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Shiga travel guide
Enryakuji on Mount Hiei, Hiyoshi Taisha, Taga Taisha, and the lake torii of Shirahige Jinja. Omi beef, funazushi, Shigaraki ware and Hikone Buddhist altars. Shiga, set out category by category.
Where your trip begins
298 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Otsu · Place · candidate to visit
Sennichi Kaihogyo
About 40,000 kilometres walked over seven years. The rule was that anyone who stopped partway was to take his own life.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Otsu · Place · candidate to visit
Enryakuji
The men who would later found their own schools all studied here: Honen of Jodo, Shinran of Jodo Shinshu, Eisai of Rinzai, Dogen of Soto, Nichiren of the Nichiren school. Most of the major schools of Japanese Buddhism pass through this mountain. That is why it is called the mother mountain.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityOtsu · Place · candidate to visit
Hiyoshi Taisha
It enshrines the land deity of Mount Hiei, and its messenger is the sacred monkey. The way shrine and temple grew up side by side is still legible in the lie of the land.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTaga · Place · candidate to visit
Taga Taisha
Known affectionately as Otaga-san, it draws prayers for long life. The old saying ran: seven visits to Ise, three to Kumano, and to Otaga every month.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
Look up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Shiga (0)Crafts & industry
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Shiga · Crafts & industry entry
Tsuzure Nishiki Tapestry Weaving
Tsuzure tapestry weaving. The weft threads are raked into place with the fingernails to weave out pictures.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShiga · Crafts & industry entry
Ibushi Onigawara
Onigawara of smoked ibushi tile. At the end of firing they are smoked to turn them silver.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShiga · Crafts & industry entry
Revived Koto Ware
Koto ware from Hikone. A porcelain that flourished as a domain kiln, then died out and was revived.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
Widen your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Otsu · Place · candidate to visit
Shiga Museum of Art
The first public museum in Japan to make art brut a collecting pillar - work by makers who never trained, taken seriously.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityMoriyama · Place · candidate to visit
Sagawa Art Museum
Three pavilions seeming to float on water, including an underground tea room designed by the fifteenth Raku master himself.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityOtsu · Place · candidate to visit
Otsu City Museum of History
Built around Otsu-e folk paintings and the Buddhist art of Mt Hiei, in the town that served both.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Koka · Place · candidate to visit
Shigaraki Dento Sangyo Kaikan
A hall at Shigaraki in Koka, showing Shigaraki ware in order from the Kamakura period to the present.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityYasu · Place · candidate to visit
Sakura Ryokuchi
A cherry district on the border of Yasu and Konan, written of in poetry since the Heian period.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTakashima · Place · candidate to visit
Omizo Castle Ruins
A castle site in Takashima, built by Nobuzumi Oda, with the stone walls of the inner enceinte remaining.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
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