ShigaNature & SceneryOmihachiman
Chomeiji Temple
A temple on a hillside in Omihachiman, the 31st stop of the Saigoku 33 pilgrimage, up 808 stone steps.
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ShigaNature & SceneryKoka
Orange Shiga Country Club
A golf course in Koka, level ground at the foot of Mount Hando.
ShigaNature & SceneryHino
Umamioka Watamuki Shrine
A shrine in Hino, once on the summit of Mount Watamuki and moved when the castle town was formed.
ShigaNature & SceneryNagahama
Odaniji Temple
A temple in Nagahama, said to have been founded by Taicho in 728, which served as the Azai family's prayer hall.
ShigaNature & SceneryOtsu
Otsu Castle Ruins
A castle site in Otsu, where Toyotomi Hideyoshi built a castle to replace Sakamoto.
Otsu
Hiyoshi Tea Garden
A tea garden in Otsu, said to be planted from seed Saicho brought from Tang China — called the birthplace of Japanese tea.
Koka
Ogawa Castle Ruins
A castle site at Shigaraki in Koka, on the summit of Shiroyama, looking down on the town.
ShigaCulture & HistoryHino
Kishitsu Shrine (Kishitsu Shishi's Tomb)
A shrine in Hino with a stone pagoda said to be the grave of Kishitsu Shushi, an immigrant from Baekje.
ShigaCulture & HistoryKoka
Koka-ryu Ninjutsu House
A house in Koka, the residence of the Mochizuki, held to be first among the 53 Koka families, with its devices intact.
ShigaNature & SceneryNagahama
Hikiyama Museum
A museum in Nagahama preserving and showing the floats of the Nagahama Hikiyama festival.
Ryuo
Omi Province Yakushiyama Shikoku Hachijuhakkasho Reijo
A pilgrimage ground in Ryuo, opened in 1937, with a rite on the 21st of each month.
Koka
Rose Golf Club
A golf course in Koka with many wild birds, chosen as a bird-friendly course.
Nagahama
Lakeside Road and Toyo Park
The sunset seen from the lakeshore at Nagahama, chosen among Japan's hundred finest sunsets.
ShigaCulture & HistoryKoka
Ayano Tenmangu Shrine
A shrine at Minakuchi in Koka honouring Sugawara no Michizane, moved to this site in 1633.
Nagahama
Kohoku no Kannon-sama Meguri B Course Nishi-Azai · Yogo Course (Ikako Kotsu)
A bus tour of the Kannon images of Nagahama, visiting the temples of Nishiazai and Yogo in about three and a half hours.
Koka
Jihoji Temple
A Tendai temple at Minakuchi in Koka. Its early-Kamakura seated Nyoirin Kannon is an important cultural property.
ShigaStaysRyuo
Shiga Prefectural Kibogaoka Cultural Park Seinen no Shiro
A residential study centre in Ryuo, made as a place for learning through living together.
ShigaNature & SceneryOtsu
Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine (Hiyoshi Baba)
About 200 cherry trees along the approach to Hiyoshi Taisha, from Sakamoto Station to the torii.
Ōyamazaki
Myokian Temple (National Treasure "Taian")
A temple in Oyamazaki holding Taian, a two-mat tearoom attributed to Sen no Rikyu and designated a national treasure.
Nantan
Leisure & Spa Resort ASOBIYUKU Kyoto Rurikei Onsen
A hot spring and lodging in Nantan, refitted and reopened in April 2025.
KyotoCulture & HistoryKita
Shimyo-in Temple
A temple at the source of the Kamo River, said to have been founded by Kukai in 829.
Ukyo Ward
Mount Atago and Atago Shrine
A 924-metre mountain and the shrine at its summit, revered as a guard against fire.
KyotoCulture & History
KyotoCulture & HistoryUkyo Ward
Togetsukyo Bridge
A bridge over the Oi River at Arashiyama. Emperor Kameyama is said to have named it for the way the moon seems to cross it.