Biwako Backroads offers a series of guided tours for inbound tourists, based out of Maibara Station in Shiga Prefecture.

This ninjutsu yashiki (“house of ninja techniques”) was built during the Edo period (1603 – 1868), and is the last true house of ninja remaining in Japan.

Yanmar Marina is one of the few marinas found on the eastern bank of Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan.

The Lake Biwa Tour departs from Nagahama and tours Lake Biwa in an amphibious bus.

A refurbished old house that lets you experience authentic soba noodle making for yourself.

Here you can take photos with the giant Shigaraki tanuki, dine at our restaurant, make pottery, enjoy confectionery, purchase Shigaraki-yaki pottery, and observe a climbing kiln.

Jizokawa River is comprised of pure spring water such as Isame no Shimizu, and is famous for the extremely rare water buttercups that grow in the river.

Facilities based in the Kohoku water bird park, the largest habitat for wild birds in the prefecture.

A working dairy farm that has opened its doors to the public under the concept of “letting people see the truth about milk.

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。

The Hachiman-bori Canal was a mainstay in regional economics and transportation until the start of the Showa period (1926 – 1989).

A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.

Kinomotojuku has flourished for being located in front of Jizoin Temple.

Daitsuji Temple has been known by the nickname “Gobo-san” for hundreds of years.

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 veritable forest of trees grows on the vast, 44,000 square meter shrine grounds.

In Higashiomi you can experience housework, cooking, planting and harvesting.

A verdant green cultural park with a “ceramics” theme, located in the town of ceramics Shigaraki.