The Nagahama Plum Tree Bonsai Exhibition started in 1952, and has now become the number one plum tree bonsai exhibition in Japan in terms of both history and scale, as well as a much beloved annual springtime tradition in Kansai.

The Nagahama Hikiyama Festival is one of the Three Great Float Festivals of Japan, and is a designated Important Intangible Folk Culture Property of Japan.

More than 10,000 fireworks, focused in the always impressive star mines, beautifully illuminate both the summer sky and the stunning Lake Biwa.

Experience authentic pottery making using a potter’s wheel and coloring ceramics.

At Nagahama Roman Beer you can get a taste of authentic draft beer made in their brewery.

The origins of Tonda Ningyokan date back to the 6th year of Tenpo (1835).