Plan A: Temple Tour (25 mins)
Enter the peaceful sanctuary of the temple, where moss covered pathways and lush
green trees welcome guests. Located near the summit of Mount Konze , this tranquil
setting offers breathtaking seasonal beauty and fresh, crisp air. Feel the ancient energy
of this 1,300 year old temple.

Plan B: Meditation & Forest Bathing Yoga with Tea Session with Instructor (80
mins)
Experience yoga at the highest point of the temple grounds, in a forest clearing where
a temple lecture hall once stood. In this serene, tree lined space, leave the fast pace of
daily life behind. Let yourself unwind and reconnect with nature, allowing both the body
and mind to fully relax.

A restaurant that harks back to olden times in Japan. Delicious seasonal ingredients are cooked on a sunken hearth in front of your eyes. This is your chance to experience an extremely “Japanese” meal, sitting around the hearth and enjoying good food.

The Miho Museum was designed by the world-famous architect I. M. Pei. Taking themes of nature and buildings, harmony with art, the traditional and the modern, and the fusion of the east and west, more than 80% of the building’s volume is submerged underground, taking great care not to destroy the natural environment around it. The museum opens seasonally three times per year, and allows special exhibitions and permanent installations to be viewed. The café and restaurant on-site provide meals made with ingredients grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and with no artificial additives of any kind.

Yuzanso is a hot spring hotel that has many Omi mukashibanashi (“old stories”) placed around inside, bringing you closer to the folk history of the region.

Serene SUP Adventure to the Floating Torii Gate (2 hours)
Set out on a serene SUP journey toward the iconic torii gate of Shirahige Shrine, floating mystically on the waters of Lake Biwa. Paddle through the crystal clear waters of the lake’s western shores, known for their purity, while taking in panoramic views of the expansive lake and the beauty of the surrounding nature. This peaceful and accessible SUP experience, with stable boards for easy balance, is perfect for participants of all ages and skill levels, offering a safe, enjoyable adventure in the tranquil waters of Lake Biwa.

Inclusion:
SUP board, paddle, life jacket, leash, insurance, and guide fee.

A restaurant specializing in eel and river fish dishes, located in Omi-Imazu in the west lake area. We are famous, and rightly so, for our Kansai-style split and broiled eel, using a special sauce handed down over generations and fragrantly fried up over a charcoal fire. Other dishes include “hitsumamushi” style eel, allowing you to enjoy three ways of eating it in a single dish, and a hearty eel rice bowl. From the retail corner, the “boiled eel” to be topped on green tea over rice comes especially recommended.

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All across these areas you can see underground water from the Adogawa River and the Hira mountains bubbling up as fresh springs. Observe a village where an eco-friendly water circulation system is an intimate part of everyday life, including still using “kabata” pools to obtain water for drinking and everyday use.

Kawashima Shuzo is a brewery with more than 140 years of history, seeking to always consider the health of their drinkers and provide authentic flavor. They have opened the brewery to the public in order to allow more people to experience the deep and rich appeal of Japanese sake. In recent years people have come from as far as Europe and America in order to look around the brewery. Groups or individuals are welcome. (Prior reservations required)

The large grounds of approx. 100,000 square meters, almost three times the size of the Tokyo Dome, feature nature walks that allow you to experience the colors of the four seasons, and has a large lawn area between the hotel and Lake Biwa. Amid this wonderful setting there are seven guest rooms and six villas, allowing you to enjoy a moment of luxury as though staying in your own second home.

This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore. Here you can find both Hogonji Temple and Tsukubusuma-jinja Shrine. The Benzaiten (Sarasvati) at Hogonji Temple is known as one of the three best in Japan, and the temple also receives many visitors as the 30th location on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.
The gabled karamon gate at Hogonji Temple is said to be only remaining piece of Hideyoshi’s Osaka-jo Castle, and it is a registered national treasure alongside the main shrine at Tsukubusuma-jinja Shrine. Revered since ancient times as an island where the god of water dwells, this god has also been worshipped for providing safe passage for travel across water. The island is now widely known as one of the most powerful spots for spiritual energy on Lake Biwa, and is a place to truly experience water and prayer.

A hotel with an Italian inspired design. Mt. Ibukiyama lies to the east and Lake Biwa to the west, allowing you to experience the glory of nature. Boats leave from in front of the hotel for Chikubushima Island, also making it perfect for visiting the island.

The Kurokabe Square building was erected during the Meiji period (1868-1912) as a bank. It is currently used as a gallery for glassware, displaying and selling such items as glass accessories and music boxes. They also offer hands-on lessons that include making glass accessories and stained glass.
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