Shiga Travel and Tourism Tips
[Selections] Shiga Local Sights
National Treasure Hikone Castle with an existing castle tower
The castle tower is designated as a national treasure, and there are many i...
La Collina Omihachiman
They have various popular sweets, including their signature sweet "Fukumite...
Taga Taisha Shrine
Because it enshrines Izanagi and Izanami, the parents of Amaterasu Omikami,...
Mount Ibuki
You can drive to the top of Mt. Ibuki Driveway. There are three courses ...
Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuo
There is a large area with many shops on the premises, and there are also s...
Mochi with lots of kinako! Miidera Chikaramochi Honke
Established in the second year of the Meiji era, it has a simple taste with...
The Traditional Streetscape of Omi Hachiman, Home of the Omi Merchants
The streetscape with the atmosphere of the remaining Omi merchants' houses,...
Omihachiman Himure Village
英訳してみます。 The "Tsubura Mochi" from Taneya Himure Tea House is popular, an...
Hiei Enryakuji Temple
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple covers the entirety of Mt. Hiei, which has an alti...
Hinai chicken Hokkoriya
The oyakodon is made with charcoal-grilled Hinai chicken and is fragrant, a...
Himure Hachimangu Shrine: A Place of Worship for Omi Merchants
The "Himure Hachimangu Shrine" is a shrine located at the foot of Mount Hac...
Club Harie Himureikan
There are cafes and shops with a calm atmosphere. Himureikan recommends ...
Taneya Hikone Mihorinoya
Hikone Bimoori no Sha is located at the edge of the moat of Hikone Castle, ...
Hikone Castle Genkyuen
You can also see Hikone Castle beautifully over the pond in the garden. ...
Famous itokirimochi "Tagaya"
Itokirimochi is a thinly rolled mochi wrapped in red bean paste, which is t...
Noodle Master Chakapon
Chakapon's meat udon is made by simmering Omi beef sukiyaki meat in a sweet...
Sensatei Omi Beef
We sell Omi beef, homemade ham and sausage, and Sensatei retort pouches. W...
Yabashi Kihojima Park
You can enjoy various games and sports while enjoying the scenery of Lake Biwa. This park is recommended for families with children, as it has a ch...
Hachiman-yama Castle Ruins and Hachiman-yama Ropeway
The Hachiman-yama Ropeway is a cable car that takes you to the top of Mt. H...
Azuchi Castle Ruins
It is also selected as one of the 100 best castles in Japan. Although it i...
Itoju Kaho main store
They sell traditional Japanese sweets, such as "Umemureki'' and "Monaka,'' ...
Metasequoia Namiki
Metasequoia Namiki in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture is one of Shiga Prefecture's representative sightseeing spots. About 500 Metasequoia trees with...
Kurokabe Square, a group of traditional buildings in Nagahama
Known as the largest exhibition area for glass art in western Japan, it is a popular sightseeing spot for tourists from Japan and abroad with its glas...
Otsu Service Area
There are many popular shops and souvenirs such as Takara Bokujo's soft-ser...
Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum
The Shiga Prefectural Lake Biwa Museum is a valuable facility where you can...
Chomeiji Temple in Omihachiman
Founded in 619 A.D., it is the 31st temple of the 33 temples in Saigoku, an...
Countless stone Buddhas! stone tower temple
In the precincts, there are tens of thousands of stone pagodas and stone Bu...
Kawachi Wind Cave
Kawachi Wind Cave is said to have been formed about 550,000 years ago, and you can see many beautiful formations such as stalactites and stalagmites i...
Koto Sanzan Saimyoji Temple
Saimyoji was founded in 834, the first year of the Heian period, by Sanshu ...
Koto Sanzan Kongorinji Temple
The main hall was built in the Kamakura period and is designated as a natio...
Koto Sanzan Baekjeji Temple
In the past, the scale was greatly expanded, but the entire mountain was bu...
"Ishiyamadera Temple" related to Sengoku warlords
Ishiyamadera is located near the southern end of Lake Biwa, on the right ba...
Mii Temple
Miidera was founded by Prince Otomo's son, Prince Yota, during the reign of...
Sanno Grand Shrine Hiyoshi Taisha
Hiyoshi Taisha is said to have been founded about 2,100 years ago, and has long been worshiped as a shrine that protects the Omotekimon (northeast) of...
