Crab Dining Yamayoshi Katata Store, Shiga is open all year round! It’s the only place in the Kinki area where you can enjoy golden crab throughout the year, even after April!

During the green season the Biwako Terrace offers a superlative view of the best scenery in Japan, and throngs with many tourists as a result.

A restaurant and café on a mountain with a view over Lake Biwa.

The exterior of the Biwako Hotel is designed to evoke the ripples of Lake Biwa and the surrounding mountains.

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

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.