Take a bus from JR Makino Sta.

*Access to Closest Stop/Station in Takashima City

The Cherry Blossoms of Kaizu-Osaki

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• Required TimeAbout 90 minutes

  About 800 cherry trees are in bloom across 4+km at the lakeside of Biwako. A shipping service for viewing cherry blossoms is also recommended. (Best Season: Early to Mid - April)

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Avenue of Metasequoias

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

  About 500 metasequoia are standing side by side across 2.4 km, attracting tourists by changing their appearance in every season.

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Fruit picking【Makino Pickland】

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• Required TimeAbout 90 minutes

  Here is an agricultural park where you can enjoy seasonal fruit pickings. You can also find restaurants, cafes and souvenir/gift shops in this park. (Cherry/Late May - )

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Stay in Takashima City

Accommodation

Takashima Marugoto Hyakkaten

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

  They offer a wide lineup of specialty goods of Takashima City, providing a bicycle rental service as well.

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The Cherry Blossoms of Fusha-Kaido

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• Required TimeAbout 10 minutes

  In spring, cherry blossoms are in bloom on Fusha Kaido (Windmill Highroad) along Lake Biwa. This course in which you can feel natures while appreciating Lake Biwa is recommendable also as a cycling course.

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Shirahige-jinja Shrine

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

  This taisha (Great Shrine) is the oldest one in Ohmi Area established 1,900 years ago. Its torii (Shinto gate) in red is floating on Lake Biwa, popular among tourists as a spiritual site with magnificent views.

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Takashima Village

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• Required TimeAbout 60 minutes

  You can have various experiences such as dining and drinking coffee in this Japanese-style house renovated from a commercial house in Edo Period.

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