ユネスコ世界文化遺産いさん
「日本仏教ぶっきょうの母山ぼざん」として1200年の歴史れきし

最澄さいちょうを開祖かいそとする天台宗てんだいしゅうの総本山そうほんざん。標高848mの比叡山全域ひえいざんぜんいきが境内けいだいとなっています。法然ほうねん、栄西えいさい、道元どうげん、親鸞しんらん、日蓮にちれんなど日本仏教ぶっきょうの各宗派かくしゅうはの名僧めいそうを輩出はいしゅつしてきた修行しゅぎょうの聖地せいちでもあり、その歴史れきしと伝統でんとうが高く評価ひょうかされ、ユネスコ世界文化遺産いさんに認定にんていされています。

東塔とうとう地区並ならびに山麓さんろく、滋賀院 生源寺しょうげんじ 9:00-16:00
西塔さいとう・横川地区 3〜11月/9:00-16:00 12〜2月/9:30-16:00
巡拝じゅんぱい受付は15:45まで

A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site
with a 1,200 year history as the "mother mountain of Japanese Buddhism"

This is the head temple of the Tendai sect, whose founder was Saicho. The temple grounds cover the entirety of Mt. Hiei, the highest point of which is 848 meters above sea level. It is also a sacred place of training that has produced many famous monks from various sects of Japanese Buddhism, including Honen, Eisai, Dogen, Shinran and Nichiren, and its history and traditions are so highly regarded that it has been designated a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.

9:00 am-4:00 pm.
Reception is open until 3:45 p.m.
(Changes depending on the season, check the website)

莚命えんめい長寿ちょうじゅ・縁結えんむすびのご利益りやくを求めて
「お多賀たがさん」参り

伊勢神宮いせじんぐうの天照大神あまてらすおおみかみの両親・伊邪那岐大神いざなぎおおかみと伊邪那美大神いざなみおおかみを祭神とし、「お伊勢いせ参らばお多賀へ参れ、お伊勢いせお多賀の子でござる」とうたわれるほど古くから信仰しんこうを集めてきました。莚命えんめい長寿ちょうじゅ、縁結えんむすび、厄除やくよけなどのご利益りやくがあるとされ信仰しんこうを集め、豊臣秀吉とよとみひでよしも母の病気平癒へいゆを祈願きがん。大願成就たいがんじょうじゅし御礼おれいに一万石いちまんごくの米を寄進きしんしました。

ご祈祷きとう受付 8:30-16:30（境内散策けいだいさんさくは自由）

Visit "Otaga-san" to seek blessings of longevity and love

This shrine, which venerates Izanagi-no-Okami and Izanami-no-Okami, the parents of Amaterasu Omikami of Ise Shrine, has attracted the faithful since ancient times, as it is sung that, "If you visit Ise Shrine, visit Otaga as well, for Ise is the child of Otaga.” It is said that the shrine bestows such blessings as long life, matchmaking and protection from evil, making it a popular destination for worshippers. Toyotomi Hideyoshi also prayed for his mother’s life to be prolonged, and, when his wish was granted, he donated 10,000 koku of rice as thanks.

Free viewing at any time
(Prayer reception 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)

境内全域けいだいぜんいきが国史跡しせきに指定
紅葉もみじの名所としても知られる

聖徳太子しょうとくたいし（厩戸皇子うまやどのおうじ）が百済くだらからの渡来人とらいじんのために創建そうけんしたと伝わる、滋賀県で最も古い寺院の一つです。織田信長おだのぶながの焼き討うちにより荒廃こうはいしましたが、江戸えど初期に復興ふっこうし、今に至いたります。湖東三山ことうさんざんの一寺として知られ、秋には多くの人が紅葉狩もみじがりに訪おとずれます。

8:30-17:00（受付は16:30まで）

The entirety of the temple grounds are
designated as a national historic site
and are also known as a famous spot
for viewing autumn leaves.

