Your Trip to Shiga

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Anime in Real Life – Must-see spots in Shiga

2-Day Trip
Western SHIGA Eastern SHIGA Southern SHIGA
#History & Culture / #Tour & Activities

Explore the Core Values of Japan Through the Life and Legacy of the “Omi Merchants”

3-Day Trip
Northern SHIGA Eastern SHIGA
#History & Culture / #Stay / #Food & Drink

Unwind with Nature on a Freshwater Adventure Around Lake Biwa

3-Day Trip
Western SHIGA Northern SHIGA Southern SHIGA
#Nature & Parks / #Tour & Activities / #Onsen / #Stay / #Food & Drink

Spots

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Kenjo Ibuki Soba Tsurukian

Provides traditional Ibuki Soba noodles from contracted farmers, served with other seasonal ingredients.

Food & Drink
Eastern SHIGA
Japanese Cuisine

Hotel Sunroute Hikone

A hotel located just one minute on foot from Hikone Station, making it extremely conveniently located for visiting such National Treasures as the Hikone-jo Castle or Taga Taisha Shrine.

Stay
Eastern SHIGA
Business Hotels
#Car Parking

Omimaiko Beach

Omimaiko is an exceptionally beautiful region, with groves of green pines along the lakeshore and approximately 4km of white sand beach.

Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Sports
#Water Activities

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

Tour & Activities

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Eki Linkun Ishiyama

Western SHIGA

Biwako Hotel

The exterior of the Biwako Hotel is designed to evoke the ripples of Lake Biwa and the surrounding mountains.

Onsen Stay Food & Drink Shopping
Western SHIGA
Resort Hotels
#Car Parking

Biwako Grand Hotel Kyo-Ohmi

Located on the shores of Lake Biwa, allowing the daily changing beauty of the great lake to be fully enjoyed and appreciated.

Onsen Stay
Western SHIGA
Ryokan
#Car Parking

Hotel Boston Plaza Kusatsu Lake Biwa

The JR Kusatsu Station is located approximately 20 minutes from Kyoto Station on the JR Biwako Line, and this hotel is located immediately outside the station’s west exit, making it perfectly suited for business or pleasure.

Stay
Southern SHIGA
Business Hotels
#Car Parking

Stay

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Biwako Valley Daffodil Fair

The largest daffodil hill in the Kansai region, boasting an awe-inspiring explosion of 300,000 bulbs.

Nature & Parks
Western SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks
#Instagramable / #Lake Biwa / #Events

Keihan Sakamoto Hieiyamaguchi Station

Western SHIGA

Mii-dera Temple (Onjoji Temple)

Mii-dera Temple is the head temple of the Tendaijimon Buddhist sect.

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

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

Discover Shiga through “—”

Based on your interest in “[—]”, here are spots where you can experience the unique charms of Shiga.

Omi Kenketo Festival / Ritual of Cutting Funazushi with a Long Knife

Shimoniikawa-jinja Shrine holds a regular spring festival in the form of the Omi Kenketo Festival, during which the Long Knife ritual takes place.

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Southern SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Japan Heritage Site / #Events / #Festivals

JR West Eki Rent-A-Car Maibara

Northern SHIGA

Shiga Tourist Association

Western SHIGA

Toyota Rent a Car Nagahama

Northern SHIGA

Travel Stories

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2 open air activities of Shiga / Lake Biwa

Travel Tips
Western SHIGA Southern SHIGA
#Tour & Activities

Two Gems of Shiga: Rosa & Berry Tawada English Garden and Samegai Trout Farm

Travel Diaries
Northern SHIGA
#Nature & Parks / #Tour & Activities / #Food & Drink

Your Complete Travel Guide to Lake Biwa, Japan’s Largest Lake

Travel Tips
Western SHIGA Northern SHIGA Eastern SHIGA
#History & Culture / #Nature & Parks / #Tour & Activities / #Onsen / #Stay / #Food & Drink / #Shopping

Otsu trip part2

Travel Diaries
Western SHIGA
#History & Culture / #Tour & Activities

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