Shiga in winter recommended model tour     course1    course2

A journey to points of historical and cultural interest in 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 [16-min.]
JR Seta Stn.
The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga
   
Japanese-style drawings by modern Japanese painters, including Yuki Ogura, works connected to Shiga, and modern works of art by Japanese and overseas artists are among the pieces on permanent exhibit. Literature and videos on the arts are available for public perusal in the reference room.
JR Seta Stn.
JR Biwako Line [5-min.]
JR Kusatsu Stn.
Lake Biwa Museum
   
A large-scale museum on Lake Biwa. Some 200 varieties of fish from Lake Biwa and other lakes swim in the tanks of one of the largest fresh-water aquariums in Japan. This is an "interactive" museum where visitors and the museum communicate with each other.
JR Kusatsu Stn.
JR Biwako Line [10-min.]
JR Ishiyama Stn.
Ishiyama Hotsprings  [Stay]

The Third Day
JR Ishiyama Stn.
Ishiyama Temple
JR Biwako Line [60-min.]
JR Nagahama Stn.
Kurokabe Square
   
Stores, restaurants, souvenir shops, and a gallery and studios featuring glasswork surround the stylish old-fashioned house with black walls on the Hokkoku Highway.
JR Nagahama Stn.
Nagahama Hotsprings  [Stay]

The Fourth Day
JR Nagahama Stn.
JR Biwako Line [10-min.]
JR Maibara Stn.
JR Shinkansen bullet train [32-min.]
JR Nagoya Stn.
Nagoya Stn. Stop
bus
Nagoya Airport Stop