Nagahama Railroad Square preserves the “First Nagahama Station Building,” the oldest station building still remaining in Japan.

A great place to enjoy some shopping, with tableware, vases, sundry items, glass goods and gardening products all on offers, centered around the historical Shigaraki-yaki ceramics of Japan.

Founded in 1831, Fujii Honke uses water from the Echigawa River and locally produced rice to brew their sake.

An English garden located in Maibara.

The “Sanno (Mountain King) Festival” is one of the three major Lake Biwa festivals.

Shinki Bus Tours LIMON provide easily accessible, fun bus trips.

Kohoku Mizudori Station is located inside a water bird park that is visited by a variety of wild birds throughout the year.

The wide grounds of the Fisheries Center includes a number of ponds, providing plenty of opportunities to get close to the water and the fish swimming in it.

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.

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.

The largest daffodil hill in the Kansai region, boasting an awe-inspiring explosion of 300,000 bulbs.

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.

The Old Tokaido Road was completed during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and is one of the five old roads that connected Nihonbashi in Edo with Sanjo in Kyoto.

A shopping area representative of Nagahama.

Take the long, 808 stone steps up from the lakeside and you will see the roofs of the temple buildings move into perfect alignment as you climb.

A style of garden that features a path around a pond.

Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine is the head shrine of approximately 3,800 Sanno shrines throughout Japan, and is a designated Japan Heritage site.

The Ukimido, the “floating temple hall” at Mangetsuji Temple, is famous for being featured in one of the Eight Views of Omi, “wild geese returning home at Katata.