Full day Shiga and Lake Yogo tour

Shiga

Lake Yogo

Highlights

Visit the Kinomoto Guardian Deity for the Folks

Marvel at the Monument of Haiku Poem by Ritsu

Explore the Niu Valley

Shiga

nature, historical, sightseeing

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

English

Description

Explore Shiga, a Japanese prefecture to the east of Kyoto, on the island of Honshu and Lake Yogo, a small lake famous for a Swan Maiden legend. Visit the Koyasu Temple Hall, the Stone of the Big Snake’s Eye, and the Tojyuin Temple. Stroll around at the Hydrangea Garden and marvel at the beauty of cherry blossom flowers around the Lake.

Itinerary

Shiga and Lake Yogo tour
- See the Willow Tree from the “Plumage Legend”.
- Head towards Koyasu Temple Hall enshrining the Deity of Mercy.
- Behold the Stone of the Big Snake’s Eye from the Princess Kikuishi Legend.
- Stroll at the Hydrangea Garden (from June to July).
- Visit the Monument of Haiku Poem by Ritsu, a disciple of the Famous Haiku Poet Basho.
- Marvel at cherry blossom flowers around the Lake (from late March to early April).
- Proceed to the Kinomoto Guardian Deity for the Folks.
- Continue to Shizugatake Old Battlefield.
- Explore the Niu Valley.
- Rejuvenate at Tojyuin Temple.
- Enter Zencho-ji Temple if time permits.