A company that has made decchi yokan (thick jellied sweets made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar) uirou and uiro mochi (steamed cake made of rice flour and sugar) and a range of seasonal confections since their founding in 1863.

A restaurant that specializes in “Akita Hinai Chicken,” one of the three great chickens of Japan! Enjoy fabled Hinai chicken dishes, rich with poultry deliciousness.

Provides a full range of souvenirs from Shiga, including confections, traditional art and local sake!

Provides traditional Ibuki Soba noodles from contracted farmers, served with other seasonal ingredients.

Itojyu is a Japanese confectioner with more than 200 years of history in Hikone.

Tagaya is a long standing “itokiri mochi” (“thread cut rice cake”) store standing in front of the Taga Taisha Shrine.

With more than 120 years in business, Kanekichi Yamamoto offers not only more traditional beef dishes, such as syukiyaki, shabushabu, steak and yakiniku, but also Omi beef cooked in miso paste, Japanese beef curry and original processed foods.

The “Ishitatami no Komichi” (Cobbled Lanes) is a commercial area that offers everything from shopping through to dining, preserving the historical scenery of Hachiman waterways while letting you experience what it must have been like to walk those streets in olden times.

After a visit to Ishiyamadera Temple, how about settling down for a piping hot “shijimi-meshi” meal of rice, meat and vegetables cooked in a small steel pot? Make a reservation before heading to the Temple and your meal will be ready to coincide with your return.

Nagisa Terrace is comprised of a string of four cafés along the lake shore in Nagisa Park.