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Michigan Cruise

Come sightseeing on Japan’s largest lake, Lake Biwa!Setting out on a cruise is the best w[...]

Jinbo Pearls

Founded in 1966, Jinbo Pearls is Lake Biwa’s Pearl speciality shop.During the heyday of t[...]

The Otsu-e Painting Shop

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

Hirai Shop

Hirai Shop features sake that suits modern tastes and is brewed using traditional handmade tech[...]

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 think Sugiura Jugo. The rustic building was constructed i[...]

Miidera Chikaramochi main store

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

Otsu City Science Museum

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

Daichudo

Daichudo’s senbei (rice crackers) use plenty of eggs, with only a light sweetness, making[...]

Original Hashirii Mochi

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

Onjo-ji Temple (Mii-dera Temple)

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

Omi Jingu Shrine

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

Zezeyaki Pottery Museum

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

Otsu City Museum of History

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

Otsu Hyaku-cho, Machiya houses

The city of Otsu’s name means “large port,” and even during the Heian Period [...]

Old Tokaido Road

Construction of the old Tokaido Road was completed in the Edo Period (1603-1868), connecting To[...]

Izutsu Yatsuhashi Forked Road Main Shop

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