Forest Adventure is an outdoor activity park with locations in forests across Japan.

A rental bicycle shop located right beside Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.

Omi Jingu Shrine is a registered Cultural Property, and a representative example of the Showa period (1926 – 1989) shrine construction known as Omi construction or Showa construction.

Japan Location Photo offers a wedding photography service in stunning Hikone locations representative of the beauty of Japan, including the National Treasure that is Hikone-jo Castle and the majestic Lake Biwa.

The hotel also features a planetarium with digital surround technology.

Holds a variety of events depending on the season, allowing an exciting slice of Japanese culture to be experienced.

From January to February you can see 12,000 early blossoming “Kanzaki Hanana” rape flowers.

The vicinity of Otomegaike was known as the “Katori no Umi” during the seventh century Manyo period, and formed an inlet into Lake Biwa at the foot of the mountains.

The Kaizu-Osaki peninsula is a particularly famous region of scenic beauty in the Biwako Quasi-National Park, and is one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa.

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

Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park is the name given to the park region that runs from Hamaotsu to Omi Ohashi.

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

There is a legend that the deity worshipped at this shrine reached its current location by crossing Lake Biwa.

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

Kongourinji Temple is one of the three Koto Sanzan temples of the Tendai Sect.

Take a tour around the school that was used as the setting for the popular anime “K-On!” There are also guided tours that allow you to see rooms and facilities that are not open to regular tours.

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.

Daitsuji Temple has been known by the nickname “Gobo-san” for hundreds of years.