This is one of the oldest temples in Shiga Prefecture and is said to have been founded by Prince Shotoku for immigrants from Baekje. It was destroyed by a fire caused by Oda Nobunaga, but it was rebuilt in the early Edo period and has been preserved in this form to the current day. Known as one of the three mountain temples in the Koto region, many people visit in the fall to see the autumn leaves.

8:30 a.m-5:00 p.m.
Reception is open until 4:30 p.m.

CNN「日本の最も美しい場所36選」に
選ばれた唯一無二ゆいいつむにに出会えるお寺

平安初期開創かいそうの天台宗てんだいしゅう寺院で湖東三山ことうさんざんの一つです。本堂ほんどうは鎌倉時代かまくらじだいの代表的な建造物けんぞうぶつで国宝こくほう第1号に指定され、三重塔さんじゅうのとうも国宝こくほうです。紅葉もみじの名所であるとともに、境内けいだい一面に美しい緑色の苔こけが広がり、「近江おうみの苔寺こけでら」とも呼よばれています。

8:30-17:00（受付は16:30まで）
12/31は15:00まで

A one-of-a-kind temple where you can encounter
(selected as Japan’s 36 most beautiful places 2017, CNN)

This Tendai sect temple was founded in the early Heian period and is one of the three mountain temples in the Koto region. The main hall is a classic example of building construction in the Kamakura period and was Japan’s first designated national treasure, while the three-story pagoda is also a national treasure. Although it is a famous spot for viewing autumn leaves, the temple grounds are covered with beautiful green moss, which is why it is also known as "Omi’s Moss Temple."

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Reception is open until 4:30 p.m.
12/31 ~3:00 p.m.

清らかな水が湧わき出でる古刹こさつ
伝承でんしょうの湧水ゆうすいを求めて

湖南こなん市の岩根山いわねやまの中腹ちゅうふくにあり、奈良時代に開創かいそう、平安時代初期に最澄さいちょうによって再興さいこうされました。国宝こくほうの本堂ほんどうをはじめ、本尊ほんぞんを含ふくめた仏像ぶつぞう15体が重要文化財ぶんかざいに指定されています。寺名は、桓武かんむ天皇が病に臥ふせった際さいにこの寺の湧水わきみずを飲んで治癒ちゆしたとの言い伝えにちなみ、今も境内けいだいの水汲みずくみ場にはとうとうと水が湧わき出ています。長壽寺ちょうじゅじ、常楽寺じょうらくじとともに「湖南三山こなんさんざん」と呼ばれています。

拝観はいかん時間：11〜2月 9:00-16:00（最終入山15:30まで）
3〜10月 9:00-17:00（最終入山16:30まで）

An ancient temple of gushing, pure water which attracts worshipers seeking this spring water of legend

Located mid-slope on Mt. Iwane in Konan City, this temple was founded in the Nara period and restored by Saicho in the early Heian period. The main hall is a national treasure, and 15 Buddhist statues, including the temple's principal image, are designated as important cultural properties. The temple's name “Zensui” (lit. “virtuous water”) comes from the legend that Emperor Kanmu was cured after drinking the temple's spring water when he fell ill, and, even today, water flows abundantly from the water pump on the temple grounds. Along with Choju-ji Temple and Joraku-ji Temple, it is known as one of the "Konan Sanzan."

November to February: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (last entry 3:30 p.m.)
March to October: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)

世界遺産いさん登録をめざす国宝こくほうの城
江戸えど期の姿すがたで彦根ひこねのまちを見守る

江戸えど時代初期に築きずかれた平山城ひらやまじょうで、江戸幕府えどばくふの威光いこうを示しめす豪奢ごうしゃな造つくりと高い軍事的機能きのうを併あわせ持ちます。国宝こくほうの天守をはじめ、藩主はんしゅの住まいだった御殿ごてんや重要の屋敷やしき、庭園、堀ほりなど江戸えど時代の城全体の姿すがたを今なお留とどめ、同時代の統治とうちの仕組みを象徴しょうちょうする存在そんざいとして世界遺産いさん登録をめざしています。

8:30-17:00（最終入場 16:30）年中無休

Preserved as it appeared in the Edo period,
this national treasure of a castle overlooking
the town of Hikone aims for World Heritage status

This flatland castle was built in the early Edo period and combines a luxurious structure that demonstrates the power of the Edo shogunate with highly advanced military features. The castle still retains its overall Edo period appearance, including the castle tower, which is a recognized National Treasure, the palace where the feudal lord lived, the mansions of his senior vassals, the gardens, and the moats, and, as a symbol of the governing system of the Edo period, it aims to be registered as a World Heritage Site.

