Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Omihachiman Area

  • Himure Village, Omihachiman
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    4.0
    160 Reviews
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    Shiga Omihachiman-shi Miyauchicho Hi

    日牟禮八幡宮を参拝後、お土産を調達に寄りました。 店内はパテシェの作業が見えて、甘いバターの香りがしていました。 バームクーヘンとリーフパイのミニを購入。ふわっと柔らかくしっとりとしたバームクーヘンは贈った友に喜ばれました。 バーククーヘンは平らにして持ち運びなので、持って観光するのはちょっと厳しい。

  • "Azuchi Castle Museum “The House of Nobunaga"""
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    4.0
    103 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Aduchichoukuwanomiji 800
    A museum located in Kuwanomiji Azuchi-cho, Omihachiman City. Inside the museum is a life-sized recreation of the tower of Azuchi Castle originally built for Seville Expo ’92 in Spain. The structure includes recreations of the tower’s artistic touches, as well, such as a room partition painting of the powerful samurai lord Oda Nobunaga created by the renowned Japanese painter Kano Eitoku; and the tower exterior itself, which is decorated with 100 thousand sheets of gold leaf.

    安土城考古学博物館と同じ敷地の中ですが、棟続きにはなっておらず雨天だったので傘をさしての移動でした。中にある天守の再現は屋外ならもっと巨大に感じたのかもしれません。安土城での徳川家康のための饗宴献立の再現は興味を持って見学しました。

  • Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archeological Museum
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    3.5
    37 Reviews
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    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.

    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...

  • Kawara Museum
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    3.5
    46 Reviews
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    Shiga Omihachiman-shi Tagacho 738-2
    This museum, located in Taga-cho, Omihachiman City, contains exhibits on Hachiman roof tiles, a local industry which developed with the building of Hachimanyama Castle in 1585 by Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Here visitors can view gold leaf and eave-end roof tiles excavated from the ruins of Hidetsugu’s residence, decorative ridge-end gargoyle roof tiles and tile figures from the Edo period, and gargoyle roof tiles from studios and workshops situated along the Hachiman-bori Canal.

    Very expensive entry fee ($10 / 1,000 yen) to see some roof-tiles. If it was more friendly fee, I think you would have seen more visitors.

  • Shiga Agricultural Park Blumen Hügel
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    Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Nishioji 843
    About 20 minutes from the Youkaichi Interchange off the Meishin Expressway, this park, designed to look like a medieval German farming village spreads across the Kitayama hill region. The extensive flower fields are filled with rape seed blossoms in the spring, sunflowers in the summer, and cosmos blooms in the autumn. They are bursting with wonderful blooms in each season. The hot houses have small rose and herb gardens. The park has a petting zoo with sheep, horses, and cows, a grass tobogganing area, and an air jumper. The alpine gym is also popular, along with the gigantic athletic course which includes 72 different kinds of climbing attractions. Sausage making workshops are also offered.
  • Kyukamura Ohmi-Hachiman Campground
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    Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Okishimachou Miyagahama
    A campground located on the grounds of the Kyukamura Omi-Hachiman hotel in Miyagahama Okishima-cho, Omihachiman City. Situated in front of beautiful Lake Biwa, the campground has permanent deluxe tents with tarps and benches, raised wooden platforms for visitors to pitch their own tents on, and roofed day trip barbecue sites. The campground also has lodges with warm water showers. In addition, guests can make use of the large indoor hot spring bath in the hotel’s west building.
  • Dotaku Museum and Yasu City History and Folk Museum
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Yasushi Tsujimachi 57-1
    This museum is located in Tsujimachi, Yasu City. The museum contains exhibits on the history and casting methods of dotaku Yayoi period bell-shaped bronze vessels, with a focus on the 24 Oiwayama dotaku excavated at Oiwayama in 1881 and 1962. The museum also contains exhibits on the folk customs and history of Yasu, such as a model recreation of the Nagahara Palace (excluding during special exhibitions and exhibition changeover periods).

    銅鐸が展示してあり、特に製造方法などが学べます。古墳好きにはたまりません。近隣の古墳公園とセットで訪れることをおすすめします。

  • Omi Hino Merchant Museum (Former Yamanaka Residence)
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Gamougunhinochou Nishioji 1264
    A museum located in Nishioji, Hino Town, Gamo County, Shiga Prefecture. Once a mansion belonged to Yamanaka Shokichi, a Hino merchant who built his fortune through sake brewing in what is today Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture at the end of the Edo period, the palatial estate is now open to the public. Inside, there are exhibits on the history and culture of the Hino area. The museum also offers a traditional period meal experience (advance reservation required).

