Travel Destinations in Shiga

Kaizu-Osaki

Cherry-Blossom Coastline on Northern Lake Biwa

A rocky cape at the northern end of Lake Biwa where about 800 cherry trees line roughly 4 km of s...

Shirahige Shrine

Ancient Shrine with a Torii Gate Standing in Lake Biwa

The head of the Shirahige shrines, known for a red torii gate that stands in the water of Lake Bi...

Chikubushima

Sacred Island in Lake Biwa with a Temple and Shrine

A small sacred island in the north of Lake Biwa, reached by boat and home to Hogonji Temple and T...

Hachiman-bori

Historic Merchant Canal District in Omihachiman

A preserved canal in Omihachiman lined with white-walled storehouses and old merchant homes from ...

Sagawa Art Museum

Water-Surrounded Museum on the Moriyama Lakeshore

A serene museum near the Moriyama lakeshore whose low pavilions appear to float on a broad reflec...

Ishiyama-dera

Temple Where Murasaki Shikibu Is Said to Have Begun The Tale of Genji

A Shingon temple above the Seta River in Otsu, famous for the wollastonite crag it is named for a...

Lake Biwa Museum

Lake Museum and Freshwater Aquarium on the Karasuma Peninsula

A museum on the Karasuma Peninsula devoted to Lake Biwa, one of the world's oldest lakes, combini...

Biwako Valley

Ropeway to the Biwako Terrace and Sweeping Lake Views Above Otsu

A mountaintop resort above the western shore reached by a fast ropeway, whose Biwako Terrace deck...

Hiyoshi Taisha

Head Shrine of Some 3,800 Hie and Hiyoshi Shrines, Guardian of Mount Hiei

The head of some 3,800 Hie, Hiyoshi and Sanno shrines nationwide, set in the Sakamoto foothills o...

Ukimido Floating Hall

Lakeside Temple Hall Standing Over the Water at Katata

A small temple hall of Mangetsu-ji that stands out over Lake Biwa on piles at Katata, long celebr...

Mount Ibuki

Shiga's Highest Peak, Now Climbed Only From the Toll Road's End

At 1,377 meters, Mount Ibuki is the highest peak in Shiga, known for the wildflower meadows on it...

Azuchi Castle Ruins

Oda Nobunaga’s short-lived castle survives as a wooded ascent of stone steps, walls and foundatio...

Michi-no-Eki Aito Margaret Station

Farm gelato and flower fields in eastern Shiga

A roadside station on Route 307 that grew out of a farmers' market. Come for the gelato made with...

Michi-no-Eki Toju-no-Sato Adogawa

Folding fans and boysenberries on Lake Biwa's west shore

The obvious break on Route 161 up the west side of Lake Biwa. Adogawa has made the ribs of foldin...