A 54 hole course that spreads across a hilly region overlooking Lake Biwa and Mt. Hieizan.

The BSC Watersports Centre is located on the green and verdant Horaihama on the west side of the lake.

Offers a highly strategic course laid out amid a forest of millions of red pine trees.

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The first museum in Japan devoted solely to figures.

A ski slope that also lets you look out over Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, from a mountain peak at 1,174m.

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).

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.

At Lake Nishinoko you can experience the Water Channel Tour that feudal lord Nobunaga Oda and his court are said to have enjoyed so much.

The wide grounds of the Fisheries Center includes a number of ponds, providing plenty of opportunities to get close to the water and the fish swimming in it.

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

Established in 1984 on the ruins of Hoshu Amenomori’s old house, as a base for exploring the life of Hoshu Amenomori, his ideals and achievements and desire for friendly commerce in Eastern Asia.

The old townscape is especially well preserved in the vicinity of the Shinmachi area, and is a designated Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

A shopping area representative of Nagahama.

Today there is almost nothing to see of the remains of Sakamoto Castle, with just a monument standing solemnly, alone.

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

It is said that once, long ago, many celestial maidens descended from the heavens in the form of swans and played in the water on the southern bank of Lake Yogo.