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The classic sake of Shichon Yari Tozo. It has the taste and acid of plump rice, and is perfect as a meal.
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Standing in a quiet mountain area overlooking the Takataka River, there is a statue of the Eleanji Guanyin (Important Cultural Property), which has a striking neat face of fine eyes and thin lips. The work of the Heian period. It is introduced in the novel "Hoshito no Matsuri" by Yasushi Inoue as "Guanyin-sama, modeled on the figure of a princess maiden." it is necessary to contact the Okubiwa Tourism Association in advance for viewing.
A 18.8km-long driveway that runs like stitching through the mountains of the peninsula, which protrudes to the northernmost point of Lake Biwa. You can enjoy the beautiful panorama of the four seasons, but it is especially beautiful in the spring, where about 3000 cherry blossoms along the road bloom. Depending on snow accumulation conditions, traffic is open from early December to mid-March. One way from Sugaura to Shiotsu.
It is located in an inlet northeast of the Kuzugao Peninsula, which protrudes into Lake Biwa. It is a settlement in an environment reminiscent of an isolated island on land, surrounded on three sides by mountains, and once organized a village community, such as police and military, that kept order on its own. Its history dates back to before the Heian period, and an ancient document called the "Sugaura Document", which describes the state of the village between the Kamakura period and the early Meiji period, remains. There are two gates in the east and west of the settlement, called the quadruped gate, which used to conduct prosecutions for entry and exit. It was recognized as the National Important Cultural Landscape in 2014, and the Japanese Heritage Lake Biwa and its Waterfront Landscape-Water Heritage of Prayer and Living in 2015.
It was founded by Prince Shotoku and later re-founded by Isakenjin. The jōjō nakatoki [Nakatoki] and the tombs of the vassals (historical sites), which were self-bladed with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, are located in the precincts, and the "Rukura [Rokuhara] North-South Pagebook" (Important Cultural Property), which bears their names, also remains. Also enshrined is the Jizo of "Bōba no Chutaro", famous for his "Mother of the Pyelid" by Shinsaku Hasegawa.
The Bodaiji temple of the Ii family, which was moved from Yōshu Iitani, and is famous for its famous gardens, including the "Fudaraku no Yard" of Karesansui with 48 stones placed on white sand.
An ancient temple known as the "Fuji no ji". In the precincts, there is a monument of Matsuo Basho and a rare temple in the vicinity. There is also a stone pagoda that was built 600 to 700 years ago and is a nationally designated monument. Honson is a secret Buddha that opens once in 33 years. Early to mid-May is the first time of wisteria flowers.
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