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- Enryakuji
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- Shiga Pref. Otsushi Sakamotohonmachi 4220
- The temple is the head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, founded by Saicho, and is located at the foot of Mt. Hiei.
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- Hakodateyama Ski Resort
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4.027 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Imaduchouhiokimae 4201-4
- A ski resort located in Hiokimae Imazu-cho, Takashima City. The resort’s slopes boast sweeping views of beautiful Lake Biwa. Visitors can enjoy skiing and snowboarding here as well as SAJ-certified cross-country courses and snowshoeing tours. Additional facilities include the fun-filled “Kids’ World,” and multiple restaurants and lodges with 200 seats.
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As a preview , the slope at Hakodateyama Ski Resort is located in a wonderful location that gives an excellent scenic view of Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan. The best part of...
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- KONGOURINJI -Temple
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4.576 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Echigunaishouchou Matsuoji 874
- A Buddhist temple located Matsuoji, Aisho Town, Echi County, Shiga Prefecture. The temple was founded by the great priest Gyoki in 741. Together with the Tendai Buddhist Saimyoji Temple and the Hyakusaiji Temple, also located in the Koto area, this temple is counted as one of the “Three Temples of Koto.” The main hall, built during the Kamakura period to commemorate victory during the Mongol invasion, is designated a National Treasure. The garden of the Myojuin Temple located on the grounds is designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty.
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湖東三山の1つで聖武天皇の勅願で開かれた古刹です。湖東三山スマートICのすぐ近くなので、車で行かれる場合はそちらで降りると良いでしょう。以前にも来たことがありますが、紅葉終わりかけでしたので、改めて見頃の時期に訪問しました。 湖東三山は何処も紅葉で有名ですが、こちらの紅葉が一番美しいと思います。黒門から西谷堂までの参道は紅葉に覆われて紅葉のトンネルを形作っており、見ごたえがあります。名勝庭園は真っ...
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- Nagahama Betsuin Daitsuji Temple (Gobou-san)
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4.089 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 32-9
- This is a temple of the Otani sect of Shinshu that has long been fondly known by the nickname of “Gobo-san”, whose origins lie in its establishment on the site of Nagahama Castle in 1602. Thereafter, it was moved to its current location in 1652. You can catch a glimpse of the splendid Momoyama culture in the main hall and the banquet hall which are said to be the remains of Fushimi castle and have been designated as National Important Cultural Properties. Within the temple grounds, there is also Ganzanken Japanese Garden, a kanshoshiki kare-sansui (“dry landscape”) garden, and there is also the Rantei Japanese Garden which is a National Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple is famous for having a great number of cultural properties such as paintings on paper sliding doors and screens.
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The main gate which took that of Higashihonganji as a model is very impressive. Although Nagahama is now a small town, we can understand it was once a very prosperous place. To enter the premises is...
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- Dawn Redwood Avenue
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- Takashima-shi Shiga prefecture Makino Town Hikariguchi - Makino
- An avenue of beautiful trees following Prefectural Route 287 in Hiruguchi Makino-cho, Takashima City. Consisting of some 500 dawn redwoods growing along a 2.4 kilometer stretch of road in front of the Makino Pic-land fruits farm, the Avenue of Dawn Redwoods Festival is held here during the fall foliage season from late November to early December.
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- Iwamasan Shohoji Temple (Iwama-dera Temple)
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3.536 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Otsushi Ishiyamauchihatachou 82
- A Buddhist temple located in Ishiyamauchihata-cho, Otsu City. The temple was founded in 722 by Empress Gensho. The 12th temple on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, since ancient times this temple, along with Kumano and Yoshino, has been counted as one of the three most sacred places in Japan. The temple’s principal object of worship, a 1,000 armed figure of Kannon, is known by many names, including the “Sweating Kannon,” the “Daftness-Preventing Kannon,” and the “Lightening Protection Kannon.” There is also a pond located on the grounds known as “Basho’s Pond” because it is said that the celebrated ancient haiku poet Matsuo Basho composed his “Frog Poem,” one of his most famous, here.
