This is the most famous, popular course in Takashima.
Lineup
Day 1
Take a Taxi from JR Omi-Takashima Sta.
It takes about 5 minutes by Taxi.
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 bright red is floating on Lake Biwa, attracting tourists as a spiritual site with magnificent views.
- Address 215 Ukawa,Takashima City,Shiga
- Tel +81-0740-36-1555
It takes about 5 minutes by Taxi.
Shirahige-jinja Shrine(Worship on the lake)
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Required TimeAbout 45 Minutes
This is a tour in which you can worship "Shirahige Shrine", a spiritual site, from the lake by taking a lake taxi departing and arriving at Ohmizo Port.
- Address 1543-2 Katsuno,Takashima City,Shiga
- Tel +81-0740-36-0313 / 090-3358-6890(Gulliver Marina)
It takes about 5 minutes on foot.
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.
- Address Katsuno,Takashima City,Shiga
Day 2
Accommodation
About 5-minute walk from Omi-Imazu Sta.
Chikubushima Cruise【Imazu Port】
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Required TimeAbout 2 and a half hours
A regular sightseeing ship bound to "Tikubu Island", a spiritual site floating on Lake Biwa, is in service, providing a round-trip service and a one-way trip service arriving at Nagahama Port on the opposite shore.
- Address 30 Imazu-cho Imazu,Takashima City,Shiga
- Tel +81-0740-22-1747
Take a walk ⇒ Take a train from Omi-Imazu Sta. ⇒ Take a bus from Makino Sta. for about 25 minutes
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.
- Address Makino-cho Hiruguchi~Makino,Takashima City,Shiga
- Tel +81-740-33-7101(Biwako Takashima Tourist Association)
Nearby
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.
- Address 835-1 Makino-cho Terakubo,Takashima City,Shiga
- Tel +81-0740-27-1811
About 6 minutes