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Sunday · 2026/11/08

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Firework · Shiga · Kansai

Lake Biwa Fireworks

Kansai's spectacular summer fireworks over Japan's largest lake at Otsu, with shells fired low across the water and mirrored on its surface.

Otsu · 6 Aug 2027

Shrine · Shiga · Kansai

Shirahige Shrine

A shrine on the western shore of Lake Biwa with a torii standing in the water, dedicated to Sarutahiko and known as a shrine of long life.

Takashima

Temple · Shiga · Kansai

Saikyo-ji Temple

Head temple of the Tendai Shinsei school at the foot of Mount Hiei, said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku and revived by Shinsei in 1486.

Otsu

Shrine · Shiga · Kansai

Omi Jingu

Established in 1940, Omi Jingu enshrines Emperor Tenji and stands adjacent to the traditional site of the Omi Otsu Palace, which he founded in 667.

Otsu

Otsu

Firework

Lake Biwa Fireworks

Kansai's spectacular summer fireworks over Japan's largest lake at Otsu, with shells fired low across the water and mirrored on its surface.

6 Aug 2027Exact date not confirmed yetOtsu · Shiga

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Museum

Sagawa Art Museum

Art museum in Moriyama with Japanese-style paintings and sculpture, a water garden, and a historic temple bell (bonsho) designated a National Treasure.

Moriyama · Shiga

Amusement Park

Blume no Oka

Farm park in Hino, Shiga, with seasonal flower fields, animals to feed, rides, hands-on activities, dog runs and a Sylvanian Families room.

Hino · Shiga

Temple

Saimyo-ji

Tendai temple in Kora, founded in 834 by tradition, with a National Treasure main hall and pagoda built without nails and Asuka period pillar paintings.

Kora · Shiga

Shrine

Omi Jingu

Established in 1940, Omi Jingu enshrines Emperor Tenji and stands adjacent to the traditional site of the Omi Otsu Palace, which he founded in 667.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

"Floating Temple" - Mangetsu-ji

Rinzai Zen temple on Lake Biwa in Otsu, known for the Ukimido, a hall built out over the water, the Floating Temple, and a Heian-period Kannon statue.

Otsu · Shiga

Historic Site

Ojiyama Kofun

Late 4th century keyhole-shaped burial mound about 60 m long on the top of Mt. Ojiyama above Lake Biwa, a National Historic Site.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Miidera Temple

Head temple of the Tendai Jimon sect, Miidera was founded in the seventh century and has survived repeated destruction, earning the name Phoenix Temple.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Saikyo-ji Temple

Head temple of the Tendai Shinsei school at the foot of Mount Hiei, said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku and revived by Shinsei in 1486.

Otsu · Shiga

Historic Site

Seta Hills Production Sites

Ancient iron-making and casting sites of the late 7th and 8th centuries in the Seta Hills, a National Historic Site since 1985.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Eigen-ji

A Rinzai Zen temple founded in 1361, head of the Eigen-ji branch of 127 temples, set in the mountains above the Echi River and known for its autumn maples.

Higashiomi · Shiga

Shrine

Takebe Shrine

Takebe Shrine in Otsu enshrines Yamato Takeru and Onamuchi and served as the principal shrine of the ancient Omi Province.

Otsu · Shiga

Temple

Ishiyamadera

A Shingon Buddhist temple in Otsu, traditionally founded in 747, where Murasaki Shikibu is said to have begun The Tale of Genji, with National Treasure halls.

Otsu · Shiga