For many Lake Biwa and fermented “funazushi” are inseparable entities, and Korian An has been preparing this dish using traditional and secret methods for more than 210 years and across six generations.

“Asamiya tea” is produced in Asamiya, Shigaraki, and is famous as one of the five great teas of Japan.

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.

A restaurant and café on a mountain with a view over Lake Biwa.

An investigation into the history of Shigaraki reveals it to be a bountiful land, where Shigaraki Palace once stood, perfectly suited as a location to link other regions together and overflowing with produce from the mountains, sea, lake and fields.

Kobo chou-chou creates a variety of confections from the sake lees provided by no less than 6 sake breweries located around Lake Biwa.

One of the popular dishes at this restaurant are the thick and juicy homemade noodles in the chicken and pork bone soup.

Tsuruya Pan is a bakery that has been loved locally for more than 60 years.

A long-standing Shiga brewery with 450 years of history, they brew and sell local sake.

The folding fan gallery allows you to experience painting onto a folding fan to create your own original fan.