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Shunju Tsugihagi Hibiya

Just take a walk downstairs into the restaurant and you’ll be greeted by a calm atmosphere that offers a sense of refuge from the hustle and bustle of the city. Guests can enjoy creative Japanese washoku cuisine, which focuses on highlighting the inherent flavors of each ingredient. The restaurant can accommodate a wide range of dining styles, including a private dining room, casual table seating, and counter seating for watching chefs prepare sushi first-hand.

Ginza, Yurakucho
Japanese Cuisine

12 Aug 2022 See More

A refined and upscale restaurant.

Kobe Harborland

Kobe Harborland, lined with multiple large scale multi-facility complexes, is the name of the area by the coast covering approximately 18.5 Hectares. One of the commercial complexes, “Kobe Brick Warehouse, HARBOR STORES”, was originally a cargo warehouse built in the late 1890s.

Kobe
Famous Places

16 Aug 2021 See More

This place really lives up to the standards of an international port. Arriving in Kobe by cruise ship, you can easily find everything you need—food, drinks, and entertainment.

Kobe Kitano Ijinkan (Former Foreign Residences)

When the port of Kobe opened in 1868, the "Kobe Kitano Ijin-gai (foreign city)" developed as a land of foreign settlement. Located on a hill overlooking the ocean, the town has a unique mix of Western and Japanese style buildings. About 30 Western-style buildings have been preserved in their original state, and 16 are open to the public.

Kobe
Famous Places

16 Aug 2021 See More

It really feels like traveling in Europe! The area is full of European-style buildings, and every photo you take has a romantic, European vibe.

Tendai Sect Kongorinji Temple

Along with Hyakusaiji Temple in Higashi Omi and Saimyoji Temple in Koura Town, it is one of the three mountains of Koto known as one of the best places for viewing autumn leaves in Shiga Prefecture. The temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism was founded by Gyoki Bosatsu in 741 during the Nara period.

Shiga
Shrines & Temples

16 Aug 2021 See More

This is one of the famous Koto Sanzan temples. The strolling garden was gradually renovated from the Momoyama to early Edo periods. Whether it's cherry blossom or autumn leaves season, it's a wonderful place to visit.

Hikone Castle Ruins (Special Historical Site)

This castle is one of the three most famous castles in Japan that was completed in 1622 and its castle tower is designated as a national treasure. This type of castle is called Hirayamajiro, which means a castle built on a mountain or hill in the middle of a plain.

Shiga
Tourist Attractions

16 Aug 2021 See More

This is one of only four remaining wooden castles in Japan, and it's also one of the five designated National Treasure castles. It holds incredible historical and cultural value.

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum

The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is the premier destination for dinosaur exhibits and more here at one of one of Japan’s largest museums. Its home in Katsuyama City is where many ancient teeth, bones, footprints and other relics from vertebrate animals like dinosaurs have been found in Japan.

Fukui
Museums

16 Aug 2021 See More

One of the world’s top three dinosaur museums! It covers dinosaur ecology and fossils, and many of the fossils are real and millions of years old. Kids will have a blast visiting here.

Lake Biwa

Lake Biwa, which belongs to the first-grade Yodo River system and is located in the center of Shiga Prefecture, occupies an area of about 670 k㎡, or about one-sixth of the prefecture's land area, and is the largest lake in Japan in terms of both area and water storage capacity, with 27.5 billion tons of water pouring in through rivers from the surrounding mountains of Ibuki, Suzuka, and Hira, all of which are over 1,000 meters high.

Shiga
Nature Spots

16 Aug 2021 See More

This is the largest lake in Japan. There are lots of fun spots around the lake, and it's a great place to visit in the summer—the weather is really comfortable.