Best Instagrammable Spots In Shiga
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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.
Name
A Hill With Lake Biwa View (Biwako-no Mieru Oka)
Address
4201-4 Hiokimae Imazu-cho, Takashima-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min by taxi from Omi Imazu Station to Gondola Sanroku Station, then 8 min by gondola. By car, 60 min from Otsu city to gondola station.
Metasequoia is just at its peak. I tried to go early in the morning when there were fewer people ♪ I love everything about the fresh greenery, the autumn leaves, and the snowy Metasequoia.
Name
Metasequoia Avenue
Address
Sawa Makino-cho, Takashima-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
6 min by bus from JR Makino Station to Makino Pic Land, then it's located just near. By car, 65 min from Otsu city, 90 min from Kyoto city. Free parking area in Makino Pic Land is available.
Parking
Free parking area is available
I went THE BIWAKO TERRACE in autumn, and enjoyed autumn colored leaves at the same time! We can go up by a rope way, and the temperature drops at the top, so you need something to put on.
Name
THE BIWAKO TERRACE
Address
1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
To the ropeway station: by car, 30 min from Otsu city, or 50 min from Kyoto city. By bus, 15 min from Shiga Station to Biwako Valley.
Parking
Parking area is available
Daiichi Nagisa Park has early canola flowers. Canola flower would bloom in spring though, we can see them from around January. What's more, on sunny days, I like this beautiful scenery of mountains and Lake Bia behind the flowers.
Name
Daiichi Nagisa Park
Address
Imahama-cho, Moriyama-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
25 min by bus from Moriyama Station to Daiichi Nagisa Park. 35 min by car or taxi from Otsu Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
MIHO MUSEUM was designed by a world-famous architect, Ieoh Ming Pei. There're a tunnel and approach to a suspension bridge where LOUIS VUITTON had its collection show in 2017. We can see this scenery with cherry blossom in this season.
Name
MIHO MUSEUM
Address
300 Momoyama, Tashiro, Shigaraki-cho, Koka-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
Tel
0748-82-3411
Hours
10:00-17:00
Closed
Mon
Fee
Adult 1100 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
50 min by bus from JR Ishiyama Station to MIHO MUSEUM
Parking
Free parking area is available
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.
Name
Biwako Valley
Address
1547-1 Kido, Otsu-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
To the ropeway station, 15 min by bus from Shiga (志賀) Station to Biwako Valley Front.
Parking
Parking area is available
The cherry blossom along Takatoki River is little known place and there're less people. We can drive through the road, and see the cherry blossom world through the window. In May, the cherry blossom is over though, we enjoy seeing Koinobori (carp streamers) here.
Name
Takatoki River
Address
Amenomori, Takatsuki-cho, Nagahama-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
5 min by car or taxi from Takatsuki Station
Torii Arch standing alone in Lake Biwa. On sunny days, here's a good shooting spot of Torii and blue of the lake. Shirahige Shrine is located at the opposite side of the road.
Name
Shirahige Shrine
Address
215 Ukawa, Takashima-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
Tel
0740-36-1555
How to get there
Parking
Parking area is available
Lotus flowers look more beautiful against the background of Ibuki and Yamamoto mountains. The pink scenery spreading to the surface is very lovely. What's more, we can drive along the lake.
Name
Hayazakinai Lake Biotope
Address
Hayazaki-cho, Nagahama-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
15min by car or taxi from Torahime Station.
Double-petaled cherry blossom of Ikagu Shrine becomes best to see around Golden Week Holidays (holidays in early May in Japan), and we can see the beautiful cherry blossoms that have another attraction of Somei Yoshino Cherry. What's more, even after the blossoms fall, the ground becomes like a pink carpet. That's also beautiful♡
Name
Ikagu Shrine
Address
668 One, Kinomoto, Nagahama-shi, ShigaGoogle Map
How to get there
7 min by car or taxi from Kinomoto Station