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Kosei / Takashima

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Shirahige-jinja Shrine

4.0

235 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Ukawa 215

A Shinto shrine situated along the Nishi-Oumi Highway in Ukawa, Takashima City. Dedicated to Sarutahiko-no-mikoto, the shrine is said to grant worshippers long life. Because of the shrine’s large torii gate standing in the waters of Lake Biwa, the shrine is also known as the “Itsukushima of Omi.”

It is an easy flat walk from Omi-Takashima Station to the shrine with lots to see along the way - Omizo Castle ruins, Otomegaike Pond, rice fields and the 48 buddhas. We took lunch and picnicked at...
Kaizu-Osaki Peninsula

4.5

119 Reviews

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Shizuoka Prefecture Takashima-shi Makino Town Kaizu

A scenic area situated along Prefectural Route 557 in Kaizu Makino-cho, Takashima City. A reef formed by erosion, the area is also known as one of the Eight Views of Lake Biwa, traditional scenic views of the lake, its title being “Dawn Fog—Kaizu Osaki Peninsula Reef.” In addition, the area is a renowned destination for cherry blossoms in the spring; selected for inclusion in Japan’s Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots, some 600 Yoshino cherries 50 years or older grow in a four-kilometer-long row here.

Spectacular cherry blossoms along the roadway and lake. Full bloom had passed. The hanafubuki was stunning.
Roadside Station Toju no sato Adogawa

4.0

87 Reviews

Transportation

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Adogawachouaoyagi 1162-1

A roadside station situated along the Takashima bypass in Aoyagi Adogawa-cho, Takashima City. The station sells fresh, local agricultural products; grilled mackerel sushi; river fish preserved by boiling them in soy sauce tsukudani style; processed foods such as Western-style sweets made with ado berries, a local specialty product; and handicrafts. The station is also adjoined by two restaurants. Adogawa Kitchen serves sweets, noodles, donburi rice bowls, and set meals like the “Takashima Hakko Teishoku” fermented food meal made with local vegetables and rice. The Daikichi Grill Bokujo serves meat dishes with a focus on Omi beef.

地場野菜が求めやすい価格で豊富に売り出されています。鯖寿司や近江牛のお弁当、スイーツ類、ジャムなども購入できます。昼時は賑わい、活気が感じられます。
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.
Roadside Station Makino Ossaka-Toge

4.0

11 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.

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！
Roadside Station Kutsuki-Shin-Honjin

3.5

15 Reviews

Transportation

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Kutsukichiba 777

A roadside station situated along National Route 367 in Kutsukiichiba, Takashima City. The station sells local dishes like mackerel sushi and fermented narezushi and tochimochi chestnut rice cakes, as well as naturally grown shiitake mushrooms and other local agricultural and specialty products. The station is adjoined by an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant serving dishes made with fresh, local ingredients and a morning market is held at the station every Sunday.

今日は雨で、鯖街道の旅も、湿りがちでした。鯖街道は、古い街道で、名前の通り、昔は小浜から京の都へ「サバ」を運ぶための道です。小さな道の駅です。鯖街道をたどる途中にある道の駅で、地域の農産物や、名産が売られています。
Harie Shozu no Sato Committee

4.5

21 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Shinasahicho Harie 372

A community located in Harie Shinasahi-Cho, Takashima City. The community makes use of “kabata,” interconnected water stations used for daily needs such as washing vegetables through which the abundant spring waters of the area are circulated via canals. The kabata themselves are located on the grounds of private homes and accordingly visitors may not tour them without permission; instead, a guided tour is required to see this unique and beautiful local cultural aspect.

We are from Singapore, booking a tour from email ryannguyenhcm@gmail.com ( an local tourguide). We love this place with amazing culture, the fresh water so sweet and the fishs, tofu and sake so...
Lake Biwa

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Shiga Prefecture

This is Japan’s largest lake with a general surface area of approximately 670 square kilometers. Water from nearly 460 class A rivers flows into the lake, and of those, 118 rivers flow directly into Lake Biwa. The origin of the lake is estimated to be approximately four million years ago, and although the lake changed location and appeared and disappeared with the changing eras, the current Lake Biwa was shaped about 430,000 years ago. Together with Lake Baikal and the Caspian Sea, Lake Biwa is one of the world’s 20 oldest lakes, and every year approximately 50,000 waterfowl migrate to the lake, which is why its wetlands are registered under the Ramsar Convention.
Biwako Shuko no Uta Shiryokan

3.5

10 Reviews

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Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Imaduchounakanuma 1-5-7

A museum located in 1 Chome Nakanuma Imazu-cho, Takashima City. The museum contains exhibits on the “Biwako Shuko no Uta” (“The Lake Biwa Circumnavigation Song”), which was created in the Taisho period when students in the Aquatic Department at the Third Higher School (now Kyoto University) came to circumnavigate Lake Biwa and stayed in Imazu. The museum introduces the creators of the song and also has a corner where visitors can listen to various singers performing the song.