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)
Open year-round

初夏の夜空に舞まう優美ゆうびな光
地道な保全啓発ほぜんけいはつ活動で輝かがやきを増ます

毎年6月初旬頃しょじゅんごろにホタルが乱舞らんぶする天野川流域あまのがわりゅういきの長岡地区は、ゲンジボタルの発生地として全国で唯一ゆいいつ、国の特別天然記念物に指定されています。水源すいげんである伊吹山いぶきやまや霊仙山りょうぜんざんのカルシウムを多く含む水質すいしつがホタルの餌えさとなるカワニナの生育に適てきしているほか、地域ちいきの保護ほご活動の取組やホタル保護条例制定ほごじょうれいせいていにより、環境かんきょうを保全ほぜんしています。その一環いっかんとして「天の川ほたるまつり」も開催かいさいされています。

ホタルの発生時期
例年6月初旬頃しょじゅんごろ 19:30-21:00頃ごろ

Graceful lights dancing in the early summer night sky which shine brighter thanks to steady conservation-related awareness-raising activities

The Nagaoka area in the Amano River basin, where fireflies swarm in abundance every year around early June, is the only place in Japan where Genji Fireflies are found and has been designated a special natural monument by the government. Fed by the calcium-rich waters originating from Mt. Ibuki and Mt. Ryozen, the river basin is ideal for the growth of the black snail, which serves as food for fireflies. Local conservation activities and a firefly protection ordinance have also been implemented to help protect the environment. The Milky Way Firefly Festival is also held as part of these efforts.

7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Firefly season: around early June

滋賀県南部最大の滝たき
天然の涼りょうでリフレッシュ

総高そうだかは約20m、渓流けいりゅうを含ふくめた延長えんちょうは約100mの湖南地域こなんちいき最大の滝たきです。3段だんに分かれて流れ落ちるさまが、仏教ぶっきょう用語の九品浄土くぼんじょうどを思わせることからその名がついたといわれています。極楽浄土ごくらくじょうどの美しい音楽にも例えられる滝たきの音で、日常の喧騒けんそうと暑さを忘わすれさせてくれそうです。

Refresh yourself with the natural coolness of the largest waterfall in southern Shiga Prefecture

This is the largest waterfall in the Konan region, with a total height of approximately 20 m and a length of approximately 100 m, including the stream. It is said that the name comes from the fact that the way the water flows down in three tiers is reminiscent of the Buddhist term “Kuhon Jodo” (Amitabha's Pure Land, which is comprised of different levels). Leave behind the hustle and bustle and heat of the city as you relax to the sound of the waterfall, which has been likened to the beautiful music of paradise.

ドライブで簡単かんたんアクセス
自然の造形美ぞうけいびを間近で

信楽町しがらきちょうの山間を流れる田代川たしろがわにかかる落差6mの滝たきで、流れがくっきりと3本に分かれている様子からその名がついたとされています。県道からすぐとアクセスが良く、東海自然歩道の休憩所きゅうけいじょもあり、気軽に滝見たきみができるスポットです。

See the beauty of nature which is near at hand and easily accessible by car

This 6 m waterfall falls into the Tashiro River, which flows through the mountains of Shigaraki Town, and it is said to have gotten its name from the way its flow is clearly divided into three streams (“misuji”). It is easily accessible from the prefectural road and there is also a rest area on the Tokai Nature Trail, making it a convenient spot to view the waterfall.

