This ropeway takes around four minutes to transport you from the base of the mountain to the top, from where you can enjoy a sweeping panorama that includes Lake Biwa, Lake Nishinoko and the old town below, all wreathed in the glory of the current season.

How about taking to the river in Higashiomi City, Shiga, for fun and adventure for people of all ages? The natural adventure sports on offer have such exciting names as “canyon swimming” and “shower climbing.

At Sennaritei Kyara you can enjoy melt-in-your-mouth delicious Omi beef.

Take a tour of a beer making plant.

Kongourinji Temple is one of the three Koto Sanzan temples of the Tendai Sect.

Founded in 1831, Fujii Honke uses water from the Echigawa River and locally produced rice to brew their sake.

Takeshima (“multiple scenery island”) received this name due to the vastly differing views it offers depending on the location of the observer.

Linking Hikone Port with Takeshima in just 20 minutes, a simple and easy way to visit one of Hikone’s greatest sightseeing spots.

The path along the Serikawa River Seawall is famous for its rows of Japanese elm trees that have stood for 400 years, and is also a famous spot for cherry blossoms in the spring.

A hotel located just one minute on foot from Hikone Station, making it extremely conveniently located for visiting such National Treasures as the Hikone-jo Castle or Taga Taisha Shrine.

Hikone Castle is a National Treasure and counted among the greatest castles in the world.

VOKKO is a café created by refurbishing an old Japanese home.

Genkyu-en Garden is a Daimyo (“feudal lord”) garden located to the north east of Hikone-jo Castle, created to resemble the Eight Views of Omi that in turn originate from the Eight Views of Lake Biwa and the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, China.

A restaurant that specializes in “Akita Hinai Chicken,” one of the three great chickens of Japan! Enjoy fabled Hinai chicken dishes, rich with poultry deliciousness.

Yumekyobashi Castle Road starts immediately from the bridge that crosses the moat at Hikone-jo Castle, and is designed to evoke the townscape of the Edo period (1603 – 1868).

Chanpontei Sohonke opened in Hikone City, Shiga in 1963.