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

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

In the wide grounds of this village in Koka, origin of the ninja, you can find a museum dedicated to ninja techniques, a house full of ninja traps and secret panels, “water spider” water crossing devices and a shuriken throwing star dojo.

Okubiwako Campground allows you to enjoy bass and other fishing, rental boats, bug catching and bathing in the lake.

At this historic ceramics maker, experience making something yourself, watch a master at work or do a little shopping.

The Omi-Hachiman boat tour allows you to enjoy a different, natural world while riding a boat under the skillful control of a traditional boast master.

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

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

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

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

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

Aito Marguerite Station, always bustling with visitors, functions as a rest spot for travelers on the road and a base for imparting information about the local region.

The large and extremely beautiful gardens that spread to the south of Enmanin-shinden Temple are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site, and a visit is especially recommended during the changing of the leaves in fall.

The Miho Museum was designed by the world-famous architect I. M. Pei.

The “Ishitatami no Komichi” (Cobbled Lanes) is a commercial area that offers everything from shopping through to dining, preserving the historical scenery of Hachiman waterways while letting you experience what it must have been like to walk those streets in olden times.

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

The ruins of Omizo-jo Castle and the old castle town were reorganized by the powerful Wakebe clan, and the old waterworks and water channels that draw water from mountains and wells are still being used by residents today.

Humans have lived alongside waterways since ancient times, and you can still feel the roots of that lifestyle here, from Lake Biwa to the rivers and inner lakes, stone walls and common wells along the shoreline, the fishing industry and the vicinity of the sand dunes.