Experience Shiga in Autumn
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.
Mt. Hiei Trekking “Honzaka Route”
The World Heritage site of Hieizan Enryakuji is a temple that you can visit while also enjoying a mountain-climbing trek.
Shiga Prefecture Samegai Trout Farm
One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.
Kaiyodo Figure Museum Kurokabe
The first museum in Japan devoted solely to figures.
Yanmar Marina
Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Kawara Museum
A museum all about hachiman-kawara tiles and the history of Hachiman.
Chikubushima Sea Route (Omi Marine)
A route between Hikone Port and Chikubushima.
Takeshima
Takeshima (“multiple scenery island”) received this name due to the vastly differing views it offers depending on the location of the observer.
Ibukiyama Driveway
A drive course located 2km from the Sekigahara IC on the Meishin Expressway, 17km in length and reaching all the way to Mr.
BIWAKO VALLEY/BIWAKO TERACE
Biwako Terrace offers a sophisticated resort for adults and delivers soaring views looking out over the lake.
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).
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.
Genkyu-en Garden (Genkyu Rakurakuen)
Genkyu-en Garden is a Daimyo (“feudal lord”) garden located to the north east of Hikone-jo Castle, created to resemble the Eight Views of Omi that in turn originate from the Eight Views of Lake Biwa and the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, China.
Taga Taisha Shrine
Taga Taisha Shrine has long attracted visitors from across Japan, devoted as it is to the god of long life and relationships.
Doganji Temple Kannondo (Kogenji Temple)
The statue of Eleven Faced Kannon located in the Doganji Temple Kannondo is said to be the greatest masterpiece in Japanese sculpting history, and the most beautiful from all seven of the Eleven Faced Kannon statues that are designated as National Treasures.
Lake Biwa Museum
One of the largest lake-based museums in Japan, with a wide variety of exhibits.
Jorakuji Temple
Jorakuji Temple is one the three mountains of Konan that are famous for their leaves in fall.
Ishidoji Temple
Climb the stone steps and a glorious three storey stone tower comes into view.
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