A refurbished old house that lets you experience authentic soba noodle making for yourself.

A butsudan is a cabinet used to store Buddhism related items in Japanese homes.

Shinki Bus Tours LIMON provide easily accessible, fun bus trips.

Allows groups to experience a variety of activities, including making things and outdoor experiences such as water sports on Lake Biwa.

At this historic ceramics maker, experience making something yourself, watch a master at work or do a little shopping.

Experience hand-making accessories using precious rare wood beads.

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

The Lake Biwa Flower Fountain is a large fountain located on a 180m breakwater in the Otsu Port offing, that sends out streams of 440m long water 40m high into the air (the equivalent of a 10 storey building).

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.

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

Hokoen Garden was created in 1909 on the ruins of Nagahama-jo Castle, which was abandoned in the start of the Edo period (1603 – 1868).

The ruins of Omizo-jo Castle and the old castle town were reorganized by the powerful Wakebe clan, and the old waterworks and water channels that draw water from mountains and wells are still being used by residents today.

The main shrine is a national treasure, and was constructed in the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573).

The main temple at Saimyoji Temple is one of the three Koto Sanzan temples of the Tendai Sect.

Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine boasts a history of more than a thousand years, enshrining the main god of Nagahama City and having been protected by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the feudal lord of Nagahama Castle.

Eigenji Temple is the head temple of the Eigenji branch and one of the fifteen primary temples of the Rinzai and Obaku sects.

The red brick wall brings out a retro atmosphere along the 100m length of this western-style residential street in Ikeda-cho.

The large and extremely beautiful gardens that spread to the south of Enmanin-shinden Temple are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site, and a visit is especially recommended during the changing of the leaves in fall.