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ShigaNature & Scenery
ShigaNature & SceneryTakashima
Metasequoia Avenue
Five hundred trees along 2.4 kilometres. The colour changes completely with the seasons.
ShigaNature & SceneryYasu
Sakura Ryokuchi
A cherry district on the border of Yasu and Konan, written of in poetry since the Heian period.
Takashima
Omizo Castle Ruins
A castle site in Takashima, built by Nobuzumi Oda, with the stone walls of the inner enceinte remaining.
Maibara
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.
Koka
Tongu Dai Chuen
A tea garden at Tsuchiyama in Koka, where frequent mist raises good tea.
Moriyama
Imajuku Ichirizuka
A distance marker in Moriyama, one of the mounds raised in the Edo period to mark the leagues along a highway.
Otsu
Sakamoto Castle Monument
A monument in Otsu marking the site of Sakamoto Castle, built by Mitsuhide Akechi.
Moriyama
Moriyama City Omi Myoren Park Omi Myoren Shiryokan
A park and museum in Moriyama, growing the Omi myoren lotus, the city flower.
Otsu
Seta Golf Course
A golf course in Otsu with three courses, including the North and East courses designed by Seiichi Inoue.
Takashima
Kakitsubata Gunseichi
A colony of rabbitear iris at Hiraike in Takashima, flowering from late May into early June.
Maibara
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.
Nagahama
Oyama Shakado (Hakusan Shrine)
A Shaka hall in Nagahama. Its mid-Heian seated Shakyamuni is a national important cultural property.
Taga
Ido Shrine
A shrine in Taga. The sacred tree in its grounds is the largest in the prefecture, with twelve trunks from one stool.
Nagahama
Akago-yama Ski Resort Snow Pal
A small ski area in Nagahama, mainly for sledging, with no lifts.
ShigaNature & SceneryOtsu
Biwako Bunka Park
A park in Otsu, on hill country looking out to Lake Biwa and Mount Hiei.
ShigaNature & SceneryKonan
Yoshimiko Shrine
A shrine in Konan, paired with Yoshihime Shrine, with an ancient pedigree.
Omihachiman
Fukuju-ji Temple
A temple in Omihachiman founded in 829, keeping a Heian-period thousand-armed eleven-headed Kannon.
Otsu
R Cafe at Marina
A restaurant at Imakatata in Otsu, standing where it looks out over Lake Biwa.
Otsu
Iwai Shrine
A shrine in Otsu of unknown foundation date, honouring Emperor Tenji among others.
Koka
Ryufukuji Temple
A Tendai temple in Koka. Its Heian-period seated wooden Yakushi is an important cultural property.