Article by: Rio Murakami

All rooms have semi-open-air baths with hot spring water. Enjoy the beauty and delicacies of Lake Biwa | Ryokan Beniayu (Shiga)

Ryokan Beniyu," located in a hot spring village by Lake Biwa, is known for its gastronomy and hot springs.

It has a half-open-air bath with free-flowing hot-spring water and a large bath with a view of the lake, and the hot spring water is cold mineral spring water and rich in flavor.

The meals include moroko and loquat trout in spring, sweetfish in summer, eel in fall, and duck in winter.
A duck-sukiyaki plan is also available.

Japanese-style rooms and Western-style rooms are available, and there is a telescope for bird watching.

Address: 312 Onoe, Kohoku-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture; Tel: 0749-79-0315; Fee: From 32,500 yen; Spring quality: sodium bicarbonate spring; Access: 10 minutes by free shuttle bus from Takatsuki Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line.