“Toiyaba” were lodging stations along the roadside during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), providing manpower and horses to Daimyo lords and other important people using the roads and handling the transport of goods.

The first museum in Japan devoted solely to figures.

This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.

The main shrine at Tsukubusuma-jinja Shrine is a National Treasure, decorated inside with elegant and gorgeous décor representative of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573 – 1603).

Take the long, 808 stone steps up from the lakeside and you will see the roofs of the temple buildings move into perfect alignment as you climb.

Shizugatake has views over Okubiwako and Chikubushima to the north and south, Mt.

The “Oga Showten” is a collection shops and galleries located in a house 150 years old, and was established by four individuals as a place for new creation and dissemination of information.

Kinomotojuku has flourished for being located in front of Jizoin Temple.

In Higashiomi you can experience housework, cooking, planting and harvesting.

The Kurokabe Square building was erected during the Meiji period (1868-1912) as a bank.