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Sensinryo

In the nearby Seta River is an ancient mount of shijimi clams, which suggests that they have be[...]

Nangou Fisheries Center

This “Fish Theme Park” was opened in 1966.This is a “paradise of fish” with attractions like a [...]

Seta River Lake Biwa River Cruise

The Seta River is lined with beautiful natural sights.Aside from the nearby Ishiyama-dera Templ[...]

Karahashiyaki Kiln

Karahashiyaki pottery is made with an original “Biwako Blue” glaze, and features a motif of dre[...]

Kanou Shojuan Japanese Sweets

Kanou Shoujuan believes that Japan’s traditional wagashi sweets exist alongside the natural bea[...]

Ishiyamadera Temple

Ishiyamadera Temple is the 13th of 33 sacred temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. It is fa[...]

Takebe Taisha Shrine

Takebe Taisha Shrine, Old Omi Province’s Head Shinto ShrineThis shrine was once revered as the [...]

Iwama-dera Temple (Iwamaseiho-dera Temple)

The beginnings of this temple are said to trace back to the Nara Period (710-794), when the Bud[...]

Tachiki Kannon (Tachikizan Anyo-ji Temple)

It is on the Seta River, the only river that flows to Kyoto and Osaka from Lake Biwa; on the ba[...]

Seta no Karahashi Bridge

The Seta no Karahashi Bridge is known as one of the Three Famous Bridges of Japan. It is also k[...]

Genju-an

Located within the grounds of Chikatsuo Shrine, this is the location of the thatched hut in whi[...]

Shiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art

The Shiga Prefectural Museum of Modern Art exhibits modern Japanese and regional art, as well a[...]