Shiga Travel Guide

A nature resort with plenty to try, no matter what the season.

A long-established sake brewery that has been brewing sake in Otsu since Bunka 2(200 years ago).

One of the most famous places in Kansai for autumn foliage, where people continue to pray for zazen study and safety under the sun.

An orchard where you can enjoy juicy pears without any time limit.

The guardian shrine of National Treasure "Choju-ji Temple" with its worship hall designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.

A huge fountain offers a feeling of cooling refreshment and fantastic atmosphere of Lake Biwa.

Enjoy all-you-can-eat fully ripe blueberries without any time limit!

An arch-shaped beautiful bridge that blends seamlessly with the scenery 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.

Enjoy fresh Jidori chicken dishes only available at the restaurant specializing in Jidori chicken!

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.

A renowned hotel in Ogoto Onsen with a 1,200-year history.

Born from the desire of a local construction firm to preserve Otsu's traditional townhouses, this is an entirely new concept: a "shopping street 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.

One of the three major float festivals registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Don't miss the children's kabuki!