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.
Autumn Tours & Activities
Fujii Honke
Founded in 1831, Fujii Honke uses water from the Echigawa River and locally produced rice to brew their sake.
Biwaichi Bikes
A rental bicycle shop located right beside Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Shiga MK Co., Ltd.
We wish to provide not only a means of transport, but also hospitality, smiles, and reassurance.
Kanou Shoujuan Sunai no Sato
Experience making Japanese confections for yourself while observing a master at work, and then eat your handiwork with some tea after you are finished.
Yanmar Museum
An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.
Setagawa River & Lake Biwa River Cruises
Such scenes as the “Evening Glow at Seta” and the “Autumn Moon at Ishiyama” have been immortalized by the famous ukiyo-e painter Hiroshige Utagawa of the late Edo period (1603 – 1868) in his Eight Views of Omi.
Nature & Parks in Autumn
Chikubushima Island
This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.
Kamo-jinja Shrine (Famous Water Isame no Shimizu)
Kamo-jinja Shrine is also known for its famous water called “Isame no Shimizu.
Cobbled Lanes
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.
Original Boat Tour
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.
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.
History & Culture in Autumn
Takebe Taisha Shrine
Said to be the foremost shrine in Omi, and in terms of length of history and overall pedigree, one of the premier and oldest shrines in all of Japan.
Nagahama Railroad Square
Nagahama Railroad Square preserves the “First Nagahama Station Building,” the oldest station building still remaining in Japan.
Oga Showten
The “Oga Showten” is a collection shops and galleries located in a house 150 years old, and was established by four individuals as a place for new creation and dissemination of information.
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.
Jigen-ji Temple
The principle object of worship here is a Buddhist image, normally withheld from public view, of Hobashira Kannon.
Yanmar Museum
An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.
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