The Harie area of Shinasahi-cho was the setting for the video poem "Satoyama: Life-Changing Waterside," which was filmed by Satoyama photographer Mitsuhiko Imamori and aired on NHK Hi-Vision Special in January 2004. The clean spring water in the area is called "Shozu" by the local residents, and they have treasured it since ancient times. The waterway that runs through the village and the system that uses that water for daily life are called "Kabata" (riverside). Many people from all over Japan and abroad now come to visit the area to experience this water culture, beautiful scenery, and interaction with the local people. The Harie Shozu no Sato Committee is holding a Kabata tour to give visitors an opportunity to reexamine their modern lifestyles while experiencing the rich nature around Lake Biwa, life on the waterside, and the local people.
- Address
- Shinasahi-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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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/
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
- Shin-Asahi area
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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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