Experience Shiga in Spring
Overview of Spring in Shiga
Shiga Prefecture is home to many places where brilliant cherry blossoms bloom in the springtime.
Immerse yourself in the stunning beauty of the cherry blossoms on a Lake Biwa cruise or a traditional boat ride through the canals to really enjoy spring in Shiga.
Spring Tours & Activities
Seta Golf Course
A 54 hole course that spreads across a hilly region overlooking Lake Biwa and Mt. Hieizan.
Taka.Sta
该住宿设施位于自然环境优美的滋贺县高岛市,很适合海外人士及对国际交流感兴趣者。房间配备壁炉,宽敞安静,您可在此悠闲放松。这里距离入选“日本渚百选”的“萩之浜”2分钟步程。夏天可在旁边的琵琶湖享受水上运动(SUP桨板冲浪、皮艇、帆板冲浪),冬天则可就近滑雪(乘车约30分钟)。这里还会举办各种活动,是了解当地人文的交流场所。
旅行设计工作室“一会和堂”
旅行设计工作室“一会和堂”位于滋贺县大津市,从京都站乘坐JR仅需10分钟即可抵达。这里面向赴日外国游客实施“大津百町街道漫步 + 大津绘彩绘体验”半日游活动。
Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway
The longest cable car route in Japan at 2,025 m in total, opened in 1927.
Sotoen
The Sotoen climbing kiln, making Shigaraki-yaki ceramics, is one of the largest in Japan, and continues to run at maximum output.
Inoue Butsudan Ten
A butsudan is a cabinet used to store Buddhism related items in Japanese homes.
Nature & Parks in Spring
Biwako Otsukan
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.
Strawberry & Blueberry Farm Felice
If you’re looking to pick some strawberries in Shiga, you need to head to Felice in Yasu City! Winter is actually the best time to pick them, as they are at their sweetest.
Strawberry Factory
Strawberry Factory, located in Kusatsu, Shiga, offers not only strawberry picking but also a café and fields for rent.
Chikubushima Island
This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.
Biwako Backroads
Biwako Backroads offers a series of guided tours for inbound tourists, based out of Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture.
Roadside Station Aguri Park Ryuo
The experience and exchange style agricultural park “Aguri Park Ryuo” is a facility where you can enjoy everything the outdoors has to offer, through “looking, picking and eating.
History & Culture in Spring
Kinomoto-Jizoin
Kinomoto-Jizoin is a Jishu sect temple that houses a Buddhist statue worshipped for healing eye diseases.
Nagahama Castle History Museum
Nagahama Castle was abandoned during the start of the Edo Period (1603 – 1868), the remains transferred to Hikone Castle and Daitsuji Temple, leaving only a stone wall and well behind.
Iba Waterside Sightseeing
Water drawn from the river flows around the village, rich in volume and pure in content as it links to the inner lake, supporting the people living in the region and allowing you to feel how closely related our lives are to this precious liquid.
Omi Kohoan Temple
The gardens at Omi Kohoan Temple are a Shiga prefectural designated place of Scenic Beauty.
Kamo-jinja Shrine (Famous Water Isame no Shimizu)
Kamo-jinja Shrine is also known for its famous water called “Isame no Shimizu.
Takebe Taisha Shrine
Said to be the foremost shrine in Omi, and in terms of length of history and overall pedigree, one of the premier and oldest shrines in all of Japan.
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