YUtour is a travel company that provides private, English-language tours in Shiga and the vicinity of Lake Biwa for visiting foreign tourists.

A restaurant specializing in eel and river fish dishes, located in Omi-Imazu in the west lake area.

One of the largest general discount stores in Japan, offering the rich and varied range for which Don Quijote has become so famous; not only sundries and food products that are sure to come in handy in everyday life, all sought to be offered at the lowest prices in the region, but also cosmetics, trendy fashion from specialist shops, branded goods, home electronics and party goods.

Sakamoto flourished as the temple town for Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, including the homes for monks from approximately 50 different temples, and the townscape retains the elegance of that history even today.

In the south of Ogoto Onsen there is a Tendai temple called Hokoji Temple.

The representative confection from this maker of sweetmeats is also the one that comes most highly recommend; “Amo,” made with the best red beans.

A restaurant opened by one who trained under a famous ramen noodle evangelist who has also made a name for himself on TV.

A ramen noodle restaurant that harks back to the olden days of Chinese soba.

A restaurant that attracts hordes of fans seeking super-rich pork bone ramen noodles.

These ramen noodles are made with carefully selected, domestically produced ingredients.

Omatsuzaki is a spot of great beauty, and was even selected as one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa, “Cool Breeze – Omatsuzaki White Beach.

The Old Tokaido Road was completed during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and is one of the five old roads that connected Nihonbashi in Edo with Sanjo in Kyoto.

Amisada is a ryotei (restaurant) that developed from traditions of boating, and allows you to enjoy sailing on a covered boat while enjoying a kaiseki banquet.

The most popular menu item here is the “Kinshi-don,” a rice bowl topped with eel and then a large dashimaki Japanese-style omelette.

Their famous stamina ramen noodles are the ultimate dish from a master chef who has studied Chinese, French and Japanese cuisine.

The Lake Biwa Canal was created during the Meiji period (1868-1912) for the purposes of irrigation, transportation, power generation and the supply of drinking water to Kyoto from Lake Biwa.