Mangetsuji Ukimido
Inside Ukimido, a statue of Sho Kannon Bodhisattva is enshrined. The statue...
Shirahige Shrine with a large torii gate floating in the lake
The principal object of worship is Sarutahiko no Mikoto. It is said to be t...
Omi Province Ichinomiya Takebe Taisha Shrine
The main enshrined deity is Yamato Takeru no Mikoto.
Road Station Biwako Ohashi Rice Plaza
As it is the roadside station closest to Kyoto city, you can also use it to...
Road Station Kusatsu Green Plaza Karasuma
We sell organically grown Omi rice brown rice and Omi beef, which is charac...
Tarobo Shrine (Aga Shrine)
It is said that Tarobogu Shrine was founded approximately 1400 years ago. I...
Sagawa Art Museum
The Sagawa Art Museum's collection includes modern and contemporary Japanes...
Otsu Lakeshore Nagisa Park
Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park is a park where you can enjoy the scenery of Lake Biwa and is loved by many citizens and tourists. There are various facilit...
Large play equipment! Lake Biwa Children's Country
Admission is free, and there are large playground equipment, athletics, unusual bicycles, and a water playground.
Yanmar Museum
The exhibitions at the Yanmar Museum are "100 Years of Yanmar," which intro...
Lakeside cafe Petri Mizugahama
The view of the sunset is especially good. It has a long history, having b...
vokko nordic cafe
There is a park called ``Lakeside Green Park Yanagawa'' between the lake an...
Club Harrier Jubril Tan
Jubril Tan's breads are carefully made one by one, paying close attention t...
Roadside Station Aino Tsuchiyama
Tsuchiyama is known as the number one tea producing area in Shiga Prefectur...
Roadside Station Fujiki no Sato Adogawa
Metasequoia trees are the biggest attraction of Road Station Fujiju no Sato...
Roadside Station Shiotsukaido Ajikamanosato
This is a roadside station where you can find local gourmet food ranging fr...
Chikubu Island Hogonji Temple
Chikubu Island is a small island floating in the center of Lake Biwa, and h...
Mount Asei Jorakuji Temple
Mount Asei is the highest peak in Konan City, and there are two temples at ...
Mt. Asei Chojuji Temple
Chojuji Temple is said to have been founded by Ryoben at the request of Emp...
Mt. Iwane National Treasure Zensui-dera Temple
Many historical buildings remain within the grounds of Zensui-ji Temple, in...
Sobayoshi
Popular menus include soba noodles with different colors and flavors, such ...
Cafe Kanoshojuan Nagahama Kurokabe branch
Kano Shojuan is a long-established Japanese confectionery shop in Otsu City, founded in 1955. At lunchtime, the second floor dining area offers dis...
Omi Beef Okaki Main Store
The Omi beef used at Okaki Honten is the highest quality Omi beef, raised under strict standards at a contracted farm in Shiga Prefecture. The fat ...
Roadside Station Agri Park Ryuo
Farm experiences such as fruit picking and sweet potato digging are also av...
Nagahama Castle
The castle tower is a mock castle tower and has been turned into a museum. Unfortunately, it was not selected as one of Japan's top 100 castles and J...
Agricultural Park Blume Hill
A giant athletic has opened. "Agricultural Park Blume no Oka" in Hino-cho, Koto, Shiga Prefecture is an experience-based agricultural park with t...
Ayu Chaya Kawase
Ayuchaya Kawawase is a long-established restaurant founded in 1950, and boasts dishes of ayu and biwa trout from Lake Biwa. The salt-grilled sweetf...
100 percent handmade soba restaurant DodoMomo
Soba Restaurant Hyakumo Hyaku's soba is characterized by its special 100 pe...
Kanefuku Mentai Park Biwako
Admission and parking are free, and there is a kids park and food corner wh...
Eel Hitsumabushi Sumiyagura Omihachiman branch
The eel is grilled directly over Binchotan charcoal, giving it a crispy ski...
The Main-Grand Terrace
Park your car at the Biwako Valley Ropeway platform and take the ropeway up.
Rich! Hakata Tonkotsu Masakio
Ubaga Mochiya Main Store
Ubagamochi is said to have originated in the late Edo period when a nanny o...
Yamasan Ramen
Yamasan Ramen's ramen is characterized by its rich soup with plenty of back...
Roadside Station Agri-no-sato Ritto
There is a tofu workshop, a bread workshop, a mochi workshop, and a jarat w...