Aikyo-no-Mori (Aikyo Forest) is located amid a natural pine forest that spreads along the Shibukogawa River, a tributary of the Echigawa River.

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The Kutsuki Mountain Stream Fish Center is a mountain stream fishing center that also includes a barbeque house and restaurant serving local dishes.

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.

In May, the route taken by the Shizugatake Lift passes beautifully blooming fringed iris.

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

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

Okuhiei Driveway is a drive course 11.

Cosmos flower bloom profusely in fallow fields close to the Roadside Station “Higashi Omi City Aito Marguerite Station.

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 ropeway takes around four minutes to transport you from the base of the mountain to the top, from where you can enjoy a sweeping panorama that includes Lake Biwa, Lake Nishinoko and the old town below, all wreathed in the glory of the current season.

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

A veritable forest of trees grows on the vast, 44,000 square meter shrine grounds.

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.

Daitsuji Temple Omotesando developed as the temple town for Daitsuji Temple.

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

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

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.