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Nature & Parks in Shiga

Shiga Prefecture is home to Japan's largest lake, Lake Biwa. This makes it the ideal location to connect with nature. Explore hiking and trekking trails, botanical gardens and parks full of seasonal flowers, and the prefecture's most beautiful waterways. So get out there, and discover what Shiga has to offer.

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Lake Yogo

The banks of Lake Yogo feature such facilities as a path for taking walks, and you can also rent bicycles.

Nature & Parks
Northern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Shiga Adventure Tourism / #Instagramable

Shiga Prefecture Samegai Trout Farm

One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Northern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Fishing

Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park

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

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Southern SHIGA
Art Gallery & Halls
#Shigaraki-yaki

Shiga Agricultural Park “Blumen Hugel Farm”

This agricultural park is centered around wide flower fields, rose and herb gardens and greenhouses.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Roadside Station Kagaminosato

Holds a variety of events depending on the season, allowing an exciting slice of Japanese culture to be experienced.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Roadside Station Aguri Park Ryuo

The experience and exchange style agricultural park “Aguri Park Ryuo” is a facility where you can enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, through “looking, picking and eating.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

Tarobogu Shrine (Aga-jinja Shrine)

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

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Eastern SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Places of Spiritual Energy

Okishima

Okishima island is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 1.

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Eastern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

Lake Nishinoko

At Lake Nishinoko you can experience the Water Channel Tour that feudal lord Nobunaga Oda and his court are said to have enjoyed so much.

Nature & Parks
Eastern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Shiga Adventure Tourism

Suigo no Sato Maruyama

The Omi-Hachiman suigo canals are known as one of the three great canal networks of Japan, and are of particular note even among the three due to retaining their natural, historic state even today.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Shiga Adventure Tourism
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