HotelLakeVilla

A highland resort hot spring where you can tour a variety of baths, including Shigaraki ware pot baths and a salt sauna

Shiga Koka City

"Hotel Lake Villa" is a highland resort hotel surrounded by rich nature in Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. It features Shigaraki Onsen Tarao no Yu, where you can enjoy a wide variety of thoughtfully designed baths, including an earthenware pot bath made with the local specialty Shigaraki ware, a large kiln bath, and cypress baths, with the men's and women's baths alternating daily. The hot spring is a mildly alkaline simple spring with a distinctive smooth, slippery texture. In addition to an authentic high-temperature sauna, the facility also offers a salt sauna that helps leave your skin feeling moisturized, a cold plunge bath, and an outdoor air bath area where you can feel the breeze of the great outdoors.

Hot Spring & Bath Information

Bath

TypeNatural Hot Spring

Uses the facility's own hot spring source, Shigaraki Natural Hot Spring Tarao no Yu. This mildly alkaline simple spring has a pH of 8.39 and an exceptionally smooth, slippery feel, with a texture reminiscent of a beauty serum. You can luxuriate in the famous waters across a variety of baths, including indoor baths, a large circular bath, and pot baths made with Shigaraki ware. As a skin-beautifying hot spring that leaves the skin smooth, it is ideal for post-sport recovery and everyday refreshment.

Sauna

High-temperature sauna

90°C

Sauna TypeDry Sauna

Stove TypeConvection Stove (Sauna Stone)

Capacity12people

Men'sWomen's

A high-temperature dry sauna located in the large bath area (West Bath and East Bath). With no TV, it is a quiet, focused space where you can slowly warm your body while surrounded by the comfort of wood. It naturally brings out a pleasant sweat, helping you feel the detoxifying effects of releasing everyday fatigue and waste products. After leaving the sauna, head to the nearby cold plunge bath or the outdoor bathing area filled with the greenery of the highlands for a luxurious totonou experience.

Kiln bath

50°C

Sauna TypeSteam Sauna

Capacity4people

Men's

A unique steam kiln bath located in the East Bath, modeled after a large Shigaraki-style kiln. Gentle steam fills the room, warming your body deeply and comfortably without putting strain on it, while encouraging a soothing sweat. (Installed in the East Bath, which alternates daily between men and women.)

Salt sauna

70°C

Sauna TypeSalt Sauna

Capacity5people

Women's

A salt sauna located in the outdoor area of the West Bath. While you sweat thoroughly inside the sauna room, gently applying salt to your skin helps remove dead skin cells and leaves your skin smooth. The mild temperature makes it easy to stay relaxed without feeling stifled. (Installed in the West Bath, which alternates daily between men and women.)

Cold Bath

Cold Bath

16°C

Water QualityTap Water

Capacity3people

Men'sWomen's

A pleasantly cool cold plunge bath located near the sauna and kiln bath. After a sauna session, it quickly tightens the body and refreshingly cools you down when you're overheated. In the quiet setting of a highland resort, after leaving the cold plunge bath you can enjoy an exceptional outdoor air bath in the open-air space, where rich natural greenery and the clear highland air flow through.

Business Hours

Monday
11:00〜23:00
Tuesday
11:00〜23:00
Wednesday
11:00〜23:00
Thursday
11:00〜23:00
Friday
11:00〜23:00
Saturday
11:00〜23:00
Sunday
11:00〜23:00
Holiday
11:00〜23:00
💡 [Day-use] Bathing is available only when using reservation-based plans such as the "Hot Spring & Lunch Set" (11:00-23:00)

Closed Days: None

Address

1 Tarao, Shigaraki Town, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture 529-1821

Hotel & Ryokan

Gender Access

Gender Separated

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Tattoo Policy
No Tattoos
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