Azuchi castle ruins are a nationally designated Special Historic Site.

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

Azuchi-jo Castle, constructed in 1579 under orders from Nobunaga Oda and said to be the first high-rise wooden construction in the world, was apparently also a big hit with missionaries visiting Japan.

A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.

The “Borderless Art Museum NO-MA,” renovated in June 2004, stands in the historic Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in Omi-Hachiman City, Shiga, making use of the Japanese-style rooms, storeroom and other features of a townhouse from the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

The exterior and interior walls, and even the floors of the Crafts Center are lined with Shigaraki-yaki ceramic tiles.

A veritable forest of trees grows on the vast, 44,000 square meter shrine grounds.

Biwako Hall features a large hall with a four-sided stage, one of the few in Japan, realizing varied performances and frequent stage changes.

The grounds of Tachiki-kannon Temple are located up a flight of 800 steep stone steps.

Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo sells a full range of popular and delicious confections.