Takarabune Onsen
- Location
- Maibara, Shiga, Japan
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 41 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Takarabune Onsen takes its name from the Takarabune—the Treasure Ship on which Japan's Seven Lucky Gods sail at New Year, laden with gifts of happiness, longevity, wealth, and good fortune for all who receive them—a name of exceptional auspiciousness in Japanese cultural tradition, where images of the treasure ship are placed under pillows on New Year's Eve to invite fortunate dreams. Simple alkaline waters flow at this spring, offering the gentle, skin-softening mineral bath that is Japan's most universally welcoming thermal experience, as accessible to the first-time visitor as to the seasoned tojikyaku. A spring bearing the name of the Seven Gods' vessel promises not only physical restoration but the symbolic abundance and good fortune that the treasure ship carries to all who seek renewal in its waters.