The main shrine is a national treasure, and was constructed in the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573).

The Kitajima Sake Brewing company brews using a careful and exact process.

A restaurant offering an elegant and refined atmosphere, attractive garden vistas, and sunken kotatsu tables in Japanese style rooms.

One of the largest shopping malls in Shiga.

The hotel also features a planetarium with digital surround technology.

The JR Kusatsu Station is located approximately 20 minutes from Kyoto Station on the JR Biwako Line, and this hotel is located immediately outside the station’s west exit, making it perfectly suited for business or pleasure.

Ohminchi is one of the largest direct retail farm produce markets in Shiga.

The Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori is a liberating botanical garden that features lakes spreading away in three directions.

Ono-jinja Shrine is a small soja (shrine enshrining several gods) located at the foot of Mt.

One of the largest lake-based museums in Japan, with a wide variety of exhibits.

Offers a replete selection of gifts from Shiga, including not only popular regional products but also snacks, confections and sake that you can only buy from this location!

This luxurious space, also known as the “floating museum,” features three separate halls in which you can, at your leisure, take in the works of three of Japan’s greats; artist Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), sculptor Sato Churyo (1912-2011) and ceramics master Kichizaemon Raku.

A oasis in the urban sprawl, located just 1 hour from Kyoto and 2-3 hours from Osaka, Kobe and Nagoya.

The Ota family can trace their family tree back to one Dokan Ota, a samurai and Buddhist monk from the 15th century.

For many Lake Biwa and fermented “funazushi” are inseparable entities, and Korian An has been preparing this dish using traditional and secret methods for more than 210 years and across six generations.

“Asamiya tea” is produced in Asamiya, Shigaraki, and is famous as one of the five great teas of Japan.