Lake Yogo is a mirror-like spot surrounded with community-based forests in a secluded corner of Shiga. Though the district around the lake is often covered with fresh snow almost every day in severe winter seasons, the sceneries from the lakeside give sightseers unique landscapes associated with genuine local cultures of Japan and folklores which have come down from more than 1,200 years ago.
The half-day course (approx., 4 hours), in which sightseers can enjoy representative winter landscapes around the lake. Though they have relatively heavy snow there due to incessantly falling snow in the cold season, the walking road along the lake is usually cleared away. Sightseers can see in many spots associated with folklores there and the history-changing battle at the village in chilling but finely “honed” air. That severe weather may look nice in such a genuine Japanese culture and the big event that feudal warlords had to fight at the risk of their lives.
Koyasu (子安)Temple Hall enshrining the deity of mercy (地蔵菩薩)
Smelt Fishing at the landing pier
The Monument of Haiku Poem by Rotsu (路通), a disciple of the famous haiku poet Basho (芭蕉)
Frozen Lake Yogo with a background of snow-covered Yokoyama-dake Mountain (横山岳; 1,132 meters)
Winter landscape is seen from Shimaura (島浦), one of the seven best spots around the lake
The Stone of the Big Snake’s Eye and the Pillow Stone (枕石)
Relics of Shizugatake Battle (賤ヶ岳合戦) in the Age of Provincial Wars (1583 CE)