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Takakannon Gonsho-ji Temple

Gonsho-ji Temple is one of the many bessho (branch location) of Onjo-ji Temple (also known as M[...]

Jodo-ji Temple

Jodo-ji Temple is the birthplace and family temple of the Ōishi Family, famous for their involv[...]

Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine

Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine is estimated to have been constructed in the 4th year of the Hakuho pe[...]

Koutoku-ji Temple

Koutoku-ji Temple is known for its relation with the Buddhist priest Rennyo, and the story of &[...]

Mio Shrine

Mio Shrine is located along the Lake Biwa Canal near the entry point of Mount Nagara.Its main b[...]

Gesshin-ji Temple

Gesshin-ji was formerly the villa of Taisho and Showa era painter Kansetsu Hashimoto (1883-1945[...]

Otsu-juku Honjin Remains

Otsu-juku (one of the stops of the Tokaido road which connected Kyoto to Edo [present-day Tokyo[...]

Otsu no Miya Nishikori Ruins

The capitol of Japan was originally moved from Nara’s Asuka to Otsu by Emperor Tenji in 6[...]

Seta River (Nango) Weir

The Seta River is the only river that flows out of Lake Biwa.The Seta River weir was constructe[...]

Kojorogaike Pond

Along the hiking path of Mount Horai, which is known among the “Eight Views of Omi”[...]

Ojiyama Ancient Burial Ground

The first grave mound was constructed in the second half of the fourth century, making it the c[...]

Minamishiga Abandoned Temple Ruins

In 1928, an excavation of the former Minamishiga Temple discovered both an east and west tower [...]

Stone Warding Jizo

The “Stone Warding Jizo” (岩除地蔵尊 – “Iwayoke Jizo-son”) is jus[...]

Former Tokaido: Seta Area

Traces of the former Tokaido, which once ran throught the city of Otsu, still remain today in a[...]

Former Tokaido: Samurai Residence Remains

After the abandoning of Otsu Castle by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the Edo period, and the construction [...]

Shiga Seirin Monument

Built in 1918, this monument was built in honor of Shiga Seirin, who is said to be the ancestor[...]

Katsuragawa Thatched Roof House

The thatched roof (kayabuki) came to fruition via the the desire for a design that would easily[...]

Katsuragawa Valley

The upper stream of the Ado River stretches both north and south of the west side of the Hira m[...]