Shimaoka Onsen

Shimaoka Onsen is a community thermal facility in the city of Ono in the Harima plain of Hyogo Prefecture, the historic 'city of blades' whose tradition of crafting tatami-cutting knives, geta wooden clogs, and agricultural tools has sustained artisanal metalworking workshops since the Muromachi period. The warm mineral waters draw from the deep geological strata of the central Hyogo highlands, offering sodium-bearing thermal immersion that soothes the hands and bodies of craftspeople engaged in the demanding physical labor of metalwork and woodworking. Ono's compact, traditional townscape of tile-roofed workshops, blade displays, and seasonal flower festivals at Kanouike Park provides a characteristically Hyogo backdrop of craft heritage and natural beauty for this community hot spring.