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Exclusive hot spring water source, Heart-soothing baths
Indulge in our soothing bath form our rare, exclusive hot spring source.
Our exclusive hot spring is a sodium hydrogen carbonate one. The water is drinkable, tasting like “salted lemon-lime”.
It works to improve our digestive system, diabetes, and gout.
Shiota Onsen’s History
A medical hot spring about 300 years old
Shiota Onsen has a long history that its discovery is believed to be in Nara Era.
The hot spring has been used for medical purposes for at least 300 years with some earliest record in 1736-1741 in Edo Period. There were around 4-10 hot spring inns and medical resorts in the Edo Period. The great water quality and effectiveness has taken the country by storm that attracted visitors all over Japan.
How to Enjoy Onsen (Hot Spring)
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How to Enjoy Onsen 1
First of all, let your body sweat at the public bath!
Start with the public Garden Bath (with nice garden views) and Cypress Bath (with luxury natural cypress)! The gentlemen and ladies’ baths interchange.
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How to Enjoy Onsen 2
Also, try out the beautifying “drinkable spring water”!
Our chill spring water is at around 17℃. Our exclusive hot spring is a sodium hydrogen carbonate one. The water is drinkable, tasting like “salted lemon-lime”. It works to improve our digestive system, diabetes, and gout.
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How to Enjoy Onsen 3
Then, head to the playful “Open Bath”!
Enjoy a bath at the playful, spacious open bath, indulge in the 300-year history of Shiota Onsen.
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How to Enjoy Onsen 4
Finally, have a luxury moment at the “Family Open Bath”.
It’s open in a first-come-first-served bias, so remember to lock the door. Let such a private, luxury bathing experience be your wonderful finale.
Garden Bath
A public bath with nice garden views
From bath tanks.
A history-telling design- a stone lantern at the center of the huge bathing tank and walls resembling the city gates and samurai warrior residence gates in the ancient time.
Baths to experience history
Deep inside the public bath is a natural water bath.
In summer, just enjoy the bath as it is, while in winter, you might want to add hot water.
Service Available Time
- Bathing Time
- 6:00 am – 10:00 am / 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
(*) Gentlemen and ladies’ baths interchange at 8pm.
Cypress Bath
A public bath in
Luxury natural cypress.
Bath tanks with a Japanese design and the fragrance of cypress woods. The men and women’s “Garden Bath” interchange.
Natural bath at 17 degree Celsius.
A small natural bath at the large hot spring area.
In summer, just enjoy the bath as it is, while in winter, you might want to add hot water.
Service Available Time
- Bathing Time
- 6:00 am – 10:00 am / 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
(*) Gentlemen and ladies’ baths interchange at 8pm.
Open Bath Gentlemen/Ladies
A playful, spacious open bath.
A playful, spacious open bath surrounded by discernible views of nature in any seasons. No filtration, our hot springs thus have relatively high density.
Soak in the unique sunset at the open bath.
Our spacious open bath is especially charming during sunset.
Playful bamboo hats
Enjoy the open baths with a playful bamboo hat!
Service Available Time
- Bathing Time
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
(*) Be mindful that baths may close/open in a different time for changes in weather conditions.
(*) Only open before public holidays from mid-Jan to mid-March in winter.
(*) No shampoo and other amenities at the open baths. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Family Open Bath
Rental open baths exclusively
for accommodating guests
Free hot spring for guests, opening 365 days a year. Just walk in and lock the door before your usage. Soak in the luxury moment of yours!
Service Available Time
- Bathing Time
- 7:30 am – 9:00 pm
(*) Be mindful that baths may close/open in a different time for changes in weather conditions.
(*) No shampoo and other amenities at the open baths. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Basic Information of Hot Spring
- Hot Spring Texture
- Sodium bicarbonate hot spring, chloride hot spring
- Functions
- Gastrointestinal diseases, neuralgia, chronic digestive system diseases
- Bath categories
- Public bath, open bath, family bath
