The Nagahama Plum Tree Bonsai Exhibition started in 1952, and has now become the number one plum tree bonsai exhibition in Japan in terms of both history and scale, as well as a much beloved annual springtime tradition in Kansai.

The Lake Biwa Tour departs from Nagahama and tours Lake Biwa in an amphibious bus.

Experience authentic pottery making using a potter’s wheel and coloring ceramics.

Nagahama Railroad Square preserves the “First Nagahama Station Building,” the oldest station building still remaining in Japan.

Biwako Backroads offers a series of guided tours for inbound tourists, based out of Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture.

A camp and swimming beach with incredibly beautiful and clean water, even for the Lake Biwa region.

Sugatani Onsen is famous for its hot spring waters, which the generals of the warring states period would often visit for extended periods.

A quiet and calming hot spring located in Kohoku.

The large grounds of approx. 100,000 square meters, almost three times the size of the Tokyo Dome, feature nature walks that allow you to experience the colors of the four seasons, and has a large lawn area between the hotel and Lake Biwa.

Tokuyamazushi is a dining hotel where you can enjoy fish from Lake Yogo, mountain produce and game, centered in fermented foods.

Allows you to enjoy the outdoors any time of year, with cottages, a restaurant, a ski slope and campsite.

The Nagahama Royal Hotel is a resort hotel that stands on the shores of Lake Biwa, extremely conveniently located just 3 minutes on foot from Nagahama Port and 5 minutes on foot from Nagahama-jo Castle.