Your Trip to Shiga
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Trip Ideas
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Explore the Core Values of Japan Through the Life and Legacy of the “Omi Merchants”
Unwind with Nature on a Freshwater Adventure Around Lake Biwa
Discover the Legacy of Craft & Modern Creativity in Shiga
Spots
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Forest Adventure Ritto
Forest Adventure is an outdoor activity park with locations in forests across Japan.
Hinai Chicken Hokkoriya
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.
Oogoya Co., Ltd
A great place to enjoy some shopping, with tableware, vases, sundry items, glass goods and gardening products all on offers, centered around the historical Shigaraki-yaki ceramics of Japan.
Discovery JAPAN in Lake Biwa Tour
The Lake Biwa Tour departs from Nagahama and tours Lake Biwa in an amphibious bus.
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Daiichi Nagisa Park
From January to February you can see 12,000 early blossoming “Kanzaki Hanana” rape flowers.
Ramen Yoshichi
A restaurant that attracts hordes of fans seeking super-rich pork bone ramen noodles.
Taka.Sta
A lodging facility located amid the abundant nature of Takashima City, Shiga.
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Hachiman-bori Canal
The Hachiman-bori Canal was a mainstay in regional economics and transportation until the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).
Tokuyamazushi
Tokuyamazushi is a dining hotel where you can enjoy fish from Lake Yogo, mountain produce and game, centered in fermented foods.
Ikehara Soba Dojo
A refurbished old house that lets you experience authentic soba noodle making for yourself.
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Samegai Inn Museum (Toiyaba)
“Toiyaba” were lodging stations along the roadside during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), providing manpower and horses to Daimyo lords and other important people using the roads and handling the transport of goods.
Kohoku Wild-Bird Center / Biwako Waterfowl & Wetland Center
Facilities based in the Kohoku water bird park, the largest habitat for wild birds in the prefecture.
Travel Stories
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Hatsumoude in Chikubujima Island
