Allows groups to experience a variety of activities, including making things and outdoor experiences such as water sports on Lake Biwa.

A route between Hikone Port and Chikubushima.

Linking Hikone Port with Takeshima in just 20 minutes, a simple and easy way to visit one of Hikone’s greatest sightseeing spots.

Experience making Mizuguki-yaki, at any time and open to all.

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.

Shimoniikawa-jinja Shrine holds a regular spring festival in the form of the Omi Kenketo Festival, during which the Long Knife ritual takes place.

The Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori is a liberating botanical garden that features lakes spreading away in three directions.

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.

Jizokawa River is comprised of pure spring water such as Isame no Shimizu, and is famous for the extremely rare water buttercups that grow in the river.

Holds a variety of events depending on the season, allowing an exciting slice of Japanese culture to be experienced.

The banks of Lake Yogo feature such facilities as a path for taking walks, and you can also rent bicycles.

At Lake Nishinoko you can experience the Water Channel Tour that feudal lord Nobunaga Oda and his court are said to have enjoyed so much.

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.

Shimoniikawa-jinja Shrine holds a regular spring festival in the form of the Omi Kenketo Festival, during which the Long Knife ritual takes place.

A historic folk materials museum located on Shinmachi street that retains its aspect from the Edo period (1603 – 1868).

In the Heian Period (794 – 1185), the Saio (Princess) travelled from Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) to Ise in order to become a priestess at the shrine there.

The origins of Tonda Ningyokan date back to the 6th year of Tenpo (1835).

The Biwako Otsukan was built in 1934 as the first international tourism hotel in the prefecture, with the intention of bringing in more tourists from overseas.