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
Tonda Puppet Hall
The origins of Tonda Ningyokan date back to the 6th year of Tenpo (1835).
Tour Design Ichie Wado
Tour Design Ichie Wado specializes in a half-day “Otsu-e” folk art workshop & immersive local culture walk for foreign tourists in Otsu, Shiga.
Biwa Lake C2C
Biwa Lake C2C was born with the idea of guiding tourists who want to experience bass fishing in Japan on one of the most famous lakes in the world, without the complication of language barriers.
Yanmar Museum
An experience based museum that was opened to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Yanmar.
Kanou Shoujuan Sunai no Sato
Experience making Japanese confections for yourself while observing a master at work, and then eat your handiwork with some tea after you are finished.
信乐陶艺园狸村
和信乐大狸合影、享受美食、体验陶艺、品尝甜点
Nature & Parks in Summer
Shiga Prefecture Samegai Trout Farm
One of the longest-standing trout cultivation farms in Japan, established in 1878.
Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori
The Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori is a liberating botanical garden that features lakes spreading away in three directions.
日本黑鲈垂钓服务
我们的钓鱼向导服务,将成为您日本之旅中最放松、最愉快的时光。
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。
Japan Bass Fishing Agent
Our Fishing Guides are the most relaxing and happy time in your trip to Japan.
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.
History & Culture in Summer
Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga
Biwako Hall features a large hall with a four-sided stage, one of the few in Japan, realizing varied performances and frequent stage changes.
Museum of History and Folklore Omi Hino Merchant Museum
The Omi Hino Merchant Museum is the famous house of a successful Hino merchant, and a representative structure of the homes the Hino merchants lived in.
Townscape of Gokasho Kondo (Omi Merchant Houses)
The Gokasho Kondo is a region with strong links to the Omi Merchants, and has been designated a Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, as well as a Japan Heritage site in 2015.
Nagahama Otemon Shopping Street
A shopping area representative of Nagahama.
Ishidoji Temple
Climb the stone steps and a glorious three storey stone tower comes into view.
Hino Machikado Kanno (former Genzo Shuno Drugstore)
Indicated by a large sign outside, the interior of the former Genzo Shuno Drugstore displays materials relating to the pharmaceutical industry in Hino-cho and a Hino Town Tourist Association office, providing information to tourists visiting the town.
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