令和２年から今津東コミュニティセンター内に移りました。小口太郎が京都大学ボート部時代に歌を発表、吉田千秋が曲を作りました。この曲は多くの歌手により歌われましたが、加藤登紀子氏による歌は大ヒットとなりました。無料で入れます。
Osaki-ji Temple

4.0

8 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Makinocho Kaizu 128

"This Shingon Chisan Buddhist temple is located a five-minute drive from JR Makino Station. The ninth temple on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, it is widely known as the ""Osaki Kannon."" In addition to being able to see Lake Biwa from the observatory in front of the main temple building, some of the temple's many highlights include the Amidado hall, which was built with wood which is still stained with blood from the battle which led to the fall of Azuchi Castle; a statue said to have been created by Prince Shotoku; and two ancient pines called the Senkanmatsu and the Bentenmatsu. In the spring, cherry trees growing on the grounds come into beautiful bloom. As the temple is located a 30-minute walk from the nearest bus station, visitors are encouraged to rent a bicycle at the train station."

一般而已。位於海津大崎，可能不是櫻花季節的關係，很冷清，完全沒有遊人，也像不開放一樣，雖然仍可以自由參觀。
Makino Pic-land

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga prefecture Takashima-shi Makino Town 835-1 Terakubo

A tourism-oriented orchard situated along Prefectural Route 287 in Hiruguchi Makino-cho, Takashima City. Here visitors can enjoy picking a variety of seasonal fruit, including Japanese cherries and grapes. There’s also chestnut gathering and sweet potato digging. The farm’s facilities also include a restaurant which serves dishes made with local agricultural products and wild game, a farm-fresh shop, a gelato shop, and a ground golf course.
Ninigi Shrine Taho Pagoda

4.5

3 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Kutsuki Miya-mae Bo 289

A 15-minute walk from the Kutsukiyakuba-mae bus stop. This pagoda is located close to the Miyamaebo (Ue) bus stop and is believed to have been the inner sanctuary of Ninigi Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Ninigi-no-Mikoto; or to have belonged to the Kutsuki Jinguji shrine and temple complex adjoining Ninigi Shrine to the east. It is believed the pagoda was originally built in 859 and rebuilt in 1842. The wooden pagoda consists of two tiers and has an appearance which invokes a sense of stability. The pagoda enshrines 23 wooden statues of Bhaisajyaguru and a statue of Gautama Buddha created in the distant Kamakura period. During the shrine's regular festival, held on May 10th every year, the god to which the shrine is dedicated is ritually transferred to a portable shrine and paraded around in a well-known event.

この漢字でににぎと読むらしい。多宝塔は邇々杵神社の「奥の院」とも云われていて、地元の信仰はかなり厚いものがあると聞いています。多宝塔内には木造釈迦如来像とか、２３体もの薬師如来像が安置されています。創建は朽木神宮寺ど同時期で８５９年と云われているので１１５０年を超える縁起を誇る神社です。衰退したが、１８４２年には再建されて朽木地区としても貴重な文化遺産に位置付けられています。自家用車でしたが、駐車...
Green Park Omoide no Mori

4.5

3 Reviews

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Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Kutsukikase 341-3

An outdoor activity facility located in Kutsukikase, Takashima City. The facility has a caravan campground, bungalows, and a mountain village lodging house with hotel-style rooms and Japanese rooms which can accommodate large groups. There are also a variety of sports facilities, a playground, restaurants, and a barbecue garden. In addition, Kutsuki Onsen Tenku has hot spring baths and an indoor heated pool for visitors to enjoy.

５月５日６日と２連泊で行ってきました、５歳女児９歳男児４２歳パパ３８歳ママ７２歳じぃじ６８歳じぃじ６５歳ばぁばと総勢７人で１０人棟を借りて１日目は樫田のイズミヤで和牛を買い込みＢＢＱ、２日目は小浜まで出かけてさざえ、ほたて、岩ガキ、ボタン海老を買い込み海鮮ＢＢＱ毎年ＧＷの恒例行事となりました-来年も予約が取れると嬉しいんだけど。
Former Toju Shoin

4.0

3 Reviews

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Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Adogawachoukamiogawa 211

The ruins of Toju Shoin, a former lecture hall, are located a 15-minute walk from Adogawa Station. It was the site of the home and study of Nakae Toju, one of Japan's earliest followers of the Yangming School of Neo-Confucianism. It has now been rebuilt and is a National Historic Site. In the living quarters, visitors can see displays of Toju's calligraphy, personal effects, and writings, giving them an idea of the course of mastery of ancient learning. Visitors become so absorbed in reading Nakae Toju's writings, that they scarcely notice the passage of time.

