Shiga in autumn recommended model tour     course1    course2

A journey through autumn-tinted sites in Kyoto and the 'Lake Land'
[4 days, 3 nights]
  

The First Day
JR Kansai Airport
JR Haruka Limited Express Airport Shuttle [73-min.]
JR Kyoto Stn.
Sightseeing in Kyoto
   
Kyoto [Stay]

The Second Day
JR Kyoto Stn.
JR Biwako Line [10-min.]
JR Nishi-Otsu Stn.
walk [10-min.]
Keihan Ojiyama Stn.
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line [11-min.]
Keihan Sakamoto Stn.
Sakamoto
   
Otsu Sakamoto flourished as the location of a town lodge for the monks of Enryakuji, Mt. Hiei. The town is famous for its stone foundation walls, skillfully built during the Warring States Period (1467-1568).
Keihan Sakamoto Stn.
walk [10-min.]
Cable Sakamoto Stn.
Cable Sakamoto Stn.
Sakamoto Cable [11-min.]
Cable Enryakuji Stn.
Enryakuji Temple, Mt. Hiei
   
The head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, with a spacious temple castle on Mt. Hiei. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Cable Enryakuji Stn.
Sakamoto Cable [11-min.]
Cable Sakamoto Stn.
Cable Sakamoto Stn. Stop
bus [7-min.]
JR Hieizan-Sakamoto Stn. Stop
JR Hieizan-Sakamoto Stn.
JR Kosei Line [3-min.]
JR Ogoto Stn.
Ogoto Hotsprings  [Stay]

The Third Day
JR Ogoto Stn.
JR Kosei Line [16-min.]
JR Yamashina Stn.
JR Biwako Line [about 60-min.]
JR Kawase Stn.
JR Inae Stn.
Koto Sanzan on the Eastern Lake
   
The three temples are noted for their show of autumnal leaves and variety of flowers throughout the seasons. Seimeiji, Hyakusaiji and Kongorinji temples are situated at the foot of the lush mountains.The three temples are noted for their show of autumnal leaves and variety of flowers throughout the seasons. * Regular sightseeing buses available during the crimson leaves season.
JR Kawase Stn.
JR Inae Stn.
JR Biwako Line [about 60-min.]
JR Otsu Stn.
Otsu  [Stay]

The Third Day
JR Otsu Stn.
 
JR Biwako Line [10-min.]
JR Kyoto Stn.
Sightseeing in Kyoto
JR Kyoto Stn.
JR Haruka Limited Express Airport Shuttle [73-min.]
JR Kansai Airport Stn.