A ski slope that also lets you look out over Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, from a mountain peak at 1,174m.

Offers a highly strategic course laid out amid a forest of millions of red pine trees.

An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.

An English garden located in Maibara.

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.

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

Jizokawa River is comprised of pure spring water such as Isame no Shimizu, and is famous for the extremely rare water buttercups that grow in the river.

Kohoku Mizudori Station is located inside a water bird park that is visited by a variety of wild birds throughout the year.

Holds a variety of events depending on the season, allowing an exciting slice of Japanese culture to be experienced.

Biwako Backroads offers a series of guided tours for inbound tourists, based out of Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture.

One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.

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

Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine boasts a history of more than a thousand years, enshrining the main god of Nagahama City and having been protected by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the feudal lord of Nagahama Castle.

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.

The Omi Hino Merchant Museum is the famous house of a successful Hino merchant, and a representative structure of the homes the Hino merchants lived in.

Kamo-jinja Shrine is also known for its famous water called “Isame no Shimizu.

Kinomoto-Jizoin is a Jishu sect temple that houses a Buddhist statue worshipped for healing eye diseases.

The grave of one Shusui Kishitsu, a respected and cultured visitor from Korea more than 1,300 years ago, is located behind the main shrine here.