Koka City offers a “Rural Life Experiences in the Ninja’s Hometown, Koka”(home stay program), to experience real rural life for junior and senior high school excursions.

Our “Snow Appreciation Ships” set sail on Lake Biwa during the winter months.

A museum all about hachiman-kawara tiles and the history of Hachiman.

Experience authentic kintsugi in northern Shiga, from a beginner-friendly 2-day temple stay to immersive 7-, 10-, and 30-day artisan courses.

A potter creating pieces in “Lake Biwa Blue,” representing the blue of the lake, and Otsu pottery that is intended to fuel the dreams of all who see it.

The Michigan is a cheerful paddle steamer that sails the south of the lake.

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.

A working dairy farm that has opened its doors to the public under the concept of “letting people see the truth about milk.

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

Takeshima (“multiple scenery island”) received this name due to the vastly differing views it offers depending on the location of the observer.

Hieizan Driveway is a drive course 8.

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

The Gokasho Kondo is a region with strong links to the Omi Merchants, and has been designated a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, as well as a Japan Heritage site in 2015.

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

The statue of Eleven Faced Kannon located in the Doganji Temple Kannondo is said to be the greatest masterpiece in Japanese sculpting history, and the most beautiful from all seven of the Eleven Faced Kannon statues that are designated as National Treasures.

Tour Design Ichie Wado specializes in a half-day "Otsu-e" folk art workshop & immersive local culture walk for foreign tourists in Otsu, Shiga. The workshop includes painting a Lucky Oni Bell on an earthenware bell. Alternatively, you could choose to paint the Three Wise Monkeys on a Japanese shikishi.

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

The former Kaigake Elementary School is a school building that stopped being used for teaching in 2001, and has since often been the setting for filming TV shows and movies.