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...
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...
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...
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...
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...