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Paramita Museum
A museum opened in Komono in 2003, holding the ceramic sculpture of Masuo Ikeda.
Nanbu Kyuryo Park
The largest general park in Yokkaichi, laid out to follow the form of the hill country.
Kamishima (Stage of Shiosai)
An island in Toba, the setting of Yukio Mishima's novel, with the remains of a wartime observation post.
Kameyama Castle Ruins
A castle site in Kameyama, built in 1590, whose Tamon turret survives.
Sakura Ryokuchi
A cherry district on the border of Yasu and Konan, written of in poetry since the Heian period.
Omizo Castle Ruins
A castle site in Takashima, built by Nobuzumi Oda, with the stone walls of the inner enceinte remaining.
Yataka-ji Temple Ruins
The site of a temple of Ibukisanji in Maibara. Sixty priests' halls once stood here, and it also served as a fortress.
Tongu Dai Chuen
A tea garden at Tsuchiyama in Koka, where frequent mist raises good tea.
Imajuku Ichirizuka
A distance marker in Moriyama, one of the mounds raised in the Edo period to mark the leagues along a highway.
Sakamoto Castle Monument
A monument in Otsu marking the site of Sakamoto Castle, built by Mitsuhide Akechi.
Moriyama City Omi Myoren Park Omi Myoren Shiryokan
A park and museum in Moriyama, growing the Omi myoren lotus, the city flower.
Seta Golf Course
A golf course in Otsu with three courses, including the North and East courses designed by Seiichi Inoue.
Kakitsubata Gunseichi
A colony of rabbitear iris at Hiraike in Takashima, flowering from late May into early June.
Samegai Jizo Son - Jizo-do
A Jizo hall in Maibara, enshrining a stone Jizo said to have been carved by Saicho in prayer for rain.
Oyama Shakado (Hakusan Shrine)
A Shaka hall in Nagahama. Its mid-Heian seated Shakyamuni is a national important cultural property.
Ido Shrine
A shrine in Taga. The sacred tree in its grounds is the largest in the prefecture, with twelve trunks from one stool.
Akago-yama Ski Resort Snow Pal
A small ski area in Nagahama, mainly for sledging, with no lifts.
Biwako Bunka Park
A park in Otsu, on hill country looking out to Lake Biwa and Mount Hiei.
Yoshimiko Shrine
A shrine in Konan, paired with Yoshihime Shrine, with an ancient pedigree.
Fukuju-ji Temple
A temple in Omihachiman founded in 829, keeping a Heian-period thousand-armed eleven-headed Kannon.
R Cafe at Marina
A restaurant at Imakatata in Otsu, standing where it looks out over Lake Biwa.