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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[...]

Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine

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

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[...]

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 [...]

Former Tokaido: Samurai Residence Remains

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

Otsu Incident Monument

This is a stone monument built at the site of the 1891 “Otsu Incident,” when the th[...]

Grave of Kanehira Imai

Imai Kanehira was the military commander of the latter half of the Heian period, and foster sib[...]

Matsuda Uoi

The first castle Tokugawa Ieyasu constructed, Zeze Castle. Beginning in the low-lying area of Z[...]

Funai

Funai is one of the oldest establishments in Shiga prefecture. Since 1855, Funai has been servi[...]

zaki design works!!

Here you can make original postcards based on the famous, traditional “Otsu-e” pain[...]

Kadoman Omi Beef

Omi beef has ample marbling, and provides a smooth, tasty sensation the second it enters your m[...]

Nakayama Tea Manufacturing

With a focus on Omi tea straight from the birthplace of Japanese tea, Otsu, we strive to provid[...]

Lakeside Station Hamaotsu – Omi Specialty Products – Ureshiya

Our store is filled with the food products of Shiga Prefecture and Lake Biwa, such as Omi rice,[...]

Honke Chikaraken

Founded in the year 1810, for over 200 years Honke Chikaraken has served Miidera Benkei Chikara[...]