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Z-Card Shiga・Biwako Beautiful Views of Biwako 表面 Under the warm, glowing sun or the shining, starry Shiga Prefecture is located virtually in the center of Japan. sky—Biwako’s ever-changing scenery is sure to Shiga · Biwako This prefecture is home to Biwako, Japan’s largest lake, and delight. Visit and see for yourself! Sapporo offers the perfect chance to get closer to its abundant 2 Toyama Biwako Free Wi-Fi Covering 674 km , Biwako (“Lake Biwa”) is greenery and water resources. It is easily accessible from Japan’s largest lake; it is also an ancient one, said Ishikawa While in Shiga Prefecture, visitors can use to have a history that goes back 4,000,000 years. Kansai International Airport, Chubu Centrair International Biwako Free Wi-Fi at locations featuring the Water fowl congregate here in winter to rest their Komatsu Airport Airport, major train stations, and the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, above logo. Use your smartphone or tablet to wings, while in summer the lake buzzes with activity and Nagoya. Shiga will not disappoint fans of history, as it is browse the web or share your experiences on Fukui as tourists come to resorts for fun and lakeside home to historical temples, sites traversed by heroes of the social media. activities. Biwako changes with the seasons and even with the time of day—it truly offers an Gifu Warring States period, neighborhoods that appear abundance of beautiful scenery and diverse gifts. untouched by modernity, and plenty more places of Scan the code Nagahama Get information about Shiga to connect Hikone historical and cultural significance. Shiga Tokyo Maibara Wi-Fi at the official site! Kyoto Nagoya Exhilarating Fun in Biwako Kyoto Nagoya Works with PCs, smartphones, and Hyogo Shiga Aichi tablets. Japan’s largest lake, Biwako offers plenty of diverse Osaka Otsu options for fun on the water, from refreshing cruises Fukuoka to thrilling water sports. Chubu Centrair International Airport https://biwako-wifi-info.jp/?locale=en Travel times on the Shinkansen and Osaka Mie limited express trains (approximate) Check to make sure your device’s Nara 1 Wi-Fi is enabled Kansai International Airport To Otsu To Hikone To Nagahama Choose “Biwako_Free_Wi-Fi” from Wakayama 2 the available networks From Tokyo 2 hrs. 35 min. 2 hrs. 30 min. 2 hrs. 35 min. Open your browser and follow the From Nagoya 55 min. 45 min. 45 min. 3 instructions on the screen Naha From Kyoto 9 min. 35 min. 40 min. Once complete, you will be able to 4 connect to the Internet From Osaka 39 min. 1 hr. 5 min. 1 hr. 10 min. Tourist Information Center Delicious Foods in Shiga Access From Kansai International Airport From Chubu Centrair International to Shiga Prefecture Airport to Shiga Prefecture Otsu Station Visitor’s Eating delicious meals is an important part of any Kanazawa Tourist trip! Shiga is home to wildly famous foods such as Information Center Information JR Hokuriku Shinkansen Omi beef; you’ll also find other specialties—made 80 min. Information from local ingredients long loved by natives—that Tsuruga Address: 1-3 Kasugacho, Otsu, Shiga will give new meaning to the word “delicious”! From Fukuoka From Tokyo 148 min. Kansai International Kansai International Chubu Centrair Chubu Centrair JR HokurikuMain Line Access: 1 min. on foot from Otsu Staion 60 min. 60 min. Airport Airport International Airport International Airport Phone: 077-522-3830 16 min. Terminal 1 Hours open to visitors: Omi Beef Open daily from 8:40 a.m. Osaka International Airport Meitetsu Airport Meitetsu Airport to 5:25 p.m. Closed from Omi-Shiotsu 30 min. 25 min. The high-quality marbling makes for JR West Japan 75 min. Limousine Bus 88 min. Express μ-SKY Express μ-SKY 29 Dec. to 3 Jan. delicious and melt-in-your-mouth tender beef. Nagahama Kansai Airport Kansai Airport Line Languages: English. Steak Nagoya Chinese and Korean: Part-time Omi-Imazu Express Haruka Airport Bus Maibara Wi-Fi: Available for free Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate Meitetsu Nagoya Station Kanayama Station Funazushi 55 min. Hikari Nozomi Internet PC: Not Available Otsu Hikaru-kun Hikone Tokyo Kyoto Station This sushi dish is one of Shiga’s most famous 25 min. 99 min. Tokaido Main Line Hikone Tourist Information local flavors. JR Tokaido Main Line Omihachiman on foot 6 min. on foot 5 min. 5 min. Rich in lactic acid, the dish is made by fermenting Rapid Service Information Osaka Yamashina a species of wild goldfish known as “funa.” Hakata Okayama 29 min. Kyoto Otsu Address: 40-7 Furusawa-Cho, Hikone City, Shiga It has a truly unforgettable flavor! Kyoto Station Nagoya Station Nagoya Station Access: 1 min. on foot from JR Hikone Station JR Tokaido Shinkansen JR Kyoto Line 9 min. Phone: 0749-22-2954 Nozomi Nozomi Hikari 98 min. 62 min. 21 min. Tokaido/Sanyo Tokaido/Sanyo Hours open to visitors: Open daily from 9 a.m. JR Kyoto Line min. 9 min. 