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無料シャトルバスが運行しない日だった為、車で参拝しました。週末であっても普段の参拝者は少ないようで、西国三十三ヶ所巡りと思われる参拝者が時々訪れる程度となっていました。
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- Roadside Station Agri Park Ryuo
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3.524 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Pref. Gamougunryuouchou Yamanoue 6526
- A roadside station situated along National Route 477 in Yamanoue, Ryuo Town, Gamo County, Shiga Prefecture. The station has a farm fresh shop selling local specialty and agricultural products, a restaurant, bread bakery, tourism farm, petting zoo, charcoal barbecue ground, and a museum where visitors can experience what life was like for local farmers here long ago. The station also holds rice planting and harvesting activities for visitors (in May and September, respectively).
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三井アウトレットパーク滋賀竜王へ行った足で、道の駅も行ってきました。 動物のふれあい広場があったり、目の前には池があったりして、のんびりできました。
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- Roadside Station Okueigenji Keiryu no Sato
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3.518 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Tatehatachou 510
- A roadside station situated along the Happu Highway in Tatehata-cho, Higashiomi City. The station operates out of the former Mandokoro Junior High School building. The station sells local specialty products such as Mandokoro tea and Eigenji konnyaku devil's tongue jelly. There are also two restaurants serving dishes such as Omi beef rice bowls and “Eigenji Dam Curry” modeled after the Eigenji Dam. In addition, there’s a small museum corner with aquariums containing fish from the Echi River and Lake Biwa as well as exhibits on traditional local unpainted wooden crafts.
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石榑峠にトンネルが開通してから八風街道の利用頻度が上がりました。こちらはトンネルと永源寺門前の中間あたりに位置する廃校を利用した施設で、道の駅のみならず役所の支所や診療所なども併設されています。域内を回る自動運転バス実証実験の拠点でもあります。 物販は質量ともにこれといった売りに乏しいですが、付近の紅葉を愛でながらの休憩は悪くありません。
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- Toyosato Elementary School Former School building Mure
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4.520 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Inukami-gun Toyosatocho Ishibatake 518
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滋賀県内にあるヴォーリズ建築の中でも大きな施設。平日は公共施設や図書館に利用されており施設の維持管理は大変だと思います。映画のロケやアニメの舞台になるなど素晴らしい建築物です。
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- Roadside Station Agri no Sato Ritto
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4.022 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Pref. Rittoushi Deba 961-1
- A roadside station situated along Prefectural Route 145 in Deba, Ritto City. The station sells Ritto vegetables, Agri rice, and other local agricultural products; foods; and side dishes like “Wariki no Maki-zushi” made with half-cut Yakushi greater burdock. There’s also adjoining tofu, bread, mochi, and gelato workshops. The station’s restaurant serves set meals made with tofu made in the station’s tofu workshop. The station is situated close to the Tokaido Shinkansen tracks, and diners in the station’s restaurant can enjoy their meal along with the sight of Shinkansen trains running by at 275 kilometers per hour.
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ランチに日替わり定食をいただきました。 野菜が豊富で家庭料理のよう、とても美味しかったです。 あまり広い道の駅ではないので、昼時になるとほぼ満席に近いです。 野菜売り場は昼食後に見ると、すでに品薄でした。 残念なのは最後立ち寄ったトイレ！ 今時 和式がメインで汚れがひどい…奥にある洋式の扉が閉まっていたのを恐る恐る開けたら…また酷い(ーー;) 惜しいです。
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- Roadside Station Aino-Tsuchiyama
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3.525 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Pref. Koukashi Tsuchiyamachoukitatsuchiyama 2900
- A roadside station situated along the Tokaido Highway in Kitatsuchiyama Tsuchiyama-cho, Koka City. The station sells local agricultural products and specialty products like Tsuchiyama tea, processed foods, popular sweets, local liquors, and matcha powdered green tea soft serve ice cream limited to just 100 customers a day. The station’s restaurant serves dishes such as udon, soba noodles and rice bowls made with ingredients like Tsuchiyama tea and local black rice. The station also offers visitors free cups of Tsuchiyama tea.
