Yasu
Sakura Ryokuchi
A cherry district on the border of Yasu and Konan, written of in poetry since the Heian period.
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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
Maple Hills Golf Club
A golf course in Koka, laid out around stone walls and great boulders.
ShigaFood & MarketsNagahama
Azai Sanshimai no Sato Roadside Station
A roadside station in Nagahama, in country connected with the three Azai sisters, selling local produce.
ShigaArchitectureTakashima
Shirahige Shrine
A shrine in Takashima, with a great vermilion torii standing in the lake.
Koka
Tongu Dai Chuen
A tea garden at Tsuchiyama in Koka, where frequent mist raises good tea.
Yasu
Ichigo & Blueberry En Felice
A visitor farm in Yasu with strawberry and blueberry picking.
Kusatsu
Yagura Dohyo
A stone waymarker raised in Kusatsu in 1798, at the fork of the Tokaido and the Yabase road.
Takashima
Fujiki no Sato Bunka Geijutsu Kaikan
A multipurpose hall in Takashima, with 450 seats in a fan-shaped auditorium.
Nagahama
Biwako Bunka Gakushu Center
A cultural centre in Nagahama, staging performing arts and events.
Moriyama
Imajuku Ichirizuka
A distance marker in Moriyama, one of the mounds raised in the Edo period to mark the leagues along a highway.
Koka
Komyoji Temple
A Jodo temple in Koka. Its Heian-period wooden eleven-headed Kannon is an important cultural property.
ShigaCulture & HistoryTakashima
Imazu Vories Shiryokan
A museum in Takashima, in a building the architect Vories designed as a bank.
Otsu
Sakamoto Castle Monument
A monument in Otsu marking the site of Sakamoto Castle, built by Mitsuhide Akechi.
ShigaStaysNagahama
Grand Mercure Lake Biwa Resort & Spa
A resort hotel on the shore of Lake Biwa in Nagahama, five minutes' walk from Nagahama Castle.
Nagahama
Kuroda Kannonji Temple
A temple in Nagahama, keeping a standing thousand-armed Kannon of the early Heian period.
Koka
Koga-ryu Shinobi no Yado Miyano Onsen
A single-inn hot spring in Koka, standing in the hill country.
ShigaCulture & HistoryKonan
Yoshihime Shrine
A shrine in Konan, paired with Yoshimiko Shrine, keeping wooden guardian lions of the Nanbokucho period.
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.
Ryuo
Shiga Prefectural Kibogaoka Cultural Park Outdoor Activity Center
An outdoor activity centre in Ryuo, with lodges, tent pitches and cooking facilities.