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Kohoku / Nagahama

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Kurokabe Square

4.0

352 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 12-38

Long known by the nickname “the Kurokabe Bank (Black Wall Bank),” this remodeled former bank building houses the Kurokabe Glass Shop as well as a gallery and restaurant, and has come to be known as the largest space exhibiting glass crafts in western Japan. In addition to glass and porcelain, visitors can also enjoy trying their hand at making a diorama in the popular Kaiyodo Figure Museum.

Went there mainly to visit Kaiyodo Museum but we found lots of good food! Try the sweet potato sweets, theyre worth it!
Nagahama Castle Historical Museum

3.5

199 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kouenchou 10-10

A museum located on the site of the Nagahama Castle Ruins in Koen-cho, Nagahama City. The museum operates out of a restoration of the castle based on how it would have looked in the distant Azuchi-Momoyama period. The museum’s standing exhibition looks at the history of the northern Lake Biwa area and Nagahama; the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who built Nagahama Castle; and other themes relating to Nagahama. The museum also holds special exhibitions on the Nagahama area and historical figures like Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

This small castle is a short walk from the Nagahama JR station and has a great view out over Lake Biwa. It was one of Hideyoshi Toyotomis first castles and the museum explains some of the history of...
Nagahama Railway Museum

4.0

111 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kitafunachou 1-41

A railroad museum located in Kitafuna-cho, Nagahama City. The museum consists of the former Nagahama Station building, constructed in 1882 and the oldest extant station building in Japan; the Nagahama Railway Culture Hall, and the Hokuriku Line Electrification Memorial Hall. Visitors can tour areas of the station building such as the old waiting area and stationmaster’s office as well as view relevant exhibits. In addition, the museum has train models, a D51 steam locomotive which visitors are allowed to sit in the driver’s seat, and an ED70 ac electric locomotive. The museum’s observation deck offers a super close view of the trains running on the Hokuriku Line track.

The building sits nicely on its site. It is said to be the oldest existing railroad station building in the country. We were here for autumn foliage and the trees in front of the building were at...
Yanmar Museum

4.5

83 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Nagahama-shi Sanwacho 6-50

Yanmar is a well-known diesel engine and machines manufacturer Japan-wide and worldwide. It was the first company that invented and commercialised the worlds first smallest diesel engine since the...
Ski & Snowboard Okuibuki

4.0

25 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Kouduhara Okubo

A ski resort situated along Prefectural Route 40 in Okuibuki Kozuhara, Maibara City. The resort has 12 courses and a snow park and here visitors can enjoy the powder snow of Ibuki, an area which holds a record for the greatest amount of snowfall in the world. The resort’s central lodge has facilities such as a food court, pro shop, and kids’ house.

We were recommended this place as a convenient snow resort to visit. We caught a JR train to Maibara (Kodama shinkansen also stops here) from where we were the day before and stayed at hotel Toyoko...
Kaiyodo Figure Museum Kurokabe Ryuyukan

4.0

95 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 8-22 Nagahama Art Center

A museum dedicated to figurines and models situated along the Hokkoku Highway in Motohama-cho, Nagahama City. Kaiyodo is a company known around the world for its figurines, and this museum displays some of the company’s most renowned pieces as well as over 2,000 snack prize figurines, dioramas, and more. The museum also holds workshops on figurine painting and diorama making. Be sure to stop by the museum shop situated on the Nagahama Otemon Shopping Street in Motohama -cho.

年配の人にはフィギュアの魅力がよく分からないので、若い人で行ったほうが楽しめると思う。ミュージアムには入らなかったが、店内ショップの大量のガチャガチャが面白くて、何回か回しました。
Nagahama Betsuin Daitsuji Temple (Gobou-san)

4.0

89 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.

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...
Roadside Station Shiotsu-Kaido Adikama no Sato

3.5

23 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.

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.
Keiunkan

4.0

35 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.

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。
Roadside Station Omi Haha no sato

3.5

16 Reviews

Transportation

Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Ukano 1364-1

A roadside station situated along Prefectural Route 2 in Ukano, Maibara City. The station has a store selling local agricultural and specialty products, a restaurant, and a light meal corner, as well as four tennis courts, an indoor multipurpose sports ground, plaza, and park. The adjoining Kurashi no Kogeikan training facility can accommodate overnight stays and has a studio, training rooms, bath area, and restaurant; the facility also holds exhibits of traditional crafts.

