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Biwako Otsu Travel Guide U nwind you r mind on a trip to O tsu . Otsu Station Tourist Information Center Biwako-Otsu Tourism Association The Civil Cultural Center, 2-3 Goryo-Cho, For inquiries Vierra Otsu, 1-3 Kasuga-Cho, Otsu City, regarding Shiga Prefecture Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture tourism TEL: 077-522-3830 / kanko@ otsu-guide.jp TEL: 077-528-2772 (weekdays only) / info@ otsu.or.jp http://www.otsu.or.jp/en/ @ hello.otsu.japan @ hellootsu.japan Issued by: Tourism Promotion Office, Industry and Tourism Department, Otsu City / 3-1 Goryo-Cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture / TEL: 077-528-2756 Y our First V isit to O tsu 0 1 “ Try the best of O tsu! ” J ust 9 m inutes by train from K yoto Station. Toward O tsu, 6:30 a.m.: Meditation at a World Heritage Site temple 0 3 the entranceway to Lake Biwa. Head out to meet the endless blue 0 5 Explore famous shops near the Old Tokaido Road 0 7 The people here live along the largest lake in J apan, Stay in an onsen town, surrounded by the mother lake 0 9 and the city itself is always enveloped in a peaceful air. Create, eat, and walk. Spend a day in a town of Japanese sweets 1 1 W alking the streets, you' ll encounter a succession of temples, shrines, and examples of traditional architecture. Finding Y our W ay Around 1 4 Imagining a quiet historical story continuing onward Shiga Omi-Maiko/Hira 1 5 is one of the ways to enjoy the area. Northern Area Katata/Ogoto Onsen 1 7 Mount Hiei 1 9 A young generation is opening up new spots, Sakamoto 2 1 Central Area Otsukyo/Hamaotsu 2 3 creating a perfect balance of old and new. Otsu/Z eze 2 5 W ith the blue of the lake and sky always close by, Southern Area Ishiyama/Seta 2 7 the feel-good moments continue. For an overnight stay or just a short trip, To the sacred site of competitive karuta 1 3 The secrets of the O tsu Festival why not start with the best of O tsu? Travel information 2 9 Otsu Station is two stations away from Kyoto Station, a terminal bustling with tourists from around the world. A trip to Otsu can easily be combined with tourism in Kyoto. Hieizan Enryakuji Temple TEL: 077-578-0001 Enryakuji Kaikan Fee: From ¥ 14,000/person (1 room for 2 persons with 2 meals; tax and service fees included) / / TEL: 077-579-4180 Parking: Yes since it was lit by the monk Saicho 1,200 years ago. Take part in morning services Take (7:00 from December to February) breakfast (Enryakuji Kaikan) Vegetarian in the Mount Hiei East Pagoda district Walk Wake up (Enryakuji Kaikan) Wake From your room, see Lake Biwa sparkling in the sun. Head to Konponchu-do Hall a bit before the start After a recitation of sutras of religious services. lasting about 20 minutes, participants can listen to a talk on Buddhist teachings for about 10 minutes. breakfast with mild tastes, centered on foods from Omi. A Spend a relaxing time in the morning, when few tourists are about. Hieizan Enryakuji Temple Forget the stress of everyday life Forget and unwind during blissful morning hours. How to spend the morning at Mount Hiei The Immortal Light of Buddhism in Konponchu-do Hall has shone upon the temple' s deity without rest, 6: 30aW Meditation at a .m.: orld Heritage Site temple. “ Try the Best of O tsu! ” Biwako Terrace You'll be moved by the landscape, where the vast sky blends into the lake. Just 4 minutes by ropeway. Passing through the Head out to meet the endless blue. clouds, you will swiftly arrive at the summit of Mount Uchimi, at an altitude of 1,100 meters. Here a terrace, THE MAIN, looks out over the dynamic mountain ridge and the majestic sight of Lake Biwa beyond. This enveloping scene of blue that spreads before your eyes is popular as a photogenic spot and a place for the social media posts essential to travel today. After arriving by lift at the summit of Mount Horai, the supreme luxury is the two-person premium seat. Spend a most romantic time relaxing in this airborne private sofa. If you want to get some exercise instead of riding the lift, the one-way hike of 30 to 40 minutes is recommended. Biwako Valley TEL: 077-592-1155 Thrilling activities that children and A cafe that peers down at the clouds, adults alike can easily enjoy. with local gourmet offerings. Outdoor lovers can enjoy activities that take advantage Five locations in the terrace area offer refreshments (cafe, of the 1,100-meter-high location. Feel as if you're really buffet, food and drink stands). You'll find a different view and flying while hanging from