Central Watershed Takashima Trail | Lake Biwa Takashima Tourist Guide

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Central Watershed - Takashima Trail

The approximately 80km hiking trail that runs from Arachigoe in Makino, through the mountains of Imazu, to Sankokudake in Kutsuki, is located in the center of the central watershed that separates the Sea of Japan side from the Pacific side of the Japanese archipelago, and is a rare area that combines the climates and vegetation of the east, west, north and south. As you walk the trail, you can see Lake Biwa and Wakasa Bay from all over, letting you know that this trail is the central watershed. The Takashima Trail makes use of old roads that were buried in the bush and mountain paths that were once used, and was created when five towns and one village merged to link together hiking trails that had been steadily maintained by local people in each region.

*There is no parking lot at Aibatsugoe, the starting point of the Takashima Trail. Parking in nearby villages is prohibited, so please use the bus.

Trekking & Central Watershed/Takashima Trail

Address: Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture
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Contact Us: NPO Takashima Trail Club
TEL：0740-20-7450

Access: Trailhead: Aibatsukoshi / Take the bus (Border Line) from JR Makino Station for about 23 minutes, get off at "Border", then walk for about 30 minutes to the trailhead inside Ohana Resort