Why You Should Visit
For one week of evenings, the Ogoto Onsen Tourism Association lights up its hot-spring town on the west shore of Lake Biwa. At Ogoto Onsen Tourist Park, a projection-mapping show turns the public footbath into a canvas of light and images every night from 17:00 to 21:00, alongside old-fashioned fair games such as yo-yo balloon fishing and target shooting. On 11, 12 and 17 October, Omi Bakushu, a brewery from Katata in Otsu, runs a night café with craft beer, alcohol-free drinks and karaage fried chicken. It is an easy stop before or after a ryokan stay or a day soak — you can sit with your feet in the warm water while the show plays.
Schedule
10月
Essentials
- location
- Ogoto Onsen Tourist Park
- period
- October 11, 2026 (Sun) - October 17, 2026 (Sat)
- Time
- 17:00–21:00 (night café on 11, 12 and 17 Oct only)
- cost
- No admission fee is listed (food and drink at the night café are paid)
- Kobe · Gluten-free
- access
- The nearest station is Ogoto-Onsen on the JR Kosei Line, five stops from Kyoto. By car, about 15 minutes from the Kyoto-Higashi IC on the Meishin Expressway via the Kosei Road.
- NOTE
What's on
- Footbath projection mapping (every night of the event)
- Fair games: yo-yo balloon fishing, target shooting and more
- Night café (11, 12 and 17 Oct): Omi Bakushu craft beer, alcohol-free drinks and award-winning karaage (gold prize at the Karaage Grand Prix)
Extras
- Free mini beer for the first 30 people at the Yoru Akari lighting ceremony at 17:00 each day
- Event-only keyring for anyone who orders a drink
- Follow Ogoto Onsen on Instagram (@ogoto.onsen) for an Ogoton roof-tile rice cracker (limited)
Same weekend
- On 17 Oct, Ogoto Onsen also hosts the Ogoto Onsen Joyful Festa (11:00–16:00, Ogoto Onsen Port) and the Ogoto Onsen Port venue of Biwako Oktoberfest during the day, so you can carry on into Yoru Akari in the evening
Basque cheesecakeBaked with rice flour, no wheat. Whole 12cm, serves 2-3¥4,700 incl. shipping (Japan only)There are 5 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Ogoto Onsen Tourist Park, and 1 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.
Facility data comes from OpenStreetMap. It does not include opening hours, fees or availability.
出典: おごと温泉観光協会 公式サイト
FAQ
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