Experience Shiga in Summer

Enjoy the most beautiful summer in Shiga, Japan and at Lake Biwa.

Overview of Summer in Shiga

Explore Shiga's lush green mountains and glistening lakes during the summer.
Enjoy the best of the season with vibrant festivals, riverside fun, and water activities on Lake Biwa.

Summer Tours & Activities

Shiga Agricultural Park “Blumen Hugel Farm”

This agricultural park is centered around wide flower fields, rose and herb gardens and greenhouses.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Okudachuzaemongama Shigaraki-togeimura

At this historic ceramics maker, experience making something yourself, watch a master at work or do a little shopping.

Tour & Activities
Southern SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Pottery Workshops / #Ninja Experiences / #Shigaraki-yaki

Taka.Sta

A lodging facility located amid the abundant nature of Takashima City, Shiga.

Tour & Activities Stay
Western SHIGA
Sports
#Water Activities / #Biwaichi Cycling Spot / #Sustainable

Otsu & Takashima Local Farmhouse Visit & Lunch Cooking

Spend quality time with your family, friends or a special person at the tranquil lakeside which is a hidden gem away from all the main toursits hot spots of Japan.

Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Sustainable

Okubiwako Campground

Okubiwako Campground allows you to enjoy bass and other fishing, rental boats, bug catching and bathing in the lake.

Tour & Activities
Northern SHIGA
Sports
#Camping / #Fishing

Kawashima Shuzo Brewery

Kawashima Shuzo is a brewery with more than 140 years of history, seeking to always consider the health of their drinkers and provide authentic flavor.

Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Western SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Factory Tours

Nature & Parks in Summer

Roadside Station Aguri Park Ryuo

The experience and exchange style agricultural park “Aguri Park Ryuo” is a facility where you can enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, through “looking, picking and eating.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park

Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park is the name given to the park region that runs from Hamaotsu to Omi Ohashi.

Nature & Parks
Western SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Trail Adventure Ritto

Trail Adventure is a mountain bike activity facility that has something for everyone, from children to adults, beginners to experts alike.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Southern SHIGA
Mountains & Scenic Trails

Lake Nishinoko

At Lake Nishinoko you can experience the Water Channel Tour that feudal lord Nobunaga Oda and his court are said to have enjoyed so much.

Nature & Parks
Eastern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Shiga Adventure Tourism

Yamada Farm

A working dairy farm that has opened its doors to the public under the concept of “letting people see the truth about milk.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Southern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Suigo no Sato Maruyama

The Omi-Hachiman suigo canals are known as one of the three great canal networks of Japan, and are of particular note even among the three due to retaining their natural, historic state even today.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Shiga Adventure Tourism

History & Culture in Summer

Tour Design Ichie Wado

Tour Design Ichie Wado specializes in a half-day "Otsu-e" folk art workshop & immersive local culture walk for foreign tourists in Otsu, Shiga. The workshop includes painting a Lucky Oni Bell on an earthenware bell. Alternatively, you could choose to paint the Three Wise Monkeys on a Japanese shikishi.

History & Culture
Western SHIGA
Art Gallery & Halls

Higashiomi City Country Life Tourism

In Higashiomi you can experience housework, cooking, planting and harvesting.

History & Culture Tour & Activities Food & Drink
Eastern SHIGA
Museums
#Sustainable

Traditional Crafts Center of Shigaraki

The exterior and interior walls, and even the floors of the Crafts Center are lined with Shigaraki-yaki ceramic tiles.

History & Culture
Southern SHIGA
Art Gallery & Halls
#Shigaraki-yaki

Omi Jingu Shrine

Omi Jingu Shrine is a registered Cultural Property, and a representative example of the Showa period (1926 – 1989) shrine construction known as Omi construction or Showa construction.

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Anime

Sagawa Art Museum

This luxurious space, also known as the “floating museum,” features three separate halls in which you can, at your leisure, take in the works of three of Japan’s greats; artist Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), sculptor Sato Churyo (1912-2011) and ceramics master Kichizaemon Raku.

History & Culture
Southern SHIGA
Museums

Saikyo-ji Temple

Saikyo-ji Temple is the head of the Tendai Shinsei Sect, which has more than 450 branch temples across Japan.

History & Culture
Western SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

Looking for more seasonal experiences?

Wondering what to pack for your trip this summer?

Check Shiga’s year-round weather and climate trends to help you prepare for your trip.

Other Seasons

Spring

Enjoy the most beautiful spring in Shiga, Japan and at Lake Biwa.

Autumn

Enjoy the most beautiful autumn in Shiga, Japan and at Lake Biwa.

Winter

Enjoy the most beautiful winter in Shiga, Japan and at Lake Biwa.
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