Chikubushima: A Quiet Day on an Island in Lake Biwa
This guide covers how to reach Chikubushima, the landing, the shrine, the temple and the way back.
Region
Shiga
6 quiet, car-free day trips in Shiga — no rental car needed.
At a glance
6 guides cover this region. The counts below are the number of guides carrying each tag; a guide can carry several tags, and not every guide is tagged on every line.
- Interest
- Shrines & Temples (1), Quiet Towns (1)
- Facts last checked
- 2026-09-03 to 2026-10-18
Gokasho Day Trip from Notogawa: Omi Merchant Houses, Koi Canals and Combined Tickets
Gokasho earns a day out from Kyoto because the JR Special Rapid (Shin-Kaisoku) reaches Notogawa Station from Kyoto Station in about forty minutes.
Hikone Castle: A National-Treasure Keep Without the Crowds
This guide covers a quiet day trip to Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, drawing on published guidebooks and the castle's own visitor information for routes…
Nagahama: A Quiet Day in Kurokabe's Old Merchant Streets
Omihachiman: A Quiet Day Along the Hachimanbori Canal in Shiga
Omihachiman is an old merchant town in Shiga, and its center is held together by the Hachimanbori, a stone-walled canal lined with white plaster storehouses.
Sakamoto: The Quiet Temple Town Below Mount Hiei
On the Shiga side of Mount Hiei, where the mountain runs down toward Lake Biwa, there is a town built out of monks' retirements.