Things to do

Jinbo Pearls

Founded in 1966, Jinbo Pearls is Lake Biwa’s pearl specialty shop.During the heyday of the Lake[...]

Iwama-dera Temple (Iwamaseiho-dera Temple)

The beginnings of this temple are said to trace back to the Nara Period (710-794), when the Bud[...]

The Otsu-e Painting Shop

Techniques from the Edo Period (1603-1868) are used to paint various traditional “Otsu-e&[...]

Tachiki Kannon (Tachikizan Anyo-ji Temple)

It is on the Seta River, the only river that flows to Kyoto and Osaka from Lake Biwa; on the ba[...]

Mii-dera Chikaramochi main store

Mii-dera Chikaramochi was founded in the second year of the Meiji era and is the birthplace of [...]

Nakanishiseido

Nakanishiseido offers natural Omi arare (bite-sized rice crackers) with an authentic taste that[...]

Daichudo

Daichudo’s senbei (rice crackers) use plenty of eggs, making for a light, baked senbai with onl[...]

Seta no Karahashi Bridge

The Seta no Karahashi Bridge is known as one of the Three Famous Bridges of Japan. It is also k[...]

Original Hashirii Mochi

○Hashirii MochiHashirii mochi was created in 1764. Made using Hashirii mineral spring water and[...]

Genju-an

Located within the grounds of Chikatsuo Shrine, this is the location of the thatched hut in whi[...]

Zezeyaki Pottery Museum

This museum tells the history of zezeyaki pottery, famous as one of the seven pottery kilns fav[...]

Onjo-ji Temple (Mii-dera Temple)

Onjo-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tendaijimon sect of Buddhism, with its “Mii Evening Be[...]

Omi Jingu Shrine

Emperor Tenji, the founder of Otsu-Kyo, is enshrined as a deity here at Omi Jingu Shrine.The sh[...]

Otsu City Museum of History

Collecting, preserving, researching, and displaying the cultural and historical artifacts of Ot[...]

Otsu City Science Museum

A planetarium is located on the second floor of the Otsu City Lifelong Learning Center, where v[...]

Otsu Hyaku-cho, Machiya houses

The city of Otsu’s name means “large port,” and the port here played an important role in relay[...]

Old Tokaido Road

Co nstruction of the old Tokaido Road was completed in the Edo Period (1603-1868). It connected[...]

Izutsu Yatsuhashi Forked Road Main Shop

Visitors can take a look at our production line, or purchase some of our “Yuuko” Izutsu Yatsuha[...]