Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Shiga Area

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Leisure / Hobbies

Dynic Astropark Observatory

4.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Inukamiguntagachou Taga 283-1

An astronomical observatory situated along National Route 306 in Taga, Taga Town, Inukami County, Shiga Prefecture. Japan’s first privately owned and operated astronomical observatory, facilities include a 60 cm main reflecting telescope, a variety of smaller telescopes, and a Schmidt camera. The facility also has displays containing meteorites, celestial globes, and a star map from China dating back to the Southern Song dynasty. The facility also holds regular events such as stargazing meets.

毎週土曜日に開館されており、隕石や星の話や太陽、金星、一等星を、天体望遠鏡で実際見る事もできました。気がついたら約1時間経過していました。しかも昼間は、無料なので驚きです。
Oogoya

3.5

14 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichouchokushi 2349

A commercial complex focusing on Shigaraki ware galleries and shops situated along the Oumi-Green Road close to the entrance to Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Chokushi Shigaraki-cho, Koka City. Here you’ll find shops selling boutique items, Shigaraki ware, and other ceramics; galleries; and a ceramics class facility, as well as restaurants and a garden café offering brick oven-baked bread and sweets.

レストランの犬専用出入口があり、ペットと近江牛が食べれます。少々高めのお値段ですが、とても美味しかったです。特選近江牛のすき焼き2,500円。彩りは悪いけど、味は抜群。小型犬で抱っこできるなら、信楽焼きの展示スペースにも入ることができるそうです。
Grimm Bokennomori

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Gamo-gun Hino Cho Kumano 431
Narita Art Museum

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Asahichou 34-24

An art museum located in Asahi-cho, Nagahama City. The museum’s collection consists of pieces by glass designer Rene Lalique assembled over many years by the museum’s director. The facility is the only art museum in the Kansai area with a standing Rene Lalique exhibition, and various measures have been taken to ensure each piece looks its best, including adjusting the lighting angles for each individual work of art.

ラリックを妻が好きなので入ってみた。1階と2階合わせて数十点の作品が展示されていた。入場料は800円、JAFメンバーカードがあれば100円引き。ちょっと高いが、入館者はほとんどなく独占的に楽しめるし。2階の作品の一部については係りの人が直接解説していただける。また最後に休憩室でお茶とお干菓子がでて、庭と蔵を見ながらゆっくりできるのでそのことを考えれば妥当か。
Otsu Lakefront Nagisa Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Otsushi Shimanoseki other

A public park extending 4.8 kilometers along the shore of Lake Biwa, from Uchidehama to close to the Omi Ohashi Bridge and the Seda River in Otsu City. Facilities include a multipurpose plaza; Uchide no Mori forest on the grounds of the Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga; the Nagisa no Promenade walking path; and Sunshine Beach, which boasts a municipal pool and restaurant.
Makino Sunny Beach Takagihama Auto Camping Ground

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Takashima-shi Makinocho Nishihama 763-1
Ho Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Kouenchou

A public park located in Koen-cho, Nagahama City. The park is located on the site of Nagahama Castle, a castle abandoned in the Edo period; the park’s name is derived from an alternate reading of the first character used to write the name of the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The Nagahama Castle Historical Museum, modeled after what the castle looked like during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, stands on the park’s grounds; the top of the tower serves as an observatory with a sweeping view of the surrounding area. The park is also a renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing in the spring and has been selected for inclusion in Japan’s Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.
Kosugi Yutaka Farm

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Higashioumishi Aonochou 4894

A farm situated along National Route 421 in Aono-cho, Higashiomi City. Here visitors can enjoy picking greenhouse-cultivated Akihime strawberries from January to May. The strawberries are grown approximately one meter off the ground, reducing the need to bend over to pick the berries. The nearby farm fresh store sells agricultural products and foods.
Koka Strawberry House

5.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Koukashi Koukachoutakano 2209

A strawberry farm located in Takano Koka-cho, Koka City. The farm grows the popular Akihime strawberry variety inside greenhouses. From January to the late May, the farm offers a 30 minute all-you-can-eat strawberry picking course.

時期的にどの農園も予約でいっぱいの中、何とか予約を取ることが出来ました。人が少なく、貸しきりの様な時間帯もあり、ゆっくり食べることが出来ました。１歳の娘も始めてのイチゴ狩りに大興奮していました♪
Strawberry Farm Felice

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Yasu-shi Hie 2269

This strawberry farm is located 20 minutes from the Ritto Interchange on the Meishin Expressway. Here you can enjoy strawberry picking each year from late December to early May. On spacious 8,500 square meter grounds, the farm grows its strawberries with reduced amounts of agricultural chemicals using mineral-rich deep ocean water, a natural Chinese medicine liquid, and beer yeast as fertilizer. The farm's strawberries are grown using raised planters standing around a meter off the ground, making it possible to pick them without bending over; they can also be eaten as-is without having to wash them. Thick tarps on the ground in the farm's greenhouses make it possible for wheelchair users and those pushing baby strollers to go strawberry picking as well.
Clock Museum Treasure Museum

3.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Otsushi Jinguchou 1-1 Omi Jingu Shrine premises

A museum located on the grounds of Omi Shrine in Jingu-cho, Otsu City. The first museum in Japan dedicated to timepieces, the establishment of the museum was inspired by Emperor Tenji, to whom Omi Shrine is dedicated; Emperor Tenji had a water clock known as a “rokoku” built and establishment a system of announcing the time during his reign. The museum displays ancient and pre-modern Japanese clocks and timepieces from around the world, including one of the oldest pocket watches in Japan and valuable treasures presented to Omi Shrine.