日本語 校了印 to 5 p.m. Closed from 29 Dec. to 31 Dec. Sukiyaki JR Sanyo Shinkansen Meitetsu Airport Express μ-SKY Shinkansen 25 min. Shinkansen 25 Languages: English. Chinese: Part-time JR West Japan 30 min. Wi-Fi: Available for free Kansai Airport Express Haruka Otsu Station Otsu Station Maibara Station Maibara Station 75 min. Internet PC: Not Available Shabu-shabu Kansai International Airport Chubu Centrair International Airport Approx. Approx. Approx. Approx. 84 min. 103 min. 60 min. 55 min. From Fukuoka From Tokyo From Fukuoka From Sapporo 60 min. 75 min. 75 min. 100 min. ➡ Visitors are greeted by beautiful and unforgettable natural In autumn, the mountains surrounding In winter, the shores and the Beautiful Sights of Shiga expressions of beauty that change with the seasons. Biwako turn a deep red. mountaintops are dusted with snow. 翻訳担当者 印 In spring, Shiga brightens with the In summer, waterside blooms appear Plum trees at Nagahama Castle (Nagahama Castle colors of blossoming flowers. and bright fireworks light up the Historical Museum) Baikamo underwater lake’s surface. flowers Avenue of Metasequaias Snow-capped mountains and nanohana (rapeseed) Lake Biwa Great flowers Cherry blossoms Fireworks Festival over the canals ➡ Onyudani Pass Summer rice paddies 翻訳チェック 印 at Mt. Ibuki SL Kita Biwako Narcissus in Biwako Valley Skiing and snowboarding Hachimanbori Festival Strawberry picking Cherry blossoms and moss pink at Nagisa Park Lotus plants at the Karasuma peninsula Autumn leaves at Keisoku-ji Temple Snowy Genkyu Rakuraku-en Garden Nagahama Hikiyama Festival (April) Taga Taisha Shrine Lantern Festival (August) Otsu Festival (October) Nagahama Bonsai Exhibition of Japanese Plum Trees Hosted by Nagahama’s Hachimangu Shrine, this 12,000 lanterns light up the summer night sky, The Tenson Shrine hosts this festival, one (mid-January to late March) is one of Japan’s three great festivals of enveloping visitors in an other-worldly of the three great festivals of Shiga. This is a continuous exhibition of 300 plum tree bonsai plants, decorated floats. Atop the splendid structures atmosphere. An open market is held on the Elegant music accompanies a parade of with approximately 90 on display at any given time, according to the timing of their flowering. The plants, long a literary are children performing showy kabuki scenes. path to the shrine. 13 dazzling floats. symbol of spring, are set out in a tatami-mat room in true Japanese fashion. The exhibit is Japan’s premier plum tree bonsai event in terms of both history and scale. 裏面 英語版 ❺ Kurokabe Square A tourist spot with a group of traditional Takashima Nagahama buildings. Perfect for a stroll, you’ll find glass Hikone & Maibara shops, galleries, workshops, and restaurants, all housed in Edo- and Meiji-era architecture. ● Motohama-cho, Nagahama City Hikone-jo Castle 10 min. on foot from JR Nagahama Station ❻ One of Japan’s most famous castles, Hikone exudes a timeless and triumphant aura. The keep is registered as a national treasure, one of only five castles in Japan to hold such an honor. ● 1-1 Konki-cho, Hikone City 15 min. on foot from JR Hikone ❶ Biwako-Hakodateyama Lily Park ❷ Avenue of Metasequoias Station Bright and colorful flowers bloom all across Also known as dawn redwood, this vast park at the top of the mountain. Take approximately 500 of these trees line the the lift up and be amazed at the flowers roads here, and are beautiful in every Hikonyan before you! season—budding in spring, bright green in This local mascot is a fusion of the ● Hiokimae, Imazu-cho, Takashima City summer, deep red in fall, and dusted with maneki-neko cat said to have saved 20 min. by bus from JR Omi-Imazu Station snow in winter. Hikone daimyo Naotaka Ii, and the ● Terakubo, Makino-cho, Takashima City bright red kabuto helmet worn by the Ii 6 min. by bus from Makino Station on the JR Kosei Line Chikubu Island army. Hikonyan proudly welcomes ❹ visitors to Hikone-jo Castle. Chikubu Island, a small island with just 2 km of Emblem of the Hikone domain shoreline, is located in the northern part of Omi-Shiotsu Biwako. It is home to a shrine that is a national Yogo treasure, and has become famous in recent ❸Shirahige-jinja Shrine years as a floating “power spot.” ❼ Genkyu Rakuraku- ● Chikubu Island, Hayazaki-cho, Nagahama City Here at Shiga’s oldest shrine, the Kinomoto en Garden red torii gates appear to float in Approx. 30 min. by boat from Nagahama Port the lake, earning the shrine its A famous garden located at the nickname: “Omi’s Itsukushima.” Hokuriku Main Line base of Hikone-jo Castle. Large ● Ukawa, Takashima City Avenue of Metasequoias ponds and abundant waters 5 min.
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