# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Okishima](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/okishima): Shiga, Attraction. A small fishing island in Lake Biwa with no cars, narrow alleys, old shrines, and around 250 residents. It is the only permanently inhabited freshwater lake island in Japan.
- [Lake Biwa](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/lake-biwa): Shiga, Attraction. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest and oldest freshwater lake, offering water sports, scenic cycling routes, and beautiful lakeshore views framed by surrounding mountains.
- [Biwako Valley](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/biwako-valley): Shiga, Attraction. A mountaintop resort above the western shore reached by a fast ropeway, whose Biwako Terrace decks look out over the whole of Lake Biwa; a green-season viewpoint and winter ski area.
- [La Collina Omihachiman](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/la-collina-omihachiman): Shiga, Attraction. Architecture melts into nature at this confectionery village where grass-covered rooftops and organic forms create a storybook landscape designed by architect Terunobu Fujimori. Home to the well-known Taneya and Club Harie brands, visitors can watch master craftsmen prepare freshly baked baumkuchen and taste wagashi sweets made with local ingredients. The unusual buildings, rice paddies, and surrounding gardens embody a philosophy of harmony between human creation and the natural world.

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Source: [Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations?destination_type=attraction&prefecture_id=25)
Last updated: 2026-11-13