the Zip-line, or clearing unique menu at each. There are plenty of local gourmet stages 5 meters above the ground on the Skywalker. In selections (subject to change with the season), including red Offering seven views from seven courses, the Zip-line is a popular attraction. The outdoor sofa seats, perfect for winter, you can also enjoy skiing. shiso from Hira, Omi tea, Omi Japanese black tea, gelato made The ski slopes boast courses as long as 1,400 meters, with one of the largest taking in the scenery, are limited to snow parks in the Kansai area. with milk from local pastures, and beautiful blue terrace soda. spring, summer, and autumn. Visibility may be poor at the summit even when the foot of the mountain is clear. Check the weather on the website or the live camera at the ropeway entrance. The Old Tokaido Road Tokaido The Old E xplore famous shops near J inbo NN akagawa akagawa SeiseidoSeiseido PP earls earls Tea Store the O ld Tokaido Road. Main Store Search for the essence of long-ago O tsu lodging that lingers in the neighborhood. O tsu-e no Mise The O ld Tokaido Road, known as K yomachi Street, is about a 5-minute walk from the N orth E xit of J R O tsu Station. The area once held the post station at the 53r d checkpoint of the Tokaido Road, and was the most flourishing post station town on the road as well as the one closest to the final point, K yoto. W hile increasingly modernized, it retains reverberations of the past. N ewly opened, modern shops and venerable stores from the E do P eriod are concentrated in a walkable area. Here you can experience new culture and old, taking in the latest trends while touching the past through visits to stores of interest. E ven at Shopping Street HO TE L K O O shops you visit for the first time, you' ll find warm Fujiya Takumi greetings as if a regular customer, and feel the O tsuhyaku-C ho spirit of post station town hospitality that has long welcomed travelers. Architecture of high historical value remains, including O tsu town homes influenced by K yoto town homes, and modern V ories architecture. This shop sells lovely and elegant This sweets shop is in a neighborhood O tsu-e refers to folk paintings that told In this shopping street that runs O tsu has a deep history with tea. Tea jewelry made with the pearls of that was called Tamaya-C ho in the unique stories, using designs fused along the O ld Tokaido Road, leaves were placed inside Shigaraki Lake Biwa, each of individual days when it flourished through the with the E do culture of the times. The seven hotel buildings, renovated ware pots and carried to E do in the color and form. W anting to production of cannonballs. Founded in art form was popular as souvenirs of from town homes over 1 0 0 years E do P eriod, and were exported to proudly communicate O tsu-made 1 6 6 1 and now run by the 1 3 th post stations or as talismans for travel. old, blend in with the street. The America in the Meiji P eriod. At this art throughout the country, jewelry generation of the family, the shop Here you will find works by central front-desk building is shop founded in 1 8 58 , you' ll find designer and third-generation offers the famous sweet O tsuerakugan, successive heads of the family. staffed by a concierge, who tells types of tea that Saicho brought proprietor Tomoko Sugiyama which was popular in E do as a P aintings created individually by the guests about surrounding back from Tang D ynasty C hina, tea decided to open the shop along the souvenir of feudal lord travels. E ach of current fifth generation head can be gourmet offerings, shopping, with connection to Hideyoshi, O ld Tokaido Road, a cultural the nine pictures carries a meaning of purchased. P ost cards, tenugui cloths, famous spots, and how to enjoy Asamiya tea from Shiga, and many center throughout J apan’ s history. good matchmaking and long life. and other sundries are also for sale. the neighborhood. other types of tea leaves. Open: 10:00-18:00 Open: 9:00-18:00 Open: 10:00-17:00 Closed: Irregular / Fee: ¥ 9,900/person Open: 9:00-19:00 Closed: Tuesday, holidays Closed: Sunday (irregularly closed on holidays) Closed: 1st and 3rd Sunday (1 room for 2 persons; tax not included; Closed: Sunday, holidays Parking: Yes / TEL: 077-523-1254 Parking: Yes / TEL: 077-522-3173 Parking: Yes / TEL: 077-524-5656 service fees included) / TEL: 077-516-7475 Parking: Yes / TEL: 077-522-2555 The area around the Old Tokaido Road is also dotted with shops that have continued since the Edo Period.
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