    守貞カフェと馬見岡綿向神社の観光の際に立ち寄った。馬見岡綿向神社の駐車場から参道までの間にある。入館料は大人300円(2022年4月現在)。外見はつつましやかであるが、中は立派な邸宅であった。浴室のタイルやステンドグラス風の窓、など建物は繊細かつ細工が細部に施されたものであった。庭は石の使い方もダイナミックで新しい息吹を感ずる立派な庭であった。

  • Hino Dahlia Garden
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Gamougunhinochou Kaigake 2198-1
    A botanical garden located in Kaigake, Hino Town, Gamo County, Shiga Prefecture. More than 12,000 dahlia plants spanning 150 varieties are grown on the garden’s grounds, and they bloom from early summer through fall. In addition to dahlias, tree peonies, Chinese peonies, and clematis are grown in the garden and visitors can also enjoy strawberry picking in a greenhouse from late February to late May.

    藤で有名な正法寺のすぐ隣の敷地にある日野ダリア園です。 ダリア以外、牡丹やシャクヤクもあり、ダリアと牡丹の種類がとても多く圧巻でした。 見たことがない新種や、色の豊富さも見事でした。 入場料600円でとても満足出来ました。

  • Kibougaoka Cultural Park
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    Shiga Pref. Gamougunryuouchou Kuzushi 1178
    A public park straddling Ryuo Town in Gamo County and Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture. The park’s spacious grounds extend one kilometer north to south and four kilometers east to west. The park is comprised of a sports zone complete with a baseball field, playground, and other sports and recreation facilities; an outdoor activity zone with a campground and lodges; and a culture zone with a multipurpose field and training facilities which include lodging.
  • Grimm Bokennomori
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    Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Kumano 431
  • Strawberry Farm Felice
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    Shiga Yasu-shi Hie 2269
    This strawberry farm is located 20 minutes from the Ritto Interchange on the Meishin Expressway. Here you can enjoy strawberry picking each year from late December to early May. On spacious 8,500 square meter grounds, the farm grows its strawberries with reduced amounts of agricultural chemicals using mineral-rich deep ocean water, a natural Chinese medicine liquid, and beer yeast as fertilizer. The farm's strawberries are grown using raised planters standing around a meter off the ground, making it possible to pick them without bending over; they can also be eaten as-is without having to wash them. Thick tarps on the ground in the farm's greenhouses make it possible for wheelchair users and those pushing baby strollers to go strawberry picking as well.
  • Iris Park
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    Shiga Pref. Yasushi Yoshikawa 3326-1
    This park is located along the Lakeshore Road in Yoshikawa, Yasu City inside of Lake Biwa Miami Land in Biwako Quasi-National Park. The park is known for its birdwatching and its iris flowers. There are number of adjacent facilities including the Maiamhama Auto Campground, tennis courts, and a ground golf course.
  • Shiga-kenritsu Omi Fuji Karyoku Park
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    Shiga Pref. Yasushi Mikami 519 Omi Fuji flower park
    A public park situated along Prefectural Route 325 in Mikami, Yasu City. The park has a playground; botanical garden; lodges and Japanese-style rooms for staying the night in; a barbecue ground; forest-themed museum; woodworking class facility; and the Satonoie, a restored former private home from the early Showa period.
  • Hachiman Park
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    Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Miyauchichou
    A public park located at the foot of Mt. Hachiman in Miyauchi-cho, Omihachiman City. The summit of the mountain is a 20-minute walk from the park. The park also has a statue of the samurai lord Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who built Hachimanyama Castle and the surrounding town, creating the foundations for the development of the region. The park is also a renowned destination for flower viewing in spring.
  • Hakuun-Kan
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    Shiga Omihachiman-shi
  • Borderless Art museum NO MA
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Oumihachimanshi Nagaharachou Kami 16

    Not an art fan at all, but spent 3.5 hours here and could have stayed longer. Wife and 2 sons in their late 20s equally loved it. Incredible!

  • Mentai Park Biwako
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    Shiga Yasu-shi Yoshikawa 4187
  • Gamo Golf Club
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
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    Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Nakayama 724-1

    カートにはナビが付いているので距離の計測にはとても役に立ちます。 特に前のカートとの距離もでるので安心して打つことができます。 あと、スコア入力ができるので、コンペの時は即座に順位がわかるのが辛いです。

  • Omi Hills Golf Club
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Kaigake 1-314

    今回はしゃくなげとささゆりを回りました。 前日の雨でカートの乗り入れは出来ませんでしたが、コースのコンディションも良く気温も快適で気持ち良く回れました。 〔快適スループレー〕プランでレストランとお風呂の利用なし、(ロッカー使用可)、ハーフ終了後にお茶とおにぎり2個が付いて6080円(税込み)はかなりお得です。

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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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