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一般道を利用して、関西方面へ行く際に立ち寄りやすい道の駅です。この日は車の急速充電を利用。その間、駅内のレストランも利用。入り口にはメダカやオオクワガタが展示販売されている。オーダーしたのはミニ天丼セット(小そば...
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- Roadside Station Shiotsu-Kaido Adikama no Sato
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3.523 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Nishiazaichoushiotsuhama 1765
- A roadside station situated along the Shiotsu Highway in Shiotsuhama Nishiazai-cho, Nagahama City. The station sells fresh agricultural products from nearby farms and local specialty products like decchi yokan jelly steamed in bamboo peels. The station’s restaurant serves local cuisine such as signature duck soba noodles, a crucian carp sushi and chazuke set meal, sweetly stewed kanroni style ayu, and trout from Lake Biwa stewed in soy sauce nituke style. In the adjoining Mizu no Eki Koryukan building, you can find fresh baked breads for sale and exhibits on the history and culture of the local area.
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We took a rest at this road station. Shiso (red perilla) juice gave me nice refreshment! You can see and buy local foods and natural products here. I bought plant prop made of bamboo.
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- Roadside Station Makino Ossaka-Toge
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4.011 Reviews - Transportation
- Shiga Prefecture Takashima-shi, Makino Town 897-27
- A roadside station situated along the Nishi-Oumi Road in Kaizu Makino-cho, Takashima City. The station sells naturally grown shiitake mushrooms, a Makino specialty product, and other local agricultural products; mackerel sushi; bento box lunches; and snacks and other processed foods. The station’s restaurant serves homemade, stone-milled soba noodles made with local buckwheat, as well as set meals. There’s also an adjoining bread bakery which uses locally grown rice flour.
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琵琶湖畔から外れ、山の中に入ってすぐ、高台にきれいな道の駅があります。個々の大きさ、ちょうどいいと思います。大型車も入りやすそうですし、普通車も快適。お店もきれいで、ちょうどよい大きさ。野菜もあります、このあたりの名物のお弁当も沢山あります。そのうえ安い！
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- Kusatsu Inn Headquarters, National Historic Site
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4.055 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Kusatsushi Kusatsu 1-2-8
- A National Historic Site located in 1 Chome Kusatsu, Kusatsu City. This honjin, or inn for government officials, was located in Kusatsujuku, a post station town which prospered due to its location at the confluence of the major Tokaido and Nakasendo Highways. During its heyday, the inn lodged numerous famous samurai lords. The building contains exhibits on the history of Kusatsujuku, including an account book inscribed with the names of various famous historic figures. Traditional rakugo comedic storytelling performances are held each month in the adjoining Rakuzakan performance hall.
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JR草津駅から徒歩10分ほど。旧中山道と旧東海道が交わる、追分道標のすぐ近くにあります。建物じたいは復元されていますが、江戸時代大名が宿泊したところという、雰囲気は残っています。
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- Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga
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4.06 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Otsu-shi Uchidehama 15-1
- "This is a Shiga Prefectural theater specializing in the performing arts. In addition to the main hall with the largest class four-sided stage in western Japan, there is also a medium hall for stage drama and a small hall for smaller indoor concerts. Placed in a beautiful location on Lake Biwa, the theater is praised highly by international artists coming to perform in Japan. The hall has been selected as one of the ""hundred best halls"" in Japan by the Sound Engineers & Artists Society of Japan. A variety of performances, predominantly opera, ballet and classical concerts, are regularly held."
