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Top Shiga Prefecture Attractions & Tours
Japanese Home Cooking Lesson with Local Hosts in Peaceful Kyoto Suburb Otsu
3 hours - Your host Hisako learned to cook from her mother and sister and is passionate about sharing Japanese home cooking with travelers using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her other passion is music - Hisako studied classical music at the Guild Hall School of Music in London for two years. Her husband Atsuo has a tech consulting office in Kyoto and is...Read more
Healing Meditation, Yoga Session and Japanese Cooking Class
4 hours 30 minutes - A Meditation and Yoga/Pilates session is led by a friendly instructor at an authentic Japanese house to help you absorb its healing energy. This relaxing Meditation and Yoga/Pilates session is followed by cooking a delicious, farm-to-table style Japanese lunch. We would like to recommend this tour especially to those who live a city life and for...Read more
Backroads Exploring Japan’s Rural Life & Nature: Half-Day Bike Tour Near Kyoto
3 to 4 hours - Just a 20 minute shinkansen ride from Kyoto to our starting point, we offer an easy way to explore small town rural life in Japan on this leisurely beginner-friendly ride, with a local resident guide, fluent in English, to help you enjoy our area’s unique geographical and historical points of interest.
This 13km course features a broad...Read more
Life, Culture, and History in a Local Brewery Town: Half-Day Tour Near Kyoto
3 to 4 hours - Kinomoto is a charming old brewery town blessed by an abundant source of fresh water. As a former post station town of Edo era kaido routes, the town has retained much of its historical charm, without heavily catering to tourism, but rather sustaining its natural community and identity of local family businesses that have thrived here for...Read more
Half Day Guided Harie Tour and Sake Brewery Tour: morning or afternoon
4 hours - Take a short trip from Kyoto on a local train and explore the village of living water, Harie. This small village has been recently known for its unique lifestyle, with each home having its own crystal-clear water spring called "Kabata", which is used as both a well and a kitchen sink.
Your English speaking guide will meet you at Shin-Asahi...Read more
Knowbyheart, Japanese culture, Sake, Sweet, traditional scenery...
8 hours - The 150 years-old Kawashima is located at Takashima in Shiga prefecture, which is about one hour from Kyoto. The owner, Mr Kawashima, hosts the brewery tour, in which you will have a chance to taste the local sake, “Matsuno Hana” and experience Takashima’s traditional culture and nature.
Takashima is well-known for its unique water...Read more
Sailing Experience in the biggest lake in Japan with BBQ Option
3 to 5 hours - Lake Biwa, or Biwako, is Japan’s biggest lake closely located at just about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from Kyoto. It is recognized as one of the most ancient lakes in the world, and the only lake of its kind in Japan. Biwako has been designated as a UNESCO Ramsar Wetland since 1993 boasting a rich ecosystem with approximately 1,000 different...Read more
Knowbyheart, Sake, Sweet, Lake-Biwa from a 1,100m high mountain
8 hours - The 150 years-old Kawashima is located at Takashima in Shiga prefecture, which is about one hour from Kyoto. The owner, Mr Kawashima, hosts the brewery tour, in which you will have a chance to taste the local sake, “Matsuno Hana” and experience Takashima’s traditional culture and nature.
Takashima is well-known for its unique water...Read more