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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[...]

Keihan Railways (Streetcar)

Over a course of a total of 21.6 km, this line connects steep slopes, sharp curves, and on-stre[...]

Biwako Flower Fountain

Located offshore in Otsu Harbor, the entrance to sightseeing on Lake Biwa.With a width of about[...]

Otsu Port

Otsu Port flourished at the center of distribution for goods across Lake Biwa.During the 17th c[...]

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.In 19[...]

Sakamoto-ya

Founded 150 years ago.Using wild Lake Biwa nigorobuna (round crucian carp) and Omi rice, this s[...]

Tenson Shrine

Because the important deities Hikohohodemi no Mikoto, Kuninotokotachi no Mikoto, Onamuchi no Mi[...]

Sekisemimaru Shrine

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

Nagara Shrine

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