近江神宮の境内にある。祭神の天智天皇が大津宮に日本で初めて水時計(漏刻)を設置したことに由来。入館料は300円。1階が時計館、2階が宝物館となっている。館内撮影不可。時計館には日本に現存する最古級の懐中時計(有栖川宮家伝来)、珍しい形をした枕時計や台時計、献納された様々な時計などが、宝物館には掛軸、陶磁器、能楽面、皇族の詠進歌などが展示されている。目を見張るような品はないが、時間に余裕がある場...
Otsu-e no Mise

3.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Otsushi Miderachou 3-38

An Otsu-e specialty shop located in Mitsuidera-cho, Otsu City. Otsu-e is folk art images which, since the early Edo period, were created around the Otani and Oiwake areas and sold by roadsides. They depict a variety of motifs, including demons, Buddhist themes, beautiful women, and caricatures. This shop sells Otsu-e brush paintings; woodblock prints; and accessories like tenugui hand towels and sensu folding fans. The shop also accepts orders for Otsu-e commissioned works.

長等山園城寺（三井寺）守護神長等神社の参道にある大津絵の店。古民家風店前のショーウインドウに鮮やかな原色で描かれた大津絵が飾ってあります。民衆の伝統美術であった大津絵は郷土土産として知られていますが江戸時代は仏画が多くあったそうです。今は紙だけでなく絵馬や人形、茶碗などにも描かれています。是非大津絵を楽しんでください。
Higashi Asia Koryu House Amenomori Hoshuan

2.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Takatsukichouamenomori 1166

A museum located in Amenomori Takatsuki-cho, Nagahama City. The site of the birth home of mid-Edo period Confucian scholar Amenomori Hoshu, the museum honors and presents the life and achievements of the man through personal possessions and items relating to Korean delegations to Japan.

雨森芳洲氏は江戸時代の日本と韓国との交流に力を発揮した文化人です。韓国語に堪能だったとのこと。芳洲氏の足跡が年表、地図でまとめてありました。また、芳洲に関係する書籍が多数揃えてありました。ただ、館内で会合を開いているときがあり、そのときは一部の展示が見られません。
Takatori Yama Fureai Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Inukami-gun Tagacho Fujise 1090-1
Club Move

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Otsushi Bamba 1-11-2 13th Morita Building 4F

Opened as Shiga Prefecture's first full-scale club in 1997, it has continued to be loved by many clubbers over the years as one of the most venerated clubs in the prefecture. It uses a clear and powerful sound system particularly preferred by K-SUKE, the owner who has made a name for himself as a house DJ. They play a wide range of music from different genres including club music such as house and hip-hop in addition to J-pop and anime songs, giving them the strong support of many prominent DJs and artists.
Nagisa Promenade

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Otsushi Nionohama 1-4

"Nagisa Promenade is a lakeside park located a ten-minute walk from Otsu Station on the JR Biwako Line. Within the park, which extends for 4.8 kilometers, is Nagisa Promenade along the lakefront, lined with flowerbeds planted with moss phlox. In the spring, visitors can enjoy the blooming phlox along with the lovely scenery of the lake. The best time for this is from the end of April through the first week of May. Both city residents and tourists love this park as place to enjoy a stroll along the lake. In addition to the Promenade, the park is divided into five other areas: Omatsuri (""Festival"") Plaza, Uchide no Mori (""Magic Forest""), Citizen's Plaza, Sunshine Beach, and Zeze Seiran no Michi."
Karasuma Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Kusatsushi Oroshimochou 1091-58

"Karasumaru Commemorative Park is located at the beginning of the Karasumaru Peninsula on Lake Biwa. It was built to commemorate the end of a development project. In addition to a 15-meter tall arch-shaped monument that reads ""Lake Biwa, and the Kinki Region that depends on it,"" there are 12 whimsical sculptures. Other facilities include a museum and a water garden, where visitors can enjoy learning all about Lake Biwa. Many visitors, including those with children, consider this an ideal spot for a leisurely walk."
Iris Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Yasushi Yoshikawa 3326-1

This park is located along the Lakeshore Road in Yoshikawa, Yasu City inside of Lake Biwa Miami Land in Biwako Quasi-National Park. The park is known for its birdwatching and its iris flowers. There are number of adjacent facilities including the Maiamhama Auto Campground, tennis courts, and a ground golf course.
Takashima Village Hall 7 Zero Gravity Shiga Office

Shopping

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Katsuno 1400
Hakodateyama Kokia Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Shiga Pref. Takashimashi Imaduchouhiokimae 4201-4

A botanical garden located in Hiokimae Imazu-cho, Takashima City. Spread among four locations inside Biwako Hakodateyama Lily Garden, the largest lily garden in the Kansai area, visitors can enjoy the summer light green and fall crimson of some 2,000 burningbush plants. The Biwako Hakodateyama Lily Garden has facilities such as a lift; train; children’s play equipment; restaurant serving dishes made with lily bulbs; light meal stand; and lily shop.

Shiga

Otsu Shigaraki / Koka Konan / Kusatsu Omihachiman Koto / Hikone Kohoku / Nagahama Kosei / Takashima

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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.