Experience Shiga in Autumn

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

Overview of Autumn in Shiga

Shiga is spectacular in autumn, coming alive with vibrant foliage and bountiful harvests.
Experience the best of the season by strolling along the lakeside, hiking mountain paths, and savoring delicious local cuisine.

Autumn Tours & Activities

Kanou Shoujuan Sunai no Sato

Experience making Japanese confections for yourself while observing a master at work, and then eat your handiwork with some tea after you are finished.

Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Western SHIGA
Culture Workshops

Koka City Rural Life Experiences

Koka City offers a “Rural Life Experiences in the Ninja’s Hometown, Koka”(home stay program), to experience real rural life for junior and senior high school excursions.

Tour & Activities Stay Food & Drink
Southern SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Sustainable

Ishiyama-dera Temple Fall Moon Festival

More than 2,000 lanterns create an illusory and ethereal world inside the temple grounds.

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Japan Heritage Site / #National Treasure / #Events / #Festivals

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

Discovery JAPAN in Lake Biwa Tour

The Lake Biwa Tour departs from Nagahama and tours Lake Biwa in an amphibious bus.

Tour & Activities
Northern SHIGA
Sightseeing Cruises & Rides
#Water Activities / #Lake Biwa

Omi-Hino Rural Life Experiences

Proactively accepts educational tours, study tours and other groups of visitors.

Tour & Activities Stay Food & Drink
Eastern SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Sustainable

Nature & Parks in Autumn

Hokoen Garden

Hokoen Garden was created in 1909 on the ruins of Nagahama-jo Castle, which was abandoned in the start of the Edo period (1603 – 1868).

Nature & Parks
Northern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks
#Instagramable

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.

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

Okuhiei Driveway

Okuhiei Driveway is a drive course 11.

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

Chikubushima Island

This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Northern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

Yanmar Marina

Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Southern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers

Aikyo-no-Mori

Aikyo-no-Mori (Aikyo Forest) is located amid a natural pine forest that spreads along the Shibukogawa River, a tributary of the Echigawa River.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Mountains & Scenic Trails
#Camping / #Fishing

History & Culture in Autumn

Korean Messengers’ Road

The road once used by the Korean messengers traveling to Edo.

History & Culture
Eastern SHIGA
Historic Sites & Gardens

Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle is a National Treasure and counted among the greatest castles in the world.

History & Culture
Eastern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site / #National Treasure / #Instagramable

Azuchi Castle Ruins

Azuchi castle ruins are a nationally designated Special Historic Site.

History & Culture
Eastern SHIGA
Castles & Castle Ruins

Higashikusano Mountain Village Sightseeing

A mountain village that is the source of the Ane-gawa River, flowing from Mt.

History & Culture
Northern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

Hino Machikado Kanno (former Genzo Shuno Drugstore)

Indicated by a large sign outside, the interior of the former Genzo Shuno Drugstore displays materials relating to the pharmaceutical industry in Hino-cho and a Hino Town Tourist Association office, providing information to tourists visiting the town.

History & Culture Food & Drink
Eastern SHIGA
Art Gallery & Halls

Former Hikone Domain Matsubara Suburban Residence Gardens (Ohama Goten)

A style of garden that features a path around a pond.

History & Culture
Eastern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

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