食堂とか運動施設とか工芸館・展示場と公園が一体となった道の駅で、ありふれた道の駅よりは良い、場所も田舎であり駐車場も含めて広大！セット遍路旅行の昼食場所としての利用。昼食内容はどちらか云うと中の下、最近の日帰り旅行で行った傘松公園の昼食場所に比べると遥かに良かったが・・・(あれは、酷かった、下の最下位)、比較論の問題で同じ費用が要るなら(竹生島に行く為の昼食場所としてなら)個人的に行ったならここで...
Hikiyama Museum

4.0

48 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 14-8

It is a museum concerning one of the three largest float festivals in Japan, the “Nagahama Hikiyama Festival” which is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, and is held in April every year in Nagahama City. There are four festival floats in the collection, two of which are exhibited in the museum. These luxurious and gorgeous ornaments with gold engraving, wood carving and lacquer coating are a must see. There are also an exhibition of stage dummies and a “Kid’s Kabuki” (Japanese classical drama) video show, which is performed on one of the stage floats that is a highlight of the festival. There is also a coffee shop at the museum.

長浜市曳山博物館は、平成12年(2000年)10月1日にオープンしました。本物の曳山が展示されていたり、修理を行う修理ドックや曳山の文化の普及を担っている施設です。見学には約40分かかりました。
Kinomoto Jizoin Temple

4.0

43 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kinomotochoukinomoto 944

A Buddhist temple located in Kinomoto Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City. The temple’s founding is said to date back to the Hakuho period (645–710), and temple records state that it was visited by such eminent figures as the great monk Kukai and shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple’s principal object of worship is known as the “Eye Buddha;” a hidden Buddha not normally made viewable to the public, a Kshitigarbha figure modeled after this statue stands on the grounds, with a frog with one eye closed called the “Stand-in Frogs” sitting at the figure’s feet.

駐車場に車を停めて境内に入ると、大きな地蔵像の後ろ姿が見えて来ました。平日のためか、参拝客の姿はほとんど無く、ひっそりとしていました。眼の地蔵菩薩として、古くから信仰を集めているそうです。人気店のつるやパンは、すぐそこです。
Kohoku Mizudori Station

3.5

11 Reviews

Transportation

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kohokuchouimanishi 1731-1

A roadside station situated along Prefectural Route 331 in Imanishi Kohoku-cho, Nagahama City. The station sells local agricultural products such as vegetables, fruits, and rice; and processed foods made with local specialty products like fish from Lake Biwa, including signature baby ayu tempura which is prepared right in front of customers. The station’s restaurant serves duck hotpot and dishes made with tasty delicacies from Lake Biwa. At the adjoining Kohoku Wild Birds Center and Biwako Waterfowl and Wetland Center, visitors can watch the water birds which visit Lake Biwa.

超かっこいい、オオワシに出会える貴重な場所です。もちろん、オオワシ以外にもコハクチョウ、国の天然記念物オオヒシクイ、ミサゴなどなども見れます。北海道（羅臼）まで行かなくても見れる、貴重な場所だと思います。それほど寒くもなく、ありがたい観察スポットです。
Odani Castle Sengoku Historical Museum

3.5

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Odanigujouchou 139

A museum located at the site of the Odani Castle Ruins, a National Historic Site, in Ibe Kohoku-cho, Nagahama City. The museum contains exhibits on the Azai clan, who ruled Omi during the Warring States period, as well as their castle, Odani Castle. The museum’s two exhibition rooms, dedicated to three generations of the Azai clan and Odani Castle, respectively, exhibit artefacts excavated from the site of the castle, portraits of relevant individuals, and materials on the structure of Odani Castle.

日本百名城の一つである小谷城を訪問した際、夕方でお城に向かうのは時間が無かった為、こちらの資料館に足を運びました。小谷城が背後に控えている場所にあります。小谷城とその主だった浅井氏の歴史を丁寧に説明しているので、歴史好きの方にはオススメします。次回は、小谷城を歩いて廻った後、訪問してみたいと思います。
Kogenji Temple (Doganji Temple Kannondo)

4.5

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Takatsukichoudouganji 50

A Buddhist temple located in Doganji Takatsuki-cho, Nagahama City. The temple enshrines an eleven faced figure of the Kanzeon Bodhisattva; one of only seven in the country to be designated a National Treasure, this figure is famously considered particularly beautiful among the seven. Numerous other figures of Kanzeon Bodhisattva, housed in other Kannondo temple halls, can be found in the surrounding area, and during the Kannon no Sato Furusato Festival held in October, all of these halls make their figures viewable to the general public at the same time.

