The restaurant Kankankan is the place to enjoy a variety of beef dishes.

Tour Design Ichie Wado specializes in a half-day “Otsu-e” folk art workshop & immersive local culture walk for foreign tourists in Otsu, Shiga.

A lodging facility located amid the abundant nature of Takashima City, Shiga.

Ogama, the direct outlet of the 1600-year-old Meizan Kiln, houses a cafe overlooking the climbing kiln, along with a shop, gallery, and pottery experience workshop.

Eigenji Temple is the head temple of the Eigenji branch and one of the fifteen primary temples of the Rinzai and Obaku sects.

The “Okinahajimeshiki” is a divine service performed at Taga Taisha Shine to greet the gods at the start of the year.

Enjoy the rich taste of Yamamotoen’s iconic mochi and experience 1200 years of flavours, aromas and tradition.

“翁始式”是年初在多贺大社举行的迎接神灵的祭神艺能表演。在能舞殿表演能剧及狂言，祈愿天下太平，五谷丰登。

With its connection to the opening poem of the famous collection known as the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, Omi Jingu Shrine plays host to the “Karuta Opening Ceremony,” based in the Japanese card game.

Shiga Prefecture is surrounded by verdant mountains and is home to Lake Biwa, known as one of the ancient lakes of the world.

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在与小仓百人一首卷首歌渊源颇深的近江神宫，吟唱人在神位前朗诵，身着采女装束的4名取姬（女侍）奉上花牌，举行“开牌仪式”。

长浜盆栽梅花展始于1952年，历史和规模均为“日本最大的盆栽梅花展”，作为日本关西地区的新春风景线而广为人知。其按照花期，从300盆中选出约90盆，摆放在纯日式展厅内进行常设展示。长浜盆栽梅花展的特色在于梅树巨大古老，其中还有高近3米的巨树及超过400年树龄的古树。

Enjoy 10,000 fireworks launched into the air over Lake Biwa, a stunning display of light that plays out in harmony with jets of fountain water.

An extension of the Furyu Dance that was popular in the Kinki region during the Muromachi Period, this dance is now mainly performed along the banks of Lake Biwa in Kusatsu City.

The Nagahama Plum Tree Bonsai Exhibition started in 1952, and has now become the number one plum tree bonsai exhibition in Japan in terms of both history and scale, as well as a much beloved annual springtime tradition in Kansai.