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Choshigataki Falls
From the campsite "Mori no Kakurega" on Makino Highlands, walk along the forest road lined with Yoshino cherry trees for about 30 minutes and you will soon arrive at Choshoga Falls. The slope is gentle enough that people of all ages and genders can enjoy a safe walk. The 18m long waterfall…
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Otaniyama
Takashima City is home to about 80 kilometers of the central watershed that runs through the Japanese archipelago. The route from Mount Akasaka to Mount Otani follows this route, and from the summit you can see Lake Biwa and the Sea of Japan.
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Akasakayama (nature trail)
Akasakayama is a beautiful mountain with an altitude of 823.8m located on the border between Shiga and Fukui prefectures in Makino Town at the northwest end of Lake Biwa. The ridgeline of 700-900m above sea level that connects Mikuniyama to the north to Norikuradake to the east, and Otaniyama to Miedake in the south, is a watershed mountain range…
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Makino Plateau Onsen Sarasa
After enjoying the outdoors to your heart's content at Makino Highlands, relax and wash off the sweat at Sarasa. There are separate baths for men and women that can accommodate up to 50 people each, and there is a Shiki-yu (low-temperature bath), a reclining bath (jacuzzi), a large bath, and an open-air bath...
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- Mountains, Rocks, Plateaus
- Makino area
- Imazu area
- Kutsuki area
Central Watershed - Takashima Trail
The hiking trail stretches about 80km from Arachigoe in Makino, through the mountains of Imazu, to Mt. Mikuni in Kutsuki. It 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 has a combination of climates and vegetation from all over the world, from the east to the west and from the north to the south.
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Riverside Festival
The annual festival of Karasaki Shrine is held on the fourth Sunday of July every year. The shrine is beloved as the god of protection from impurities, marital harmony, safe childbirth, and protection from misfortune. The most famous treat at this festival is lotus nare-zushi.
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Kaizu Sumo Wrestlers Festival
This is the annual spring festival of Kaizu Tenjin Shrine, held on April 4th every year. Two portable shrines are enshrined at the shrine, and the chief priest recites a prayer. Carried by young men wearing colorful mawashi, the two portable shrines depart Kaizu Tenjin Shrine. They split into two groups, one for Kaizu and one for Nishihama…
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Kaizu Townscape
Kaizu, located in the eastern part of Makino Town, is a post town and port town that flourished as a key point on the Nishi-Omi Road and lake transportation. On the lakeshore, endless stonework remains to protect houses from wind and waves, creating a unique landscape. These stonework dates back to the Edo period…
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Shirataniso History and Folklore Museum
This 250-year-old thatched-roof house is registered as a tangible cultural property by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Many folk tools such as candle lamps, agricultural equipment, and fire pumps are on display inside the building. [Shiratani's Couple Camellia] There is a camellia tree on the grounds of the Shiratani-so History and Folklore Museum.
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Yoshitsune's Hiding Rock
It is a rock about 1.7m high and 2m wide, located on the lakeshore just before Kaizu Osaki. It is said that Yoshitsune passed through this area when he was fleeing to Hiraizumi in Oshu after being pursued by his brother Yoritomo. It is not known whether Yoshitsune hid in this rock or not...
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