tsubo tub facing Lake Biwa.
• 👨‍👩‍👧Mountain-side family Japanese rooms sleep 4-8, and mountain-side Japanese-Western rooms up to 6.

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Dining

• 🥩The certified Omi beef kaiseki features Omi beef grilled on a ceramic plate and a small hot pot.
• 🍱The standard Seasonal Irodori Kaiseki menu changes every month.
• 🍳Breakfast is a half Japanese, half Western buffet, and children get a separate kids' meal.

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Facilities

• 🛋️Lobby, restaurant, izakaya corner, karaoke room, banquet hall and shop.
• 💆An esthetic salon and paid massage service are available.
• 👘Yukata, loungewear, towels and toothbrushes are provided, and rooms have Wi-Fi.

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Access & Nearby

• 🚃About 5 minutes by car from Ogoto Onsen Station, roughly 20 minutes from JR Kyoto Station on the Kosei Line.
• 🚗About 20 minutes from Kyoto-Higashi IC, with free parking for 270 cars (no reservation needed).
• ⛩️Handy for Enryakuji on Mt. Hiei, Hiyoshi Taisha, Omi Jingu and Ukimido.

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Spa Resort Agaryanse

• 🌿Open-air baths, sauna, jacuzzi, cold plunge and bedrock baths are at Agaryanse next door.
• 🫧It has two natural hot spring sources, a high-concentration carbonated bath and a bedrock bath area.
• 🕙Hours are 10:00-24:00 (last entry 23:00); guests with tattoos are not admitted.

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Rooms

• 🛏️Rooms face either the lake or the mountains, in Western twin, Japanese and Japanese-Western styles.
• 🛁The 5th-floor lake-side family Japanese-Western rooms have a panoramic tsubo tub facing Lake Biwa.
• 👨‍👩‍👧Mountain-side family Japanese rooms sleep 4-8, and mountain-side Japanese-Western rooms up to 6.

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The big draw is resting at the inn while enjoying the open-air baths, bedrock baths and sauna of the large spa next door. Note that the inn's own bath has no open-air tub, and mountain-side rooms have no lake view.

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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.

♨ Ogoto Onsen · 7 ryokan in this onsen town

Check In/Check Out Policy · Check In: 15:00 · Check Out: 11:00 · 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 Kotoyu?

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 11:00.

Where is Kotoyu located?

It is in Otsu. Address: 3-9-5 Noka.

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.