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子供のチアダンスの発表会で訪問しました。 開演前に各フロア回りましたが、4階は傾斜もあり、舞台からも遠いので、イマイチかと思います。 待合からすぐ近くに琵琶湖も眺めること出来ました。
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- Roadside Station Seseragi no Sato Kora
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- Shiga Pref. Inukamigunkourachou Kanaya 1549-4
- A roadside station situated along the Oumi-Green Road in Kanaya, Kora Town, Inukami County, Shiga Prefecture. The station has a farm-fresh shop selling local agricultural products and processed goods, an eating space, a takeout brick oven pizza place, a restaurant serving rice bowls and set meals, and a crepe shop.
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犬上郡甲良町の国道307号にある道の駅。 それ程大きくありませんが、トイレ、売店（地元の野菜、駄菓子、お土産など）、レストラン（食堂、クレープ屋、ピザ屋）などが有りました。 売店は現金のみで、クレジットカードやスマホ決済は出来ませんでした。
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- Shigaraki Togeimura
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3.537 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounagano 1131
- A Shigaraki ware pottery studio located in Nagano Shigaraki-cho, Koka City. The studio displays and sells tanuki raccoon dog figurines and other Shigaraki ware items. The studio also holds ceramics classes such as handmade pottery, pottery making using an electric potter’s wheel, ceramics painting, and tanuki figurine making (reservation required). The studio’s café, which operates out of a remodeled climbing kiln, serves sweets as well as an Omi beef barbecue course (reservation required).
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I travelled to Japan from the US recently with a group who had an interest in ceramics. We took a one day tour of Shigaraki with Seita from Yutours. I often prefer to travel independently, but in...
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- Keiunkan
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4.035 Reviews - Travel / Tourism
- Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Minatochou 2-5
- A historic building located in Minato-cho, Nagahama City. The building was built with funds provided by local businessman Asami Matazo to accommodate Emperor Meiji when he stopped by Nagahama while returning to Tokyo after visiting Kyoto in 1886. The building is a nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.
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京阪神の新快速電車内では、新春を迎えると長浜盆梅展のお知らせが目に付きます。盆梅とは盆栽の梅が咲くものです。その盆梅展が開かれるのが慶雲館で、庭が立派です。
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- Eigenji Onsen Happuno-yu
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4.019 Reviews - Accommodations / Hot Spring
- Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Eigenjitakanochou 352
- A hot spring bathhouse located in Eigenji Takano-cho, Higashiomi City. The bathhouse has an outdoor bath with a sweeping view of the beautiful Echi River, indoor baths, and a medicinal herb bath. Other facilities include a stone sauna, massage parlor, and Korean-style skin scrubbing area. After your bath, you can enjoy the rest area, karaoke rooms, a manga and book corner, and a drinks corner. The bathhouse’ adjoining restaurant serves à la carte dishes as well as traditional kaiseki course cuisine made with local Omi ingredients (reservation required).
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永源寺の近くにある温泉施設。紅葉狩りの後の一風呂は最高。露天風呂からは愛知川の流れを見ることができる。館内は清潔感があり、休憩室やレストランも完備している。帰りは近江八幡までの無料送迎バス（ただし本数は少ない）に乗せてもらった。
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- Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archeological Museum
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3.537 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Aduchichoushimotoira 6678
- A museum located in Shimotoira Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City. The museum contains exhibits on artifacts excavated from ancient burial mounds and historic sites such as the Dainaka-no-ko Konan Iseki ruins; fortresses and castles from the medieval to the modern period such as and the Kannonji Castle Ruins and the Azuchi Castle Ruins; and Oda Nobunaga, the mighty samurai lord who built Azuchi Castle. The museum also holds special exhibitions.
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If you do not read Japanese, be sure to pick up a leaflet at the museum which describes the three rooms. Two of the rooms are permanent exhibits and one has temporary exhibits. I enjoyed learning...
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Visitors to Shiga prefecture are almost always hopping east across the prefectural border from Kyoto, and they are almost certainly Lake Biwa-bound. Covering an area of 670 square kilometers, Lake Biwa makes up the bulk of Shiga prefecture, with beautiful lakeside paths that offer myriad walking and cycling opportunities, connecting a string of museums, shrines, and picturesque views that finally lead you to Hikone Castle on the eastern side of the lake.
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