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A long-established store for two hundred and twenty years in Omi beef. In addition to various types of Omi beef such as sukiyaki, yakiniku, shabu-shabu, and steak, the croquettes of 75 yen unique to a butcher shop that uses plenty of Omi beef are popular in the local area. In addition, beef miso, roast beef, original processed goods, etc. are available, and can be shipped nationwide. The first floor of the main store is a butcher shop, and the second floor is a restaurant, Tiffany, which is directly managed by Kaneyoshi Yamamoto. At the home of Omi beef, let's slowly enjoy the extreme Omi beef.

The retro shop, which is a renovated 170-year-old town house, has a collection of handmade items from artists, and antiques that used to sleep in a private house and merchant house in Omi.

A slow-going tour of the water town in an old-fashioned hand-drive boat through a maze-like waterway with reeds. It is said to begin about 400 years ago when Toyotomi Hidetsugu made it resemble a boating game in the middle of a palace, and went on a boat to chant phrase and hold a tea party. The liner 2200 yen (time: 10:00 and 15:00, every day from April to November). You can also enjoy a meal on a boat such as Suigo Bento on a 6-seater boat from 9100 yen. Reservations are required for both boarding and meals.

5 minutes walk to Lake Biwa. A campsite located in the forest. In the "Miyagahama Lake Water Bath" below, you can enjoy playing in the water and canoe experience. There is a 30-yard permanent tent site, a camping site that is casually available to beginners if they don't have a tent. The recommendation is "empty-handed accommodation camp pack" which includes BBQ dinner and breakfast ingredients, cooking utensils, tableware set, permanent tent usage fee, etc. From 6160 yen per person depending on the meal course. There is also a day BBQ plan.

A fishing house in Shiga No. Through lake fish dishes, we introduce the history and culture of Lake Biwa and offshore islands, and the living in nature. You can overlook the Lake Biwa Bridge, Mount Hiei, and Mount Hira, and you can see the sunset as it falls into the mountain. You will also be able to tour around the offshore island on a charter ship "Kōami Maru", where you can tour around the offshore island.

You can experience the pottery of water stem ware, which is known for its freshwater-colored pottery in the image of Lake Biwa. From 1650 yen to 1650 yen, from 2200 yen to electric room (separate shipping), from 770 yen with picture. Even beginners are safe because the instructor will help. There is also a café restaurant on the second floor where you can enjoy Omihachiman's local cuisine, Omi beef barbecue, and shabu-shabu (reservation required).

The main business is concerts and plays performed by professionals. In addition, each facility is rented so that it can be used at more familiar presentations, exhibitions, meetings and practices. Mainly a large hall with a capacity of 1130 people used for concerts and plays, a small hall with a capacity of 300 people used for presentations and ceremonies, etc. There is a special room, there is an exhibition room with picture rails, an orchestra practice room with a capacity of 60 people, one practice room with tatami mats (15 tatami mats), and two practice rooms with a capacity of 12 people.

The memorial house of Mr. William Merrell Vowriz, known for his Mentholatum (now the Omi Brothers Mentarm). In 1905, he came to Japan for Christian evangelism. He was assigned to Omihachiman as an English teacher, and subsequently designed as many as 1600 buildings including churches, schools and hotels throughout the country. He was active in a wide range of fields such as medical care, education, and social business. The memorial house is a wooden two-story private residence of Mr. Vohrys, and inside it displays a favorite piano and materials. In addition to the large living room and reception room, there is also a Japanese-style room with tatami mats, which shows Mr.'s view of residential architecture. An internal tour requires a reservation. It takes 40 minutes.

In the late Edo period, it was a private house created as a home for the Morigoro Hyohei family, and it recreates the old merchant house. The interior is frugal but beautiful, and the store and merchant's sales tools are displayed, so you can learn about the Omi merchant's life.

The building was constructed as the Yawata Police Station in 1886, and was converted by the Voliz Architectural Office in 1953. It was renovated and reopened in April 2018, and a cafe space and co-working space were established. Inside the museum, valuable materials showing the history of Omihachiman, which developed as a commercial city, will be displayed. In addition to folk tools used by the people of Omi-Hachiman, you can see archaeological materials and dioramas of the festival.