Things to do

Marucho Pickled Vegetables

We offer direct sales of our pickled vegetables made from fresh ingredients such as summer Kyot[...]

Hirai Shoten Brewery

Hirai Shoten Brewery features sake that suits modern tastes and is brewed using traditional han[...]

Nakagawa Seisei-do Tea

It was during the days of the Heian Capital (of Kyoto), in 805, when the monk Saicho returned f[...]

Kadoman Omi Beef

Omi wagyu beef is exquisitely marbled, and the moment you put it in your mouth, your mouth will[...]

Old Sugiura Jugo Residence

The old residence of the educator and thinker Sugiura Jugo. The rustic building was constructed[...]

Otsu City Science Museum

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

Keihan Railways (Streetcar)

This line connects steep slopes, sharp curves, and on-street tracks over a course of a total of[...]

Biwako Flower Fountain

Located offshore in Otsu Harbor, the entrance to sightseeing o n Lake Biwa.With a width of abou[...]

Otsu Port

Otsu Port flourished as the center of distribution for goods across Lake Biwa.Over 1,000 wooden[...]

Otsu Festival Float Exhibition Center

Otsu Festival, one of the lake country’s three great festivals, is the theme of this exhi[...]

Gichu-ji Temple

This temple is the site of the grave of the samurai Minamoto no Yoshinaka, who died heroically [...]

The Lake Biwa Canal

The Lake Biwa Canal is an example of innovative civil engineering that was built in the Meiji e[...]

Biwako Otsukan (Yanagasaki Lakeside Park)

Biwako Otsukan is the central facility in Yanagasaki Lakeside Park alongside Lake Biwa.The Old [...]

Sakamoto-ya

Founded 150 years ago, this specialty shop uses time-honored methods, wild Lake Biwa nigorobuna[...]

Tenson Shrine

Tenson Shrine is also sometimes known as Shinomiya Shrine (“Shrine of the Fourth”) because the [...]

Sekisemimaru Shrine

It is thought that Sekisemimaru Shrine was built to honor both the local Shinto god and the god[...]

Nagara Shrine

Nagara Shrine’s beginnings can be traced back to Emperor Tenji, who enshrined the ancient Shint[...]

Kinji-do Confectionary

Traditional dried candies are known across Japan as “rakugan,” but these originate from “Katata[...]