This festival includes a historical pageant that proceeds through the traditional city streets, with a large number of onlookers taking in the vast array of gorgeous outfits.

Founded in 1831, Fujii Honke uses water from the Echigawa River and locally produced rice to brew their sake.

The Omi-Jofu Traditional Crafts Center operates as a base for providing information on the traditional Shiga industries of hemp and Omi-Jofu cloth.

A butsudan is a cabinet used to store Buddhism related items in Japanese homes.

An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.

A route between Hikone Port and Chikubushima.

Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park is the name given to the park region that runs from Hamaotsu to Omi Ohashi.

One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.

The “Ishitatami no Komichi” (Cobbled Lanes) is a commercial area that offers everything from shopping through to dining, preserving the historical scenery of Hachiman waterways while letting you experience what it must have been like to walk those streets in olden times.

Nagara Park is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring.

This ropeway takes around four minutes to transport you from the base of the mountain to the top, from where you can enjoy a sweeping panorama that includes Lake Biwa, Lake Nishinoko and the old town below, all wreathed in the glory of the current season.

Takeshima (“multiple scenery island”) received this name due to the vastly differing views it offers depending on the location of the observer.

Biwako Hall features a large hall with a four-sided stage, one of the few in Japan, realizing varied performances and frequent stage changes.

This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.

日本平安时代，斋王带着随从自京都出发前往伊势，开启了从平安京前往斋宫的长途旅行，斋王旅行乘坐的是名为“腰轿”的轿撵。本次旅行是由多达数百名随从组成的大型团体旅行，称为斋王群行。“Aino土山斋王群行”活动，再现了本次旅行的场面。

Located in the Mt.

Azuchi-jo Castle, constructed in 1579 under orders from Nobunaga Oda and said to be the first high-rise wooden construction in the world, was apparently also a big hit with missionaries visiting Japan.

As spring blooms once again it is joined by the 1,200 cherry trees in the vicinity of Hikone Castle, marking the most beautiful time of year to visit the castle and its grounds.