It flourished as the center of distribution for goods using water transport on Lake Biwa. During the 17th century, over 1,000 Maruko-bune wooden transport ships sailed across the lake, and it bustled with goods from across Japan. Nowadays, it is…

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Karasaki Shrine – An Ancient Lakeside Shrine Home to the Karasaki Pine 【Highlights】 ・Lakeside shrine grounds with views of Lake Biwa and Mount Omi Fuji. ・A celebrated scenic spot featured in the Eight Views of Omi as “Night Rain at…

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This is a full-scale ice skating rink where official figure skating and ice hockey matches are held.

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Ono Takamura Shrine’s main shrine resides with the grounds of Ono Shrine. The enshrined deity is the Heian period (794-1185) poet (of tanka poems) and government official, Ono Takamura (802-852). The main shrine is said to have been constructed around…

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Otsu Castle Ruins – Memories of a Lakeside Castle Etched in Stone 【On Site】 ・A stone monument near Otsu Port marks the site of the former Otsu Castle 【History and Culture】 Otsu Castle is said to have been built on…

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