Itojyu is a Japanese confectioner with more than 200 years of history in Hikone.

Take a tour around the school that was used as the setting for the popular anime “K-On!” There are also guided tours that allow you to see rooms and facilities that are not open to regular tours.

A route from either Nagahama Port or Imazu Port to Chikubushima.

A route between Hikone Port and Chikubushima.

Tagaya is a long standing “itokiri mochi” (“thread cut rice cake”) store standing in front of the Taga Taisha Shrine.

A butsudan is a cabinet used to store Buddhism related items in Japanese homes.

Taga Taisha Shrine has long attracted visitors from across Japan, devoted as it is to the god of long life and relationships.

A museum that explains the history and culture of the Hikiyama Festival.

Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine boasts a history of more than a thousand years, enshrining the main god of Nagahama City and having been protected by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, the feudal lord of Nagahama Castle.

An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.

A quiet and calming hot spring located in Kohoku.

The statue of Eleven Faced Kannon located in the Doganji Temple Kannondo is said to be the greatest masterpiece in Japanese sculpting history, and the most beautiful from all seven of the Eleven Faced Kannon statues that are designated as National Treasures.

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

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

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

The Hokkoku Kaido Road once thronged with travelers and merchants, and many old temples, shrines and buildings remain standing along it, of which Yokaro is one.