The Ota family can trace their family tree back to one Dokan Ota, a samurai and Buddhist monk from the 15th century.

An extension of the Furyu Dance that was popular in the Kinki region during the Muromachi Period, this dance is now mainly performed along the banks of Lake Biwa in Kusatsu City.

Experience the traditional art of “kembu,” literally meaning “sword dance.

Okuhiei Driveway is a drive course 11.

Linking Hikone Port with Takeshima in just 20 minutes, a simple and easy way to visit one of Hikone’s greatest sightseeing spots.

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

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.

The Hachiman-bori Canal was a mainstay in regional economics and transportation until the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

If you’re looking to pick some strawberries in Shiga, you need to head to Felice in Yasu City! Winter is actually the best time to pick them, as they are at their sweetest.

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

Trail Adventure is a mountain bike activity facility that has something for everyone, from children to adults, beginners to experts alike.

Seta no Karahashi Bridge is one of the Three Famous Bridges of Japan, and has also been immortalized in “Evening Glow at Seta,” one of the Eight Views of Omi.

Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo sells a full range of popular and delicious confections.

Climb the stone steps and a glorious three storey stone tower comes into view.

The road once used by the Korean messengers traveling to Edo.

Jizokawa River is comprised of pure spring water such as Isame no Shimizu, and is famous for the extremely rare water buttercups that grow in the river.

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

Saikyo-ji Temple is the head of the Tendai Shinsei Sect, which has more than 450 branch temples across Japan.