滋賀県最高峰さいこうほう
琵琶湖びわこ国定公園に指定される百名山ひゃくめいざん

滋賀県最高峰さいこうほうの伊吹山いぶきやま。山頂さんちょうの花畑は独自どくじの植生に恵めぐまれ「伊吹山山頂いぶきやまさんちょう草原植物群落」として天然記念物に指定されています。ヤマトタケル伝説の舞台ぶたいとして「古事記こじき」や「日本書紀にほんしょき」にも登場し、霊峰れいほうと崇あがめられています。1927年には有人観測所かんそくしょにて11.82mの積雪を観測かんそくし、世界一の積雪記録を残しています。

伊吹山いぶきやまドライブウェイ営業えいぎょう時間 8:00-20:00
営業えいぎょう時間は季節により変わるため、HP等でご確認かくにんください。

A mountain located in Biwako Quasi-National Park which is the highest peak in Shiga Prefecture and one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Mt. Ibuki, the highest peak in Shiga Prefecture, is adorned with unique vegetation, and the flower fields on the summit are designated as a natural monument known as the "Mt. Ibuki Summit Grassland Plant Colony.” It appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki as the setting for the legend of Yamato Takeru and is revered as a sacred mountain and an object of mountain worship. In 1927, a manned observation station recorded 11.82 m of snow, the largest amount on record in the world.

8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
(Changes depending on the season, check the website)

ロープウェイの空中散歩で到着とうちゃく
標高1000m超ちょうから眺ながめるびわ湖の迫力はくりょく

びわ湖バレイ内にある標高1108mの打見山うちみやまと標高1174mの蓬莱山ほうらいさんの山頂さんちょうで展望てんぼうを楽しめるのが「びわ湖テラス」です。ロープウェイでたどる展望テラスからは、びわ湖を北から南まで一望できる絶景ぜっけいが広がり、写真映ばえスポットとしても名所になっています。

営業えいぎょう時間は季節により変わるため、HP等でご確認かくにんください。

A walk through the air along a ropeway which ends in a spectacular view of Lake Biwa from an altitude of over 1000 m

At Biwako Terrace, you can enjoy the view from the summits of Mt. Uchimi (1,108 m above sea level) and Mt. Horai (1,174 m above sea level) in Biwako Valley. From the observation terrace, which can be reached by ropeway, you can enjoy a spectacular view of Lake Biwa from north to south, making it a famous photo spot.

Changes depending on the season, check the website

「東洋一の小学校」近代建築けんちくに込こめた
近江おうみ商人のふるさとへの思い

日本で多くの西洋建築けんちくを手がけたアメリカ出身のウィリアム・M・ヴォーリズが設計せっけいした小学校。地元出身の近江おうみ商人古川鉄治郎ふるかわてつじろうがふるさとへの恩返おんがえしに多額たがくの寄附きふをし、昭和12年に完成かんせい。滋賀の誇ほこる近代建築けんちくとして現在げんざいも町の施設しせつとして活用され、地域ちいきのシンボルとなっています。

9:00-17:00 月曜休館

“The best elementary school in the East” - Modern architecture which reflects an Omi merchant’s feelings for his hometown

This elementary school was designed by William M. Vories, from America who was responsible for many Western-style buildings in Japan. As a way of giving back to his hometown, local Omi merchant Tetsujiro Furukawa donated a large sum of money to the town in 1937. This modern building is a source of pride for Shiga and is still utilized as a town facility, becoming a symbol of the region.

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays

社会貢献こうけんにも一役
静かなまちなみが残す日野ひの商人のこころ

「売り手よし・買い手よし・世間よし」の「三方よし」の精神せいしんを持ち、全国で活躍かつやくした近江おうみ商人。そのうち織田信長おだのぶながの娘婿むすめむこ・蒲生氏郷がもううじさとで知られる蒲生家がもうけが築きずいた城下町をふるさととするのが日野商人で、醸造業じょうぞうぎょうの多さや漢方薬の製造販売せいぞうはんばいを行っていたことが特徴とくちょうです。社会貢献こうけんにも熱心で、その精神せいしんは、当時のまちなみとともに今なお受け継つがれています。

9:00-17:00 月曜・年末年始休館

Contributing to society - The heart of Hino merchants abides in this quiet townscape

Omi merchants were active throughout Japan and operated according to a “triple win” philosophy of pursuing that which is “good for the seller, good for the buyer and good for society.” Among these were the Hino merchants, who originated from the castle town built by the Gamo clan, known for Gamo Ujisato, the son-in-law of Oda Nobunaga. These merchants were known for their extensive brewing business and for the manufacture and sale of herbal medicines. They were also passionate about contributing to society, and this is something that, along with the townscape, has been preserved to this day.

