Traveling in Japan - the summer and Shiga!

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🤗 PART-01 Old Bamboo Garden

The old bamboo forest courtyard is one of the temples in the village,

It is also one of the most prestigious temples within Enryakuji Temple. The garden is a nationally designated scenic spot.

The curved stream blends the clear stream of the Omiya River with the borrowed scenery of Hachioji Mountain. The hills on the mountain are undulating, and the remains of the five-story stone tower,

There are many stone buildings such as water wells. Two tea rooms built in the Tensho period,

Wadongya is designated as a cultural property of Otsu City. It is lit up during the autumn foliage season.

🤗 PART-02 Shirasu Shrine

Shirasu Shrine in Shiga Prefecture,

Its torii gate standing in Lake Biwa,

Set against the sunset to form a beautiful photo spot,

It has attracted much attention in recent years. Shirasu Shrine located in the north-west direction of Lake Biwa,

Built about 2,000 years ago, the shrine blesses worshippers with longevity.

Happy marriage, successful studies, etc.

🤗 PART-03 Metasequoia Boulevard

Metasequoia Boulevard is from Makino Pick Land

The road to Makino Kogen is about 2.4 km long.

And about 500 metasequoia trees are planted on both sides of the road,

It's a boulevard straight ahead,

Refreshing fresh greenery in spring and summer,

Autumn leaves that change color in autumn,

and winter when the snow is covered

A beautiful scenery that changes with the changing seasons,

It complements the distant scenery such as the mountains of the Nosaka Mountains,

More than Heisei 6 years

Selected as one of Yomiuri Shimbun's "100 Scenic Spots of New Japan Street"

and "100 Best Autumn Foliage Spots in Japan".

🤗 PART-04 Dessert Paradise – La Colina

La Collina Omi Hachiman,

It is a time-honored dessert maker originating from Omi Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, the flagship store of the TANEYA brand,

It is a facility where nature and sweets are perfectly blended.

In the hilly area of the foothills of the Yawata Mountains,

There are major shops with Japanese and Western confectionery,

Cafe, honey cake shop, food court, bakery

and other beautiful shops,

It's like a fairytale paradise full of greenery.

You can find it at the Japanese confectionery corner

Almost all products of the TANEYA brand.

There is also a room where you can watch the pastry chef from the beginning,

to the dessert workshop where the final process is completed.

The Western-style pastry area is a workshop with a glass curtain wall,

You can see Baumkuchen baking up close.

There is a café on the second floor.

You can enjoy freshly baked baumkuchen in an open space.

🤗 PART-05 Ukimido

Umidodo, famous as one of the eight views of Omi,

Known as "Fang's Falling Eye",

The name is "Kaimensan Mangetsu Temple".

Legend has it that the ancestor of the Heian period, Enobu, prayed for peace on the lake.

It was built to save all living beings.

The current building was rebuilt in 1932.

It was also renovated in 1981.

The atmosphere of the past has been preserved.

In the temple of Kannon, it is enshrined,

National Important Cultural Property "Seated Statue of Shang Kannon".

🤗 PART-06 Lake Biwa Terrace

It's only a 4-minute ride on the cable car.

Clearing the clouds and mist, in a blink of an eye, you will reach the top of Mt. Taji, which is 1,100 meters above sea level.

There is an open-air observatory "THE MAIN" that overlooks the sharp line.

In front of the Ryo-line is a majestic view of Lake Biwa.

The beautiful scenery of green mountains and blue sky as far as the eye can see is an excellent place to enter the camera.

It has now become a popular spot that travelers must post on social media sites.

Continue to use the chairlift to move to the top of Penglai Mountain,

It's the most luxurious two-seater stateroom here.

Time to relax on the exclusive sofa facing the sky,

It's like being in paradise.

In the open-air observation deck area, the café,

There are a total of five buffet and catering sales departments.

Being able to enjoy the scenery that is very different,

Savor a meal full of personality.

Using Hira's red shiso, Omi tea, Omi Japanese tea,

Italian gelato with milk from local pastures,

and a beautiful blue terrace soda, etc.,

The local cuisine is very rich and full (depending on the season).

🤗 PART-07 Hikone Castle

Hikone Castle is a castle from the early modern period.

Construction began in 1604,

It took about 20 years to complete.

Hikone Castle used to be a large castle,

It had a triple moat, an artificial river (now Serikawa), and a castle town.

Among them, the Nakahori interior area was designated as a national "Historic Site" in 1951, and in 1951 it was designated as a "Special Historic Site".

This is because the planar structure of the castle, which is made of stone walls, is very well preserved.

as a property of the state,

and is carefully protected as the common property of the people.

Hikone Castle is the best-preserved castle,

It is said to be a "representative" of the political system of the Edo period.

🤗 PART-08 Miho Art Museum

The Miho Museum of Art stands in the midst of the beautiful mountains of the Shigaraki area.

Famous for designing the glass pyramid of the Louvre in Paris,

Along the weeping cherry blossom trail, through tunnels and suspension bridges,

You will be able to reach the art museum.

This path is full of poetry,

It was inspired by the Chinese poet,

The paradise depicted in Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring".

🤗 PART-09 Sagawa Museum of Art

In the luxurious space known as the "floating art museum on the water",

It features Japan painter Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009),

Sculptor Tadaya Sato (1912-2011),

Exhibition hall of pottery Jaraku Yoshizaemon,

Enjoy the works of three great masters. In addition, several times a year, special room planning exhibitions,

Parent-child fun handicraft workshop,

Music concerts, tea parties and other activities.

The Sagawa Museum of Art is known as the "floating art museum on the water".

Surrounded by an artificial pond courtyard,

Therefore, this art museum with a beautiful mountain roof,

It's like floating on water.

Under the picture constructed in the eyes,

The art gallery itself is a work of art.

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The healing brought by the wind in each city is different,

It is better to be passive than to reconcile with oneself than to take the initiative to pursue,

It is better to chase the wind than to wait for the wind to come.