Experience Shiga in Winter

Enjoy the most beautiful winter in Shiga, Japan and at Lake Biwa.

Overview of Winter in Shiga

Shiga in winter offers many places where serene, snow-dusted scenery can be enjoyed.
Experience the beauty of winter in Shiga by hitting the slopes for winter sports or strolling along the lakeside, and savoring delicious seasonal flavors.

Winter Tours & Activities

Kirin Brewery Shiga Plant

Take a tour of a beer making plant.

Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Factory Tours

Mizuguki-yaki Togei no Sato

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

Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Eastern SHIGA
Culture Workshops
#Pottery Workshops

Mii-dera Temple New Year’s Bells

The “Evening bell at Mii-dera Temple” is famous for being one of the Three Bells of Japan, and also as one of The Eight Views of Omi.

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Japan Heritage Site / #National Treasure / #Events

Inoue Butsudan Ten

A butsudan is a cabinet used to store Buddhism related items in Japanese homes.

Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Culture Workshops

Roadside Station Toju-no-sato Adogawa

The folding fan gallery allows you to experience painting onto a folding fan to create your own original fan.

Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Western SHIGA
Culture Workshops

Okuhiei Driveway

Okuhiei Driveway is a drive course 11.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Western SHIGA
Mountains & Scenic Trails

Nature & Parks in Winter

BIWAKO VALLEY/BIWAKO TERACE

Biwako Terrace offers a sophisticated resort for adults and delivers soaring views looking out over the lake.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities Food & Drink
Western SHIGA
Mountains & Scenic Trails
#Instagramable

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).

Nature & Parks
Western SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks
#Instagramable / #Lake Biwa

Hachiman Moat Tour

The Hachiman Moat Tour allows you to take to the stunning Hachiman Moats in a Japanese-style boat.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Lakes & Rivers
#Cruises

Shiga Prefectural Kibogaoka Culture Park

Shiga Prefectural Kibogaoka Culture Park covers approximately 416 hectares and is divided into three zones; the culture zone, outdoor activities zone, and sports zone.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks
#Camping / #Golf

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.

Nature & Parks Tour & Activities Food & Drink Shopping
Eastern SHIGA
Botanical Gardens & Parks

长浜盆栽梅花展

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。

History & Culture Nature & Parks Tour & Activities
Northern SHIGA
Historic Sites & Gardens
#Events

History & Culture in Winter

Omizo Waterside Sightseeing

The ruins of Omizo-jo Castle and the old castle town were reorganized by the powerful Wakebe clan, and the old waterworks and water channels that draw water from mountains and wells are still being used by residents today.

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Western SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site

翁始式

“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。

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Eastern SHIGA
Shrines & Temples
#Events

Yanmar Museum

An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.

History & Culture Tour & Activities
Northern SHIGA
Museums

Traditional Crafts Center of Shigaraki

The exterior and interior walls, and even the floors of the Crafts Center are lined with Shigaraki-yaki ceramic tiles.

History & Culture
Southern SHIGA
Art Gallery & Halls
#Shigaraki-yaki

Chikubushima (Hogonji Temple)

This small island, with a circumference of just 2km, is located in the offing of Lake Biwa, approximately 6km from shore.

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Northern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site / #National Treasure / #Places of Spiritual Energy

Chikubushima (Tsukubusuma-jinja Shrine)

The main shrine at Tsukubusuma-jinja Shrine is a National Treasure, decorated inside with elegant and gorgeous décor representative of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573 – 1603).

History & Culture Nature & Parks
Northern SHIGA
Heritage Sites
#Japan Heritage Site / #National Treasure / #Places of Spiritual Energy

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