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed on Mondays and New Year holidays

滋賀の風土で醸かもす酒
県内酒蔵さかぐらが団結だんけつして魅力みりょくを発信

水と米を原料とする日本酒。東の伊吹いぶき山地、鈴鹿すずか山地、西の比良ひら・比叡ひえい山地に囲かこまれた盆地ぼんちである滋賀県は、山々を源みなもととする湧水ゆうすいに恵めぐまれるとともに、米どころでもあったことから清酒醸造じょうぞうが発展はってんしてきました。現在30以上の酒蔵さかぐらが滋賀県内に点在てんざいし、滋賀の地酒を盛もり上げようと一体となり、多様なイベントを展開しています。

Sake breweries across the prefecture unite to promote the charms of sake brewed in the Shiga climate

Sake is made from water and rice. Shiga Prefecture is a basin surrounded by the Ibuki and Suzuka mountain ranges to the east and the Hira and Hiei mountain ranges to the west. The combination of abundant spring water originating from the mountains along with being a rice-producing region led to the development of a regional sake brewing industry. At present count, there are over 30 sake breweries scattered across the prefecture, and they work together to put on a variety of events promoting local Shiga sake.

台所で受け継ついだ無形文化　湖の国のめぐみを生かす保存ほぞんや発酵はっこうの知恵ちえ

びわ湖の淡水魚介類たんすいぎょかいるいのめぐみ、近江盆地おうみぼんちでの豊ゆたかな稲作環境いなさくかんきょう、そして保存ほぞんの知恵ちえによって滋賀ならではの食文化が育まれてきました。ニゴロブナを白米で漬つけ込こみ発酵はっこう熟成じゅくせいさせた「鮒ふなずし」はその筆頭ともいえる料理です。各地域ちいきの農村文化によって、在来種ざいらいしゅやその地の神事にまつわる料理が大切に継承けいしょうされてきました。

Intangible culture passed down in the kitchen - The knowledge of how to preserve and ferment the bounty of the Lake Country

Shiga's unique food culture has been nurtured by the bounty of freshwater seafood from Lake Biwa, the rich rice-growing environment of the Omi Basin, and the knowledge of how to preserve it. One of the most popular dishes is “funazushi,” which is made by marinating and fermenting nigorobuna in white rice. The various local rural cultures have ensured that dishes associated with native species and religious ceremonies continue to be carefully preserved and passed down.

里山に広がる美しい田園の四季
日本の原風景げんふうけいがここに

山麓さんろくや丘陵地きゅうりょうちに作られる階段状かいだんじょうの水田「棚田たなだ」は農村の原風景です。美しい景観をなすだけでなく、生態系せいたいけいの保全ほぜん、洪水こうずいや土砂流亡防止どしゃりゅうぼうぼうし、水源すいげんかん養などの機能きのうも担になっており、地域ごとに棚田たなだの保全ほぜんと活性化かっせいかに取り組むボランティア活動が行われています。

5〜6月は水を張はった棚田に朝日や夕日が映うつり込こみ、
9月には稲穂いなほが風にゆれ、通年で美しい景観を楽しめます。
ボランティア活動 3〜12月／滋賀県内12地区

A pastoral landscape spread across hills and valleys displaying the authentic beauty of Japan in all four seasons

Rice terraces, or stepped rice paddies, built at the foot of mountains and on hills, are part of the authentic, rural landscape of Japan.Not only do they provide beautiful scenery, but they also help to protect the ecosystem by preventing floods and landslides and cultivating water sources, and, In Shiga Prefecture, volunteer activities are being carried out to preserve and revitalize rice terraces.

