It is said that, in the Sengoku period (period of warring states) (Japan), Nagamasa AZAI, who was the castellan of Odani-jo Castle, Oichi no kata and Yodo-dono (also known as Yodogimi) visited for toji (hot spring cure) and that it has a long history as a hot spring in Kohoku region.
戦国時代(日本)には小谷城主浅井長政をはじめ、お市の方や淀殿が湯治に訪れたとされ、湖北地域の温泉としては歴史が古いとされる。