Eigenji Temple is the head temple of the Eigenji branch and one of the fifteen primary temples of the Rinzai and Obaku sects.

The principle object of worship here is a Buddhist image, normally withheld from public view, of Hobashira Kannon.

The large, vermilion‐lacquered Torii gate in the middle of Lake Biwa is like the symbol of Shirahige-jinja Shrine, and has been a draw for visitors for many years.

In the illuminated Genkyu-en, listen to the sound of insects and enjoy the gentle passage of time in a manner impossible in any city.

This is the house of the Suwa family, which in early modern times was the the ojoya (“village headman”).

This temple has been responsible for the safety of travel on the waters of Lake Biwa since the Azuchi Momoyama period.

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

A “Sentoe” lantern festival is held in order to pray for wishes to be fulfilled.

The World Heritage site of Hieizan Enryakuji is a temple that you can visit while also enjoying a mountain-climbing trek.

A temple with more 1000 years of history, founded in the later Heian period (794-1185).

This region was known as a key port in waterway travel, surrounded by the unique yet steep terrain of the Okubiwako area.

There is a legend that the deity worshipped at this shrine reached its current location by crossing Lake Biwa.

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

Said to have been created by Prince Shotoku in the year 605, “Kyorinbo Temple” got its name from being a place of teaching (“kyo”) surrounded by forest (“rin”).

Sakamoto flourished as the temple town for Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, including the homes for monks from approximately 50 different temples, and the townscape retains the elegance of that history even today.

The Old Tokaido Road was completed during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and is one of the five old roads that connected Nihonbashi in Edo with Sanjo in Kyoto.