Experience Shiga in Autumn
Overview of Autumn in Shiga
Shiga is spectacular in autumn, coming alive with vibrant foliage and bountiful harvests.
Experience the best of the season by strolling along the lakeside, hiking mountain paths, and savoring delicious local cuisine.
Autumn Tours & Activities
Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo Oiwake
Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo sells a full range of popular and delicious confections.
Ishiyama-dera Temple Fall Moon Festival
More than 2,000 lanterns create an illusory and ethereal world inside the temple grounds.
Roadside Station Kagaminosato
Holds a variety of events depending on the season, allowing an exciting slice of Japanese culture to be experienced.
Okubiwako Parkway
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Hachiman Moat Festival
Lanterns placed around the town and along the Hachiman Moat bring out a sense refinement and emotion.
Nature & Parks in Autumn
Seta no Karahashi Bridge
Seta no Karahashi Bridge is one of the Three Famous Bridges of Japan, and has also been immortalized in “Evening Glow at Seta,” one of the Eight Views of Omi.
Japan Bass Fishing Agent
Our Fishing Guides are the most relaxing and happy time in your trip to Japan.
Mt. Hakodateyama (Lily Park & Kokia Park)
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Hachiman-bori Canal
The Hachiman-bori Canal was a mainstay in regional economics and transportation until the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).
Yanmar Marina
Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Remains of the Enmanin Temple Gate
The large and extremely beautiful gardens that spread to the south of Enmanin-shinden Temple are a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty and Historic Site, and a visit is especially recommended during the changing of the leaves in fall.
History & Culture in Autumn
Sakamoto Temple Town
Sakamoto flourished as the temple town for Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, including the homes for monks from approximately 50 different temples, and the townscape retains the elegance of that history even today.
Kamo-jinja Shrine (Famous Water Isame no Shimizu)
Kamo-jinja Shrine is also known for its famous water called “Isame no Shimizu.
Jigen-ji Temple
The principle object of worship here is a Buddhist image, normally withheld from public view, of Hobashira Kannon.
Higashiomi City Country Life Tourism
In Higashiomi you can experience housework, cooking, planting and harvesting.
Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park
A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.
Kyorinbo Temple
Said to have been created by Prince Shotoku in the year 605, “Kyorinbo Temple” got its name from being a place of teaching (“kyo”) surrounded by forest (“rin”).
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