Experience Shiga in Summer
Overview of Summer in Shiga
Explore Shiga's lush green mountains and glistening lakes during the summer.
Enjoy the best of the season with vibrant festivals, riverside fun, and water activities on Lake Biwa.
Summer Tours & Activities
Kaiyodo Figure Museum Kurokabe
The first museum in Japan devoted solely to figures.
Japan Bass Fishing Agent
Our Fishing Guides are the most relaxing and happy time in your trip to Japan.
Lake Biwa Marine Sports Auto Campground
The Lake Biwa Marine Sports Auto Campground offers swimming & camping activities amid the clear waters of Lake Biwa.
八幡护城河游船体验
八幡护城河游船体验可让您乘坐日式小船,悠然穿行于风景秀丽的八幡护城河之中。沿途可欣赏白墙仓库与四季景致交织而成的迷人风光:春天的樱花、夏天的垂柳、秋天的红叶,以及冬日的雪景,美不胜收。
Biwaichi Bikes
A rental bicycle shop located right beside Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
Setagawa River & Lake Biwa River Cruises
Such scenes as the “Evening Glow at Seta” and the “Autumn Moon at Ishiyama” have been immortalized by the famous ukiyo-e painter Hiroshige Utagawa of the late Edo period (1603 – 1868) in his Eight Views of Omi.
Nature & Parks in Summer
Kutsuki Mountain Stream Fish Center
The Kutsuki Mountain Stream Fish Center is a mountain stream fishing center that also includes a barbeque house and restaurant serving local dishes.
Lake Biwa Flower Fountain
The Lake Biwa Flower Fountain is a large fountain located on a 180m breakwater in the Otsu Port offing, that sends out streams of 440m long water 40m high into the air (the equivalent of a 10 storey building).
Daiichi Nagisa Park
From January to February you can see 12,000 early blossoming “Kanzaki Hanana” rape flowers.
Hachimanyama Ropeway
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.
Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park
Otsu Lakeside Nagisa Park is the name given to the park region that runs from Hamaotsu to Omi Ohashi.
Yanmar Marina
Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.
History & Culture in Summer
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple, with its sprawling grounds across Mt.
Celestial Maidens’ Willow
It is said that once, long ago, many celestial maidens descended from the heavens in the form of swans and played in the water on the southern bank of Lake Yogo.
Takashima City: Harie & Shimofuri Waterside Sightseeing
All across these areas you can see underground water from the Adogawa River and the Hira mountains bubbling up as fresh springs.
Kaiyodo Figure Museum Kurokabe
The first museum in Japan devoted solely to figures.
Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle is a National Treasure and counted among the greatest castles in the world.
Genkyu-en Garden (Genkyu Rakurakuen)
Genkyu-en Garden is a Daimyo (“feudal lord”) garden located to the north east of Hikone-jo Castle, created to resemble the Eight Views of Omi that in turn originate from the Eight Views of Lake Biwa and the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang, China.
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