The Harie district of Shin-Asahi Town is the setting for the video poem "Satoyama: The Waterside Where Life Circulates," photographed by satoyama photographer Mitsuhiko Imamori and broadcast on NHK Hi-Vision Special in January 2004. The local residents call the area's clean spring water "shozu" (raw water) and have cherished and used it for generations. The waterways that run through the settlement and the system that uses this water for daily life are called "kabata" (riverside). Many people from all over Japan and even overseas now come to visit, drawn by this water culture, beautiful scenery, and interaction with the local people. The Harie Shozu Village Committee conducts kabata tours, hoping that visitors will find an opportunity to re-examine their modern lives while experiencing the rich nature around Lake Biwa, the waterside lifestyle, and the local people.
*A guided tour by a local guide (Harie Pure Water Village Committee) is required to visit the Kabata in Harie. Please make a reservation in advance.
The kitchen is a place for everyday life. Please refrain from entering private property without permission.
Thank you for your understanding.
For more information,【Please check the official website of the Harie Water Village Committee.
◎Top Page▶https://harie-syozu.jp/
◎ Details and reservations for the Kabata sightseeing tour ▶https://harie-syozu.jp/guide/
- Address
- Meeting place for the Kabata sightseeing tour: In front of the Harie Seisui no Sato Committee office (372 Harie, Shin-Asahi-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture) *Next to Harie Community Center
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- Contact Us
- Harie Water Village Committee TEL: 090-3168-8400
FAX: 0740-25-6566
- Access
- About 20 minutes walk from JR Shin-Asahi Station
- website
- http://harie-syozu.jp/
- Remarks
- Harie Kabata Sightseeing Tour
Price: 1,000 yen per person (500 yen for elementary school students to high school students, free for infants)
*Effective January 5, 2027: Price will be revised to 1,500 yen per person (no change for elementary school students to high school students (up to 18 years old)).
*Payment is by cash only. We do not accept credit cards or electronic money.
Surrounding spot information
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Tourist product display and direct sales shop Takashima Marugoto Department Store
1-10-1 Asahi, Shinasahi-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
On the west side of JR Shin-Asahi Station, on the first floor of the Takashima City Tourist and Products Plaza...
- Eat and Shop
- Shopping and Eating
- Shopping
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Food and Catering Kawashin
1145 Asahi, Shinasahicho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
A long-established restaurant that has been in business since 13. Shokado bento lunches and kaiseki cuisine...
- Eat and Shop
- Eat
- Shin-Asahi area
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Nishi-Omi local sake Matsunohana Kawashima Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
83 Asahi, Shinasahicho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
Our brewery is located north of the ancient capital of Kyoto, west of Lake Biwa, Japan's largest freshwater lake...
- Eat and Shop
- Shopping and Eating
- Shin-Asahi area
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