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  • Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Shiga
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Otsu-shi Uchidehama 15-1
    "This is a Shiga Prefectural theater specializing in the performing arts. In addition to the main hall with the largest class four-sided stage in western Japan, there is also a medium hall for stage drama and a small hall for smaller indoor concerts. Placed in a beautiful location on Lake Biwa, the theater is praised highly by international artists coming to perform in Japan. The hall has been selected as one of the ""hundred best halls"" in Japan by the Sound Engineers & Artists Society of Japan. A variety of performances, predominantly opera, ballet and classical concerts, are regularly held."

    子供のチアダンスの発表会で訪問しました。 開演前に各フロア回りましたが、4階は傾斜もあり、舞台からも遠いので、イマイチかと思います。 待合からすぐ近くに琵琶湖も眺めること出来ました。

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  • Otsumatsuri Exhibition Pavilion
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    4.0
    41 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Chuou 1-2-27
    "The Otsumatsuri Exhibition Pavilion is located around five minutes' drive from the Otsu Interchange on the Meishin Expressway. The exhibits displayed in the Pavilion include artifacts and materials relating to the Otsu Matsuri (Otsu Festival), which is held in Otsu City, to the southwest of Lake Biwa, and which has been designated as a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property, as well as life-size replicas of the Hikiyama floats used in the festival. The emphasis in the displays within the Pavilion is on ""enabling visitors to experience the fun and excitement of the Otsu Matsuri,"" and visitors can view video footage of the actual festival. The ""Ohayashi Experience"" area, in which visitors can try their hand at playing ohayashi festival music using such traditional instruments as gongs and Taiko big drums and so on, is very popular with children."

    無料で見られる大津祭の展示館です。大津祭の写真や山車なども館内に有りました。写真から祭りの熱気も感じられます。スタッフの方も親切ですよ。尚館内は撮影OKです。

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  • Otsu City Museum of History
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    3.5
    21 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Goryouchou 2-2
    A museum located in Goryo-cho, Otsu City. The museum’s collection spans 82,000 items relating to the history and culture of Shiga and Omi, eight of which have been designated Important Cultural Properties. The museum has a standing exhibit which includes a model showing what the ancient capital of Otsu no Miya once looked like, displays covering the eight picturesque sights of Omi, and a chronology of the history of Omi City; the museum also holds special exhibits on themes such as Buddhist culture.

    京阪の大津市役所前駅から徒歩5分ほど。 1990年開館。入館料は330円。京阪電車の「びわ湖1日観光チケット」などを提示すると260円(団体料金)に割引となる。展示室は1階と2階にあり、大津の歴史・文化・産業について実物資料、ジオラマ・模型などを展示するとともにパネル解説が行われている。建物は山の中腹にあるため、エントランスや2階からは遠く琵琶湖を望むことができる。

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  • The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Setaminamiogayachou 1740-1
    An art museum located in Biwako Culture Park in Setaminamiogaya-cho, Otsu City. The museum’s collection and standing exhibition consists of modern Nihonga Japanese paintings, works of art by Nihonga painter Yuki Ogura and other artists connected to the local area, and other works of post-WWII American and Japanese modern art. The museum also holds permanent exhibitions and workshops and rents out exhibition spaces to city residents.

    スタイリッシュでオシャレな空間が広がります。 せっかくの環境なのに、来館者が少ないですね。 ポイント毎に女性スタッフが立っておられるのが多過ぎに感じてしまうほど。 カフェやショップも楽しみの一つだったのですが、少々期待はずれ。滋賀のこだわりの品が並ぶというものの、見せ方、演出の仕方がどうなのかな？という感じ。何よりショップが箱でなくオープンスペースなのが落ち着きませんでした。 また、名前まで...

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  • Foleo Otsu Ichiriyama
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Ichiriyama 7-1-1
    A shopping mall situated along Gakuen-dori Avenue in Ichiriyama, Otsu City. The mall is occupied by fashionable clothing stores, interior shops, restaurants, a food court, and food shops, as well as a sports club, salon, culture center, indoor amusement park, and game corner.
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  • Otsu City Science Museum
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Honmaruchou 6-50 Lifelong learning center
    A science museum situated along the Kogan Road in Honmaru-cho, Otsu City. The museum’s exhibits look at themes such as the natural environment of Lake Biwa and the fundamental concepts of science. There’s also a planetarium which uses digital projectors to present the entire night sky, and an astronomy dome equipped with a large refracting telescope. In addition, the museum holds exciting science demonstrations each week on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays which allow visitors to perform experiments and create scientific tools.