The best season: May to June and September

びわ湖に浮うかぶ巨大きょだいな矢印
1000年以上続くサステナブルな漁法

魚の習性しゅうせいを利用した待ち受け型がたの漁法で、「つぼ」と呼よばれる魚取り部に魚を誘導ゆうどうして捕獲ほかくします。魚を生かしたまま獲とることで、小さい魚は逃がし、必要な量の魚だけを選んで捕獲ほかくできます。この持続可能かのうな漁法が、1000年以上前から現在げんざいへと受け継つがれています。

主な漁期ぎょき12月〜８月

A giant arrow floating atop Lake Biwa
which represents a sustainable method
of fishing practiced for over 1,000 years

This fishing method exploits the habits of fish and involves waiting for them to be lured to a fishing spot called a "pot" where they are caught. Catching the fish alive allows the small fish to be released while the fisherperson picks and chooses only the amount of fish they need. This sustainable fishing method has been handed down from more than 1,000 years.

December to August (main fishing season)

生きものと人との共生をめざして
田んぼのゆりかご機能きのうを再ふたたび

びわ湖には水路を経へて水田で産卵さんらんする習性しゅうせいを持つ生きものがいて、水田は「ゆりかご」の役割やくわりがありました。時代を経へて失われてしまった風景をよみがえらせるため、滋賀県では農薬の使用量の制限せいげんや魚道の設置せっちなど生きもののくらしに配慮はいりょした田んぼづくりを呼よびかけています。県内各地で取組が進み、生産されたお米は「魚のゆりかご水田米」として認証にんしょうを受けています。

Fostering harmonious coexistence
between humans and living creatures
by restoring the rice paddies’ role as a nursery

Some of animals that live in Lake Biwa have a habit of passing through the waterways and spawning in the rice paddies, making the rice paddies into their nursery. In order to revive the local scenery that has been lost over time, Shiga Prefecture advocates rice paddy cultivation that is mindful of the lives of the local fauna, such as by limiting the use of pesticides and installing fishways. Efforts are underway all over the prefecture, and the rice produced in these paddies is certified as “Paddy Field Fish Nursery Rice.”

日本最大の湖
びわ湖の全てを体感できるミュージアム

400万年の歴史れきしをもつ古代湖であり、日本最大の湖、びわ湖。2000種以上の生きものがくらし、ここにしかいない固有種も多数生息しています。湖の豊ゆたかな恵めぐみを利用して人々のくらしが発展はってんしてきた「母なるびわ湖」の歴史れきし、文化、生態系せいたいけいなどを網羅もうらし、体験しながら学ぶことができる「湖と人間」をテーマにしたミュージアムです。

9:30-17:00（最終入館 16:00）月曜休館

A museum where you can learn
firsthand about everything to do with Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake

The history of Japan’s largest lake, Lake Biwa, goes back 4 million years. More than 2,000 species of fauna live here,including many endemic species found nowhere else. This museum, which is focused on the theme of “lakes and people,”offers hands-on learning opportunities that encompass the history, culture, and ecosystem of “Mother Lake Biwa,”upon whose natural bounty the lives of the local people has been developed and sustained.

9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:00 p.m.)
Closed on Mondays

風を感じながら
サイクリングでびわ湖を一周

日本最大のびわ湖の周囲しゅういに整備せいびされた約200kmのサイクリングルートをサイクリングすることを「ビワイチ」と呼よびます。ルート上のどこからでも始められ、自転車に乗って自分だけの「ビワイチ」を楽しめます。

Enjoy the breeze while cycling around
Lake Biwa

"BIWAICHI" refers to cycling along the approximately 200 km cycling route that surrounds Lake Biwa,the largest lake in Japan. The BIWAICHI route can be accessed from anywhere,so hop on your bike and enjoy your own BIWAICHI ride.