The isthmus between Wakasa Bay and Ise Bay is the narrowest and, accordingly, the lowest part of Honshu Island. The Fukasaka Pass between Wakasa Bay and lake Biwa has only the altitude of 370 meters...
Shizugatake Lift

4.0

22 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Nagahama-shi Kinomotocho Oto

"This scenic lift is located in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. The single-seater lift takes around six minutes to travel from the Kinomoto side to the vicinity of the top of Mt. Shizugatake. From the top of the mountain, visitors can take in a sweeping view of Lake Biwa, Lake Yogo, Chikubu Island, and Mt. Ibuki. Patches of Japanese irises grow along the lift route, and from late April through mid-May, riders can enjoy a journey through the air while gazing at beautiful iris blossoms. Mt. Shizugatake is also a well-known ancient battle site, and relevant spots worth visiting on the mountain include replicas of the battle flags of the ""Seven Spears,"" seven generals who served under Toyotomi Hideyoshi at the Battle of Shizugatake who were later promoted to the status of daimyo lord for their meritorious service; and a statue depicting an exhausted, post-battle Hideyoshi."

so I walked to top of this Shizugatake on foot. 余呉湖観光館にてリフトについて聞くともともと赤字だったので復旧の予定なしとのこと。余呉湖側から山道を1.5km歩いて山頂到達しました。
Shakudoji Temple

4.5

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kinomotochouishimichi 419

A Buddhist temple located in Ishimichi Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City. The temple’s principal object of worship, an 11 headed Kanzeon Bodhisattva, is recorded to have been made in the distant Heian period and has been designated a National Important Cultural Property. In October each year, the Kannon no Sato Furusato Festival is held, during which time area temples, including this one, all unveil their normally hidden statues of Kannon to the general public.

間近に鑑賞することが出来ます。カイトフック等に唇の朱が残っていることの記述が多くありますが、それ以上に衣等にも彩色が残り更に右側の親指がわずかに上がり一歩今にも踏み出す様子を見逃さないことお薦めします（堂内は写真撮影禁止なので写真にて紹介出来ず）。なお近くにある[己高閣・世代閣]は 7月19日参拝時新型コロナ感染予防の影響で仏像の拝観不可となっておりました。
Shiga Prefecture Samegai Trout Farm

3.5

15 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Maibarashi Kaminyu 1570

A trout farm located in Kaminyu, Maibara City. The farm raises over one million fish, including rainbow trout, Biwa trout, and char. The farm has feeding and lure fishing areas for visitors; several restaurants, including a trout cuisine specialty restaurant; shop; and a facility called the Sakana Gakushukan, which boasts a small aquarium; experiment observation room, and training classroom.

醒ヶ井へ梅花藻見に行く途中に寄りました。入口入るやいなや鱒がたくさん泳いでいました。園内は広く鱒釣りができるようです。川には梅花藻が咲いていて綺麗でした。食事をするお店はなかったです。20分ほど、泳いでる鱒と川に咲いてる梅花藻を見て、養鱒場を後にしました。車で行きましたが、駐車料金と入場料はちょっと高かったなと思います。
Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Miyamaechou 13-55

"This shrine honoring Nagahama's patron deity has been there since the Heian Period. The deity was installed there in 1069 from Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine, and it's been the region's protective spirit ever since. The shrine declined temporarily during the Warring States Period, but the lord of Nagahama Castle, Hashiba Hideyoshi, favored the shrine and it regained its status. The Nagahama Hikiyama Festival is its main celebration is especially famous. Held yearly from April 13 to 16, area children perform extravagant ""Kids Kabuki"" shows on top of flamboyant festival floats. "

It is maybe one of the most interesting tourist attractions in Nagahama. Its origin remounts to over 1000 years ago, but during Sengoku Period it was devastated. At the time Hideyoshi was in...
Keisokuji Temple Koko-kaku & Yoshiro-kaku

4.0

17 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kinomotochoufuruhashi 1107

Two treasure houses located in Furuhashi Kinomoto-cho, Nagahama City. The Koko-kaku was built as Shiga Prefecture’s first treasure house for cultural properties in 1963 to store items such as the Keisokuji Temple’s eleven headed figure of the Bhaisajyaguru and the treasures of other temples on Mt. Kodakami-yama. The Yoshiro-kaku was built in 1989 to store items such as the Yoshiro Yamatoiwa-ji Temple’s standing figure of Bhaisajyaguru. Together, the two facilities store and display a large number of cultural properties.

あの有名な最澄が雪に残る鳥の足に導かれ埋もれていた観音様（その昔、近江の国の鬼門にあたる己高山に祀られたが、朽ちて仏頭だけになっていたのを修補）。いいお顔をしていました。

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Shiga Areas

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.