    入場料が安く、駐車場も無料なのでお財布に優しいです。安いので展示もこじんまりとしてますが、子供が小さいこともありいろんな実験展示も楽しんでました。 プラネタリウムでは地元成安造形大学とコラボした素人感あふれる「ぎょしゃ座」の神話アニメが見れました。地元密着企画で良いと思います。 が、はやぶさが「Ｍ2-A」ロケットでうちあがり、リュウグウの砂を「搾取」して、何「憶」キロもの距離を進んだという誤字だら...

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  • Nagara Crafts Pavilion Mitsuhashi Setsuko Art Museum
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Kozekichou 1-1
    An art museum located on the grounds of Nagara Park in Kozeki-cho, Otsu City. Adjoined by a studio, the museum contains works by Japanese painter Setsuko Mitsuhashi, who died prematurely at the age of 35 in 1975. The museum also has a creation space for making paintings and crafts.

    駅からは小高い丘を登り道なりに辿るとひっそりとした木立に囲まれた美術館に至る。以前梅原猛の「湖の伝説」に誘われた感じでここを訪れたことがあった。開館時間まじかで我々だけだったためか夫の靖将氏からお茶をご馳走になり、節子さんの創作エピソードなどをお聞きすることが出来た。今回は京都から帰宅の途次に十数年ぶりに立ち寄った。群青の色調で描かれた「静謐」な数点の大作。その画布に氏は何を込めていたのか、とりわ...

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  • Zeze-yaki Museum
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Nakashou 1-22-28
    A ceramics art museum located in 1 Chome Nakasho, Otsu City. The museum displays Zeze ware pieces. Zeze ware is a ceramic art counted among the “Seven Kilns,” the favorite pottery varieties of the tea ceremony master Kobori Masakazu. The museum also has a tearoom and garden and holds tea ceremonies and tea ceremony classes as well as treating visitors to matcha powdered green tea and Japanese sweets.

    膳所焼美術館は、京阪電車瓦ケ浜駅から徒歩で1分くらいのところにあります。美術館は受付のある建物の裏にあるお庭に離れのように建っている2階建ての建物です規模が大きく、派手さもないけど、焼き物も製作できます。入館料大人900円で、抹茶とお菓子付きです。地方にある、こういう隠れ家のような美術館って素敵です。

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  • Otsu Lakefront Nagisa Park
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    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.
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  • Clock Museum Treasure Museum
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    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...

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  • Otsu-e no Mise
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    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。

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  • Club Move
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    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.
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  • Nagisa Promenade
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    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."
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  • Omimaiko Nakahama Beach
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Minamikomatsu 1095
    A swimming beach located in Minamikomatsu, Otsu City. Known as “Ryofu, Cool Breeze - Omatsuzaki no Hakutei,” one of the eight most picturesque places on Lake Biwa, the white sands of this beach, located on Omatsuzaki, have been a sightseeing destination since ancient times, and here visitors can enjoy swimming and other fun beach activities. The Otsu Shiga Fireworks Festival is also held here in the summer.
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  • Outdoor Sports Club O’Pal
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Ogoto 5-265-1
    An activity and adventure company located in Ogoto, Otsu City. Here visitors can enjoy outdoor activities on and around Lake Biwa, including kayaking, standup paddle boarding, wakeboarding, water balling, water tubing, water raft towing, and bicycling. The company also holds canoe classes and can accommodate school trips, off-campus learning activities, and company training events.
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  • Hira Genkimura
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Kitakomatsu 1769-3
    An outdoor activity facility located in Kitakomatsu, Otsu City. The facility has tent sites with cookhouses and a lodging house with a conference room. There’s also an astronomical observatory with a planetarium and telescope, a studio where visitors can make yakisugi handicrafts, a playground and obstacle course with a 72-meter-long slide, and a 15-meter-high climbing wall (short training course required before use).
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  • Matsunoura Beach
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    Shiga Otsu-shi Arakawa
  • Aoyagi Beach
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    Shiga Otsu-shi Daimotsu
  • Manohama Beach
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    Shiga Pref. Otsushi Imakatata 3
    A swimming beach located in 3 Chome Imakatata, Otsu City. The southernmost of all the swimming beaches on Lake Biwa, this beach is known for its clean waters. The “Kojo Goza-bashiri Taikai” competition is also held here in July and August; the contest involves attempting to run across a rush mat spread on the surface of the lake.
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  • Gurutto Biwako Shima Meguri
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    Shiga Otsu-shi Hamaotsu 5-1-1
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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.

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