Shiga · Takashima & Ōmi-Shirahama (West Biwa)
Kutsuki Onsen Tenkuu
くつき温泉 てんくう
A spa complex in Green Park Omoide-no-Mori near the Kutsuki Gorge in Takashima, Shiga. It heats a colorless, transparent alkaline simple spring (25.8°C at the source), with an open-air bath, a source-water bath and a lying bath in the gender-separated zone. The signature open-air 'Tengu bath' looks out over the Kutsuki mountains, and a swimsuit-required heated pool zone (stream bath, sauna and more) sits alongside. The name comes from a local tengu legend.
- Price (adult)
- ¥850
- Hours
- 10:00-21:00 (reception until 20:30)
- Closed
- 2nd Tue (every Tue Oct-Mar; open daily in Aug-Sep)
- Access
- 341-3 Kutsuki Kashiwa, Takashima, Shiga (postal code 520-1415), inside Green Park Omoide-no-Mori. Take the Kutsuki-line bus from Adogawa Station on the JR Kosei Line to Kutsuki-Gakko-mae, then a shuttle bus for about 5 minutes. By car, head north on Route 367 along Prefectural Road 295. Parking for 300 cars.
- Water type
- Alkaline simple
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Phone
- 0740-38-2770
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Why go
- Open-air 'Tengu bath' facing the Kutsuki mountains; colorless alkaline simple spring (25.8°C)
- Open-air bath, source bath, lying bath and sauna in the bath zone, plus a swimsuit heated-pool zone
- Day bathing 850 yen for adults (1,600 yen full facility); 10:00-21:00 (reception until 20:30), parking for 300 cars
About this onsen
Kutsuki Onsen Tenkuu is a spa house inside Green Park Omoide-no-Mori (right by Kutsuki Ski Area) in Kutsuki, Takashima, Shiga. Its name honors a local legend of a tengu that raced over the Kutsuki hills, and its symbol is the open-air 'Tengu bath' facing those mountains. The gender-separated bath zone has an open-air bath, source-water bath, lying bath, waterfall bath and sauna, using a colorless alkaline simple spring (25.8°C at the source) that is heated and circulated. A swimsuit-required heated pool zone (stream bath, sauna and more) is also on site, with bungalow lodging and camping available.
Good to know
Bathing is 10:00-21:00 (reception until 20:30) for 850 yen for adults and 400 yen for ages 3 to elementary (some sources list 1,600 yen / 800 yen with pool access - prices vary by period, so confirm locally). Closure is normally the 2nd Tuesday; from October to March it is every Tuesday (Wednesday if a holiday), and August-September is open daily. The pool zone runs until 19:00 and closes from October to mid-March. On weekends and holidays the wood bath and stone bath open from 14:00. Access is by bus plus shuttle from Adogawa Station, with parking for 300 cars.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
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✔ Verified operating: 2026-10 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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