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Pan cafe SUZU-ya

The dough using milk instead of water has a plump texture. Bread with seasonal ingredients such as cherry blossoms, pumpkins, and tomatoes is abundantly available with 120 seeds and 40 yen. Recommended for 130 yen almond sugar with plenty of almond slices on croissant dough. There is also an eat-in space, where you can taste freshly ground coffee.

Saka Honya

A long-established store established in 1869 as a specialty store for Kozushi. Lake Biwa's natural child nigoro is pickled and fermented in Gangju rice from Shiga Prefecture from 3240 yen. There are also plenty of tsukudani made from fish from Lake Biwa, such as the 100g 864 yen of small-time Ame-ni. The store is a National Register Tangible Cultural Property.

Ōtsu-e's shop

In the Kanei years (1624-43), Ōtsu-e is said to be the beginning of drawing Buddhist paintings in Ōtsu-shuku and making them a souvenir for travelers. About 100 types of patterns, such as the demon's Nenbutsu and Fujimusume, are drawn with ink and vermilion. At this shop, which is set up by Shozan Takahashi, a painter who lore this local art, you can buy postcards set 600 yen (per tax), hand-colored paper 10,000 yen (per tax), etc.

Michigan Cruises

Michigan is a cheerful paddle steamer that circumnavigates the southern part of Lake Biwa. Feel free to feel on the lake. On board, you can enjoy a variety of meals such as tourist information and a live music show, as well as snacks and buffet dishes. Also, the 360-degree panorama from the sky deck on the top floor is breathtaking. In addition to Otsu Port, you can also board from Oninohama Tourist Port and Yanagizaki Lakeside Park Port. Michigan 60 minutes, 80 minutes, there are three Michigan nights with beautiful night views.

Biwako Flower Fountain

On a breakwater about 180m offshore at the port of Ōtsu, the width of the fountain, which blows out while changing its shape, is 440m, one of the largest in the world. The sparing splashes of water are colorful and lit up after sunset, creating a fantastic mood.

Lake Biwa Canal

An artificial waterway leading from Lake Biwa to Kyoto. It was completed in 1890, about five years from the start of construction. As well as being active as a distribution channel, the city's functions of Kyoto were remarkably developed by the maintenance of hydroelectric power generation and water supply and sewage. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom along the canal from the intake to the tunnel near Otsu Port, and it is crowded with many flower visitors. Certified as a Japanese Heritage Site in the year of Reiwa 2 (2020). During the spring and fall seasons, the "Biwa Lake Canal Ship" will be operated by a tour boat ride around the canal.

Otsu SA [Up]

This is the first service area in Japan to open at the same time as the partial opening of the Meishin Expressway. It is the first SA to enter the Meishin Expressway and Uphill Line from the Kyoto East IC. It is a form of SA attached to Otsu IC, and boasts a view of Lake Biwa that extends below. "551 Penglai", which is extremely popular in Kansai, opened a store. At "LAKESIDE COFFEE" by Kyoto Ogawa Coffee, you can taste not only coffee, but also cappuccino and coffee soft. On the first floor, there is "Eizan", a restaurant where you can eat slowly while watching the stunning view of Lake Biwa, and you can enjoy the taste of Shiga, such as Hiei Yuba and Omi beef.

Otsu SA [Descent]

1963年10月、日本で最初にできた歴史あるサービスエリア。眼下に琵琶湖と比叡山の眺望が広がるロケーションが自慢。特にフードコートや展望デッキからは、料理に舌鼓をうちながら絶景を楽しめる。2022年3月にリニューアルして飲食施設なども大充実。「近江牛極 すき焼き重」や「大津ちゃんぽん」など近江の味覚を満喫。シャワールームやマッサージチェア、ランドリー、レストコーナーを完備した「ドライバーズコーナー」もあり、10作品以上の漫画も読み放題。

Otsu Alex Cinema

全席入替制のシネコン。ゆったりとしたロビーからは、琵琶湖の輝きが視界に広がる。ファーストデイ(毎月1日)1200円、メンバーズデイ(毎週火曜日)1300円、レディースデイ(毎週水曜日)女性1200円、金曜いいね!の日(毎週金曜日)1200円。夫婦50割引2400円、60歳以上1200円、3歳以上900円、3Dはプラス300円。

Shiga Prefectural Arts Theatre Biwako Hall

A large hall with one of the country's leading four-sided stages, which achieves a variety of productions and stage changes. And a theater-oriented middle hall with a homely small hall, a foyer with beautiful lake views. From the latest facilities, excellent acoustics, and lakeside art theater in pursuit of a sense of realism, it delivers a variety of touching stages across genres such as opera, ballet, musical, classical, and theater.

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