Experience Shiga in Winter
Overview of Winter in Shiga
Shiga in winter offers many places where serene, snow-dusted scenery can be enjoyed.
Experience the beauty of winter in Shiga by hitting the slopes for winter sports or strolling along the lakeside, and savoring delicious seasonal flavors.
Winter Tours & Activities
Koka Ninjutsu Yashiki
This ninjutsu yashiki (“house of ninja techniques”) was built during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and is the last true house of ninja remaining in Japan.
Mt. Ibukiyama
The tallest mountain in Shiga, Mt.
Michigan Cruise (Biwako Kisen)
The Michigan is a cheerful paddle steamer that sails the south of the lake.
Okuhiei Driveway
Okuhiei Driveway is a drive course 11.
Taka.Sta
A lodging facility located amid the abundant nature of Takashima City, Shiga.
Yanmar Marina
Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Nature & Parks in Winter
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.
Seta no Karahashi Bridge
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.
Suigo no Sato Maruyama
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.
Okishima
Okishima island is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 1.
Original Boat Tour
The Omi-Hachiman boat tour allows you to enjoy a different, natural world while riding a boat under the skillful control of a traditional boast master.
Shizugatake (Shizugatake-jo Castle Ruins)
Shizugatake has views over Okubiwako and Chikubushima to the north and south, Mt.
History & Culture in Winter
Korean Messengers’ Road
The road once used by the Korean messengers traveling to Edo.
Yumekyobashi Castle Road
Yumekyobashi Castle Road starts immediately from the bridge that crosses the moat at Hikone-jo Castle, and is designed to evoke the townscape of the Edo period (1603 – 1868).
Okishima
Okishima island is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 1.
Hokkoku Kaido Road Kinomotojuku
Kinomotojuku has flourished for being located in front of Jizoin Temple.
Sagawa Art Museum
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.
Tonda Puppet Hall
The origins of Tonda Ningyokan date back to the 6th year of Tenpo (1835).
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