舟ふねで感じる水辺のいとなみ
地場産業を支ささえてきたヨシ原の四季

国の重要文化的景観第一号に指定された「近江八幡おうみはちまんの水郷すいごう」を舟ふねで楽しむ水郷すいごうめぐり。一帯はヨシ原群生地で、これを原料にした製品せいひんの製造せいぞうは地場産業として発展はってんしてきました。その際さいに活用された物資ぶっしの運輸うんゆ方法が、水郷すいごうから八幡山城はちまんやまじょうの堀ほりを経へてびわ湖へ向かう舟運しゅううんでした。その軌跡きせきの一部をたどりながら、人々のいとなみとともにあった水辺の景観を堪能たんのうできます。

運航うんこう状況は事業者、季節や天候により異なるため、
HP等をご確認かくにんください。

Experience the activity of the wetlands
in all four seasons amidst reed beds
which have fostered local industry

Enjoy a boat ride amidst the wetlands of Omihachiman, which was the first location to be designated as a national important cultural landscape. The entire area is covered with reed beds, and the manufacture of products using these as raw materials has developed into a local industry. In days past, goods were transported by boat from the wetlands to Lake Biwa via the moat of Hachimanyama Castle. Travel part of that journey while enjoying the waterfront scenery that was a part of people's daily lives.

水とともに生きる
清らかな湧水ゆうすいを生かすくらしの知恵ちえ

針江はりえ地区には、生水しょうずと呼よばれる安曇川あどがわの伏流水ふくりゅうすいを各家庭で恵めぐみの水として活用する仕組み「かばた」があります。美しい水とともにあるくらしを守るため、「針江生水はりえしょうずの郷さと委員会」が設立せつりつされました。委員会では、立ち入りを許可きょかされた「かばた」を案内し、地域ちいきの人々が紡つむいできた水への思いを伝えています。

10:00-／14:00-（見学時間約1時間）
毎週月曜、年末年始、地域ちいき行事開催日かいさいびは休業。
一週間前までに申込が必要です。

Living with water - Wise stewardship of
pure spring water

In the Harie area, there is a system called "kabata" by which each household has its own access to the bountiful gift of the Ado River’s underground water, known as “Shozu.” The Harie Shozu Community Association was established to protect a lifestyle that is lived in harmony with pure, clean water. Visitors from both inside and outside of Japan are welcome to tour the kabata water stations for which access permission has been granted to share in the community’s care and concern for water.

10:00 a.m.- / 2:00 p.m.-
Closed on Mondays
Reservations required, check the website

滋賀の夏の彩いろどり
びわ湖上に打ち上がる１万発

例年８月に開催かいさいされる滋賀県の夏の風物詩。びわ湖上に約１万発の花火が打ち上げられる様は、迫力はくりょくと幻想的げんそうてきなムードたっぷりです。湖面上に半円を描えがくように打ち上げられる水中花火や、「びわこ花噴水ふんすい」との光の競演きょうえんは、びわ湖を舞台ぶたいとした演出えんしゅつならでは。多くの人を魅了みりょうします。

例年8月8日前後　19:30-20:30

Shiga’s summer colors - 10,000 fireworks
launched over Lake Biwa

This is summer tradition in Shiga Prefecture that is held every August. With around 10,000 fireworks being launched over Lake Biwa, the atmosphere is both spectacular and fantastical. The Lake Biwa show is truly distinctive, with aquatic fireworks launched in a semicircle above the lake’s surface along with a light show that accompanies the Lake Biwa Flower Fountain. It always attracts quite a crowd.

Every year around August 8th,
7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

ユネスコの無形文化遺産いさん
少年らの踊おどりに魅みせられる春　

滋賀県南東部を中心に行われる春の祭礼の総称そうしょうで、ユネスコの無形文化遺産いさん「風流踊ふりゅうおどり」の一つとして全国各地の祭りとともに登録されています。楽器を奏そうしながらの踊おどり、棒振ぼうふりや長刀踊なぎなたおどりがあり、いずれも少年たちによって演じられているのが特徴とくちょうです。「ケンケト」の名は子どもたちが打つ鉦かねの口唱歌が由来と考えられています。

毎年5月3日

Enchanting springtime boys’ festivals
full of dancing which are recognized as
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

This is the collective name used for a variety of spring festivals held mainly in the southeastern part of Shiga Prefecture and which, along with other festivals throughout the country, are registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage “furyu-odori” (historical group dancing). The dances are accompanied by musical instruments and feature choreographed staff movements and long sword dancing, all of which are performed by boys. The name “Kenketo” is thought to come from a song which is sung by children to the sound of a gong being struck.

