Take the Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line and get off at Miidera Station. As you follow the walking path, you can see Mii-dera Temple standing on the hill in the distance. Along the way, you pass the Lake Biwa Canal, where visitors leisurely cruise in boats.
The temple grounds are vast. Stepping inside, you feel an old-fashioned simplicity and tranquility that is difficult to put into words. There are many different goshuin available at the entrance, drawing the attention of travelers. Walking up the stone steps surrounded by the refreshing scent of the trees, I surprisingly did not feel tired at all. The wooden temple buildings truly seem to have the magical power to cleanse away the troubles of the world. Looking down from the high ground beside the main hall, the breathtaking beauty of Lake Biwa fills your view like a magnificent landscape painting.
