Long ago, the vicinity of Kamo-jinja Shrine was used for horse racing and as a ranch for raising farm horses, and the shrine itself was established in 736 in order to protect the region.

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.

Tarobogu Shrine is located about halfway up the 350m high Mt.

Ishiyamadera is the 13th location on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage of 33 Buddhist Temples.

The large, holy forest in the center of the town is the location of the Namura-jinja Shrine, a National Treasure.

Saikyo-ji Temple is the head of the Tendai Shinsei Sect, which has more than 450 branch temples across Japan.

The grave of one Shusui Kishitsu, a respected and cultured visitor from Korea more than 1,300 years ago, is located behind the main shrine here.

Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, with its sprawling grounds across Mt.

The first permanent installation hall has a theme of “archaeology,” allowing you to slip back in time to Omi during the Yayoi period (300 BC to 300 AD) and the Kofun period (300 to 538).

Jorakuji Temple is one the three mountains of Konan that are famous for their leaves in fall.