Imazu Onsen Shiga
- Location
- Imazu, Shiga, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 41 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Imazu Onsen is a lakeside hot spring in the Imazu area of Takashima city, situated on the western shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, with panoramic views across Japan's largest lake toward the Hira mountain range. The chloride-rich mineral waters warm bathers effectively and help ease muscular tension, providing a restorative lakeside retreat for travelers exploring the cycling routes and cultural heritage of the Biwa countryside. The quiet fishing port atmosphere and traditional townscape of Imazu, once a prosperous lake trading hub in the Edo period, lend the onsen experience a gentle, historically layered quality.