滋賀県高島市安曇川町の国道１６１号線沿い道の駅藤樹の里から南東に少し入った所にある私塾跡。安曇川は近江聖人中江藤樹の生地でありここで書院を開き陽明学を学んだ場所です。知行合一の教えの陽明学は中国王陽明によって興された学問です。隣接して良知館がありガイドや参考資料が販売されています。藤樹の教えを守っているのか周辺は大変綺麗に管理されています。
Omiseijin Toki Nakae Memorial

3.5

3 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Adogawacho Kamiogawa 69

A 10-minute walk from JR Adogawa Station. This memorial museum is located next to the Tojukinenkan-mae bus stop. Nakano Toju was an early Edo period Confucianist born in Omi who is also celebrated as the forefather of Japanese neo-Confucianism, and the museum displays his personal affects and other items. Because of its large collection, the museum has become a gathering spot for researchers, and visitors can also view documents which reveal the history of the Adogawa area. In addition, the museum holds small scale special exhibitions. Further, the museum offers special lectures for large groups and sells books.

日本の陽明学の始祖と言われる近江聖人中江藤樹の遺品や資料が収蔵・展示されている記念館。藤樹を祀る藤樹神社の一の鳥居横駐車場前にあります。母を思う中江藤樹は立派な人です。残念ながら年末29日で休館となっていました。
Yoshida Shuzo

4.0

2 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Makinocho Kaizu 2292

A 20-minute walk from JR Makino Station. This longstanding sake brewery, established in 1877, is located near the Kaizu Sanku bus stop. Situated on the northwest shore of Lake Biwa, the brewery continues to make choice sakes using locally-grown Yamada Nishiki rice. The brewery's Chikubushima seishu refined sake brand, produced for local consumption, is quite popular; the brewery also sells autumn-only hiyaoroshi sake, a sake cake created in collaboration with a confectionary shop, and more. The brewery's Kinmon sake is a staple for both momentous and sad events.

Yoshida Shuzo brews sake under the brand name of Chikubushima. Chikubushima has some types but they are all full-bodied yet dont leave their aftertaste too long. At this time of the year, they...
Mackerel Highway

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Shiga Otsu-shi Takashima-shi

The popular name for the Wakasa Highway which extends from Obama City in Fukui Prefecture to Kyoto City's Ohara; in Shiga Prefecture, the road straddles Otsu City and Takashima City and passes through what is now the Kutsukiichiba district. The road's nickname is derived from the fact that it was used to transport mackerel caught in the Sea of Japan. It was said in the Edo period that salting mackerel at Wakasa Bay and traveling nonstop day and night to Kyoto would result in a perfectly flavored fish. Many shops and restaurants in the area offer mackerel sushi. A part of the road passes through Kutsuki-Katsuragawa Prefectural Natural Park.
Maruhachi Department Store

3.0

1 Reviews

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Shiga Takashima-shi Kutsukiichiba 838

A five-minute walk from the Kutsukishisho-mae bus stop, and a 70-minute drive from the Kyoto-higashi Interchange. This National Tangible Cultural Property-designated structure is located just southwest of the Takashima City Kutsuki Branch Office. Today, the building is operated by a local women's group. The building houses a cafe which serves as a community gathering space for local residents and is also open as a free rest area for visiting tourists. With an advance reservation, large tour groups can also enjoy local cuisine prepared by the group from October to May. Finally, visitors can also purchase confections, crafts, and souvenirs here.

昭和８年に建築されたものらしい。木造洋館で我が国の登録文化財にも指定されていました。訪れた目的は喫茶であって、わざわざ古くもなく、新しくもないと云う昭和初期の建物を見学に来た訳ではありません。寺社は別にして、やはり木造は一定期間(１００年前後)が過ぎると古さだけが顕著になって・・・石製やレンガ製のような重厚さは出て来ないですねぇ。ここへも喫茶の表示につられて一服のために立ち寄っただけです。普通の喫...
Takashima Village

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Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Katsuno 1400

This historic building is located in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture. Built 150 years ago, this old merchant house has been renovated, keeping the weight and appearance of the building by volunteers from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and maintained as a tourist facility with an experience workshop and food sales. There are eight different parts to the building, with many different stores including tourist information, a cafeteria, a hair salon and a cafe.
Takashima Village Hall 4 Ifu Dye Workshop

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Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Katsuno 1400

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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.