At the foot of Mount Ibuki, Ikeshita, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture

Bihada-no-Yu, Green Park Santo

A useful low-cost stop for an outdoor bath and sauna on a Maibara or Mount Ibuki trip. It is not a natural hot spring, despite the “beautiful skin” name.

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Opening hours
Weekdays 15:00–22:00; weekends and public holidays 13:00–22:00. Last admission 21:30.
Access
Day-use guests do not receive a free station shuttle. A local bus takes about 8 minutes from JR Omi-Nagaoka Station.
Tattoo policy
Not permitted. Guests with tattoos, tattoo stickers or cover seals are refused entry.

Spring & water temperature

Spring-source temperature
Not applicable; no natural spring is used.
Bathing temperature
Fixed pool temperatures are not published.
Spring source
No natural spring; softened water is used.
Spring classification
Not a hot spring, as confirmed in the facility FAQ. Water is softened and adjusted to contain sodium.
pH
Not published; no natural spring is used.
Flow rate
Not published; no natural spring is used.
Water handling
This is a standard day-use bathhouse, not a natural-spring facility. It has indoor and outdoor baths facing Mount Ibuki, a sauna and cold bath.

Bathing indications

No natural therapeutic spring indications are assigned.

Adult admission is ¥600 on weekdays and ¥700 on weekends and public holidays; children aged 2 and older are ¥400. Face towels can be rented for ¥100 and bath towels for ¥200. Day-use guests do not receive a free station shuttle. Tattoos and tattoo seals are not allowed.

Bath experience

Comfort
8.0/10
Bath variety
8.0/10
Upkeep
8.0/10
Atmosphere
9.5/10
Quiet
7.5/10
Access
8.0/10
Value
9.5/10

How to read a bath profile

Spring-source temperature and actual bathing temperature are kept separate. Each score is shown independently for comparison rather than collapsed into one overall score.

Sources

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