Best Stunning Views In Shiga

2.5 Kilometers Road Of Beautiful Metasequoia Avenue, One Of The 100 Most Scenic Roadside Trees In Japan Metasequoia Avenue

The Metasequoia Avenue is beautiful every season. Specially in summer, you can see the wonderful scenery of shining greens and the zebra road weaved by lights and shadows.

Terrace Like A Paradise Overlooking Lake Biwa From An Altitude Of 1100 MetersTHE BIWAKO TERRACE

Ride a ropeway from the foot of the mountain, you can go there like a garden of heaven. Tiled pool of a café and yellow lemonade are stylish. But the nature blue colors of Lake Biwa and the sky are most wonderful.◎Weekends are very crowded, so weekday mornings are better. The menus of the café are only light meal, so use other restaurants in you want to eat your fill.

Elegant Lights Arch! Full-blown Skyrockets Above The Biggest Lake BiwaLake Biwa Firework Festival

They have held it every August for more than 30 years in Otsu, Shiga Pref. Skyrockets is of course powerful, and the directions that makes the most of its location above the lake is worth seeing.

Clear Sky And Lake Biwa Spread Out Before You! Beautiful View From 630 Meters AltitudeA Hill With Lake Biwa View (Biwako-no Mieru Oka)

An observatory built lately in the site of Hakodateyama Lily Park. You can sit the steps and enjoy the panoramic view of Lake Biwa. Also, it's a photogenic place you can take pictures of you having the beautiful view all to yourself.

410 Years Since Building! A Beautiful & Wise National Treasure Overlooking Lake BiwaHikone Castle

Hikone Castle has a relation with Ii family. It's hard to be invaded and easy to use, so we can find wisdom everywhere in the castle. The historical interior is also the highlight. What is more, the castle seen from Genkyu-en Garden in the same site is so gorgeous that I can say it has both beauty and strength.◎Access: 10min by car from 'Hikone IC' of Meishin Highway. Or, 10min walk from JR Hikone Station. Available time: 8:30-17:00

A Row Of Cherry Trees, One Of The Best 100 Cherry Trees In Japan, At The Side Of Lake BiwaKaizu Osaki

Kaizu-osaki, a scenic spot at the north of Lake Biwa, there is a row of cherry trees. And about 900 trees of Somei-yoshino(a popular kind of Japanese cherry tree) make us attracted by its fantastic spring scenery.

Relaxing Green World Of Kyourinbo TempleKyorinbo Temple

Kyorinbou Temple is famous for its autumn colored scenery. What's more, only during the Golden Week Holidays, the beginning of May, you can see the beautiful scenery of fresh greens. It's worth visiting once in your life.

A Relaxing World Colored With Fresh GreensEigen-ji Temple

At Eigen-ji Temple known for the beautiful fall foliage, you can feel the relaxing world filled with fresh greens in spring. In the sunlight through the trees, why don't you visit this temple?

Fantastic Scenery At A Small Pond In Mountain DepthTaira-ike Pond (Clumping Kakitsubata Iris)

Wild irises grow at a small pond located in the depths of the mountain where my phone becomes out of range. I found the morning mist laying all around, and the fantastic scenery dominated the world.

Located In Lake Biwa, A Exquisite And Spiritual Power Spot 'Island Of God Living'Chikubu-shima Island

Chikubu jima is an uninhabited island located in Lake Biwa. In such a small island, there're one of the national treasures, important cultural assets and even one of the only thee images of Benzaiten in Japan. Because of its geographical condition and the sacred sight, they say the whole of the island has a spiritual power to give visitors divine grace.

Beautiful Reflection As If It's About To Take Us InMomiji Pond

In the quiet mountain depth, I was fascinated with the beautiful deep greens and the completely reflected world on the water surface. Don't you notice if it's reversed, do you?

Glittering Taga Taisha ShrineTaga Taisha Shrine

Taga Taisha Shrine has a special event called Kami Akari (God's Light). The glittering lights on the ground, and laser beams coming from the main shrine building, those are very fantastic.

Like A Big Washbasin? A Pond Of Huge Water Plants You Can See Only In SummerAquatic Plant Garden Mizunomori

This is my favorite place because there're beautiful water lilies every year, and what's more, the scenery of many Victoria Amazonica floating on the water is also wonderful. During the season of summer vacation, you can try to ride on this huge water plant.

Beautiful Reflections Of A Lively GardenThe Former Chikurin-in

In a room to appreciate the spacious garden, there's a table reflecting the beautiful garden.

Stunning View In Only This Season! The Rice Fields Glowing In The Setting SunMt. Kojin

They take water into the rice fields from around the Golden Week Holidays ( from the late April to the early May). For the sun sets just the same direction as the rice fields in this season, you can see the beautiful landscape from the top of Mt. Kojin.

Daffodil's Yellow CarpetBiwako Valley

At Biwako Valley in Shiga, 300 thousand flowers of daffodils are now in full-bloom. That's the largest scale of Kansai Region! What's more, we can enjoy photogenic spots in Biwako Valley and Terrace.