Conveniently located along National Route 161, which runs north and south along the western shore of Lake Biwa, this roadside station is an excellent stop for shopping and dining in Takashima City.

Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.

The origins of Tonda Ningyokan date back to the 6th year of Tenpo (1835).

Experience making Mizuguki-yaki, at any time and open to all.

Experience hand-making accessories using precious rare wood beads.

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.

Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.

Experience the breathtaking beauty of the “Path Above the Clouds,” a scenic forest road that appears to float above a sea of clouds.

Discover hidden stories of northern Lake Biwa through guided walks, local legends, temple culture, and quiet lakeside landscapes.

The Hachiman Moat Tour allows you to take to the stunning Hachiman Moats in a Japanese-style boat.

Shizugatake has views over Okubiwako and Chikubushima to the north and south, Mt.

One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.

One of the largest lake-based museums in Japan, with a wide variety of exhibits.

Experience a quieter and deeper side of Japan at Guesthouse Ko-Rai-Gen, a private temple stay beside a 600-year-old Buddhist temple near Lake Biwa in northern Shiga.

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

This luxurious space, also known as the “floating museum,” features three separate halls in which you can, at your leisure, take in the works of three of Japan’s greats; artist Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), sculptor Sato Churyo (1912-2011) and ceramics master Kichizaemon Raku.

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.

The main hall of Zensuiji Temple is a designated National Treasure, and one of the three Konan Sanzan temples.