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Shirahige-jinja Shrine

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

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

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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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Makino Highland Family Ski Resort

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• Required TimeAbout 5 hours

  Fully equipped with a kids park. Here is a ski resort suitable for beginners and families with children as well. (Opening/Depending on Accumulation of Snow)

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Makino Highland Onsen Sarasa

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• Required TimeAbout 90 minutes

  Please have a relaxed time in the onsen facility located on the highland. You can also have a meal there while viewing the winter sceneries of the highland.

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Hakodateyama Ski Resort

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• Required TimeAbout 5 hours

  It takes about 8 minutes for you to arrive at the ski resort by eight-seater gondola. You can enjoy playing with snow and skiing thanks to an artificial snow-making machine even in a year with little snow. (Opening/Usually Mid of December -)

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Hakodate Soba Shigino

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

  This is a shop opening solely in winter where you can appreciate traditional soba (buckwheat noodle) only using local sobako (buckwheat flour). (Opening/December 10 - March 10)

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Shin-asahi Waterfowl Watching Center

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• Required TimeAbout 30 minutes

  You can observe many water birds including duck species at Lake Biwa in winter. How about observing water birds while having a relaxed time at a café?

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