One of the most famous places in Kansai for autumn foliage, where people continue to pray for zazen study and safety under the sun.
A huge fountain offers a feeling of cooling refreshment and fantastic atmosphere of Lake Biwa.
Enjoy a variety of beautiful Biwako cruises.
These castle ruins are located on the 232.5m-high Mt. Sawa, north of JR Hikone Station. Ishida Mitsunari became the lord in 1595.
This is a temple on the sacred large wollastonite, a natural monument, where the noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu came up with the idea of the novel “Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji)”
This is one of the most famous scenic spots on Lake Biwa, as well as it has been known as “Katata-no-rakugan (wild geese returning home at Katata)”, one of the eight scenic views of Omi.
This temple was founded in the Nara period (Tempyo era) and is famous for the Horai Garden created by Kobori Enshu in the Edo period.
Japan's humongous Shigaraki ware Tanuki（pottery raccoon dog）welcomes you to this complex.
This is an interactive museum about Japan’s largest lake, Lake Biwa, where you can learn about the coexistence of the lake, living creatures, and people.
500 Metasequoia trees along the 2.4 km straight road!
Home to Ninja in old days, Koka mountains now has a Ninja theme park.
The symbol of the shrine is a large torii gate in the middle of Lake Biwa, which is known as a power spot with a spectacular view.
Enjoy high-end Omi Beef at this farm-to-table restaurant that raises its own cows for up to 30 months.
Japanese dishes bringing together Shiga’s delicacies on a secret mountain.
A veteran Omi Beef restaurant serving up dishes with hearty, beefy flavor.
The all-time-famous Otsu sweet made with a generations-old recipe.
A gorgeous café greeted by the shores of Lake Biwa and nearby waterbirds.
Savor Shiga’s delicacies in a 180-year-old historical home.
Amazing views and even better bread! A bakery run by a popular confectionery.
Come, taste Shiga’s soul food, Omi champon right here.
A newly revived giant shopping mall next to Lake Biwa.
An all-purpose local customers’shopping center near the station.
A shopping mall directly connected to JR Nagahama Station offering unique stores and restaurants and promoting the tourism and culture of Nagahama City and Lake Biwa.
A Lake Biwa regional “antenna shop” for tsukudani, run by three generations of a fisherman family in Yasu City, Shiga. The shop offers tsukudani made according to the traditional method, as well as other special products of local production.
A large outlet mall with approximately 230 domestic and overseas brands.
Innovative “shotengai” hotel operated by Jiyujin, founder of the Satoyama Jujo hotel.
A classic ryokan from the Edo period located in the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
All rooms offer an extraordinary stay and a magnificent view of the lake.
The tallest hotel in Shiga Prefecture overlooking Lake Biwa.
A small resort hotel with 14 rooms, where you can enjoy a private stay on the lakeside.
