Guide to Eastern Shiga
Overview of Eastern Shiga
Eastern Shiga is home to Hikone, Higashi-omi, and Omi-Hachiman, where castles and traditional culture thrive.
Hikone City is a castle town that retains its historic charm, allowing visitors to experience local traditions through its streetscape and cultural sites.
Higashi-omi offers a mix of historic temples, traditional industries, and beautiful rural landscapes, providing a glimpse into authentic Shiga life.
Omi-Hachiman is famous for its historic canals, merchant houses, and traditional crafts, a town known for its cultural heritage and timeless atmosphere.
Trip Ideas in Eastern Shiga
The Mystery of the Vanished Castle… and Shopping!
Experience Traditional Crafts and the Hikone-jo Castle National Treasure
Visit the Azuchi Castle Ruins and Historic Hachiman Canal
Cycle Through Time Along Historical Roads & Canals
See Hikone-jo Castle National Treasure and Become Lucky in Love
Explore Omi Merchant Houses and Tarobogu Shrine
Fujii Honke
Founded in 1831, Fujii Honke uses water from the Echigawa River and locally produced rice to brew their sake.
OMIHACHIMAN SAGICHO Festival Experience Tour
One of the most famous SAMURAI lord NOBUNAGA ODA.
Mizuguki-yaki Togei no Sato
Experience making Mizuguki-yaki, at any time and open to all.
Roadside Station Aguri Park Ryuo
The experience and exchange style agricultural park “Aguri Park Ryuo” is a facility where you can enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, through “looking, picking and eating.
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.
Okinahajimeshiki
The “Okinahajimeshiki” is a divine service performed at Taga Taisha Shine to greet the gods at the start of the year.
Omi-Hino Rural Life Experiences
Proactively accepts educational tours, study tours and other groups of visitors.
Guesthouse En
Guesthouse En is located in a small settlement a little distance from the center of Omihachiman, allowing you to enjoy lodging in a real Japanese countryside.
Comfort Inn Omi Hachiman
This hotel is located conveniently close to Omi-Hachiman Station and offers a free breakfast to all guests.
Yokaichi Royal Hotel
This Higashiomi hotel aims to provide a relaxed, at-home atmosphere along with a warm and complete welcome and close attention to detail, bringing a smile to the face of every guest who stays here.
Ryotei Ryokan Yasui
A long standing dining hotel with history going back to 1869.
Guesthouse Mio
Guesthouse Mio is a traditional Japanese townhouse that was renovated in 2018.
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