May 3rd every year

ユネスコの無形文化遺産いさん
集落に響ひびくサンヤレのはやし声

ユネスコの無形文化遺産いさん「風流踊ふりゅうおどり」の一つで、草津市くさつし・栗東市りっとうしに伝承でんしょうされ毎年5月に行われる祭礼です。「サンヤレ、サンヤレ」という囃子詞はやしことばや鉦かね、太鼓たいこに合わせ、華はなやかに着飾きかざった子どもたちが踊おどり、災わざわいをはらい五穀豊穣ごこくほうじょうを願います。中世後期に都で流行した疫病祓えきびょうはらいの風流囃子物ふりゅうはやしものの姿すがたを今に伝えます。

毎年5月3日

Sanyare chants echoes throughout
local villages in this UNESCO Intangible
Cultural Heritage festival

This festival, held every May in and around the cities of Kusatsu and Ritto, is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage “furyu-odori” (historical group dancing). Children dressed in gorgeous costumes dance to the accompaniment of “Sanyare, Sanyare” chants, gongs and drums to ward off evil and pray for a bountiful harvest. This elegant tradition of music and dancing was popular in the capital during the late Middle Ages as a ritual for warding off the god of plague.

May 3rd every year

全国でも珍めずらしい火薬を用いる火祭り
夜空に仕掛しかけ花火の妙みょう

国選択せんたく無形民俗文化財みんぞくぶんかざいに指定されている、篠田しのだ神社の春季例祭です。江戸えど時代中期に鉄砲てっぽうの火薬を製造せいぞうしていた氏子うじこらが神社に花火を奉納ほうのうしたのが起源きげんとされます。硫黄いおうや硝石しょうせきなどを練り合わせた火薬を使って大きな板に絵を描えがいた仕掛しかけ花火は、幻想的げんそうてきな光景を夜空に浮うかび上がらせます。

毎年5月4日 20:00頃-　雨天の場合は翌日開催

The wonder of fireworks in the night sky
in one of Japan’s rare fire festivals that still uses gunpowder

Designated a national selected intangible folk cultural property, this is the spring festival of Shinoda Shrine. The origin of this festival is said to be in the mid-Edo period, when parishioners who manufactured gunpowder for guns offered fireworks to the shrine. The fireworks are made using gunpowder, containing a mixture of sulfur, saltpeter and other ingredients, to draw pictures on large boards that then are used to create fantastical scenes that appear in the night sky.

May 4th every year
8:00 p.m.-
(In case of rain, next night.)

日本六古窯ろっこようのひとつ
土と炎ほのおが生み出す温かな魅力みりょく

日本遺産いさんに認定にんていされた「日本六古窯ろっこよう」の一つ、信楽焼しがらきやき。野趣やしゅあふれる大物・肉厚にくあつの焼物は、古琵琶湖層こびわこそうの土の特徴とくちょうを活かしたものです。国の伝統的でんとうてき工芸品に指定され、茶器、火鉢ひばち、浴槽よくそうなど、技術ぎじゅつを継承けいしょうしながら進化を続けています。愛嬌あいきょうあるタヌキの置物は、関西パビリオン正面にも描えがかれています。

The warm charm born of earth and fire at one of six ancient kilns

Shigaraki ware is one of the Six Ancient Kilns in Japan that has been designated a Japanese Heritage Site. This large, thick, rustic pottery capitalizes on the characteristic soil found in the ancient Lake Biwa sediment layer. Designated as a national traditional craft, Shigaraki Ceramic continues to evolve while, at the same time, preserving techniques that are passed on to the next generation and is exemplified in such items as tea utensils, braziers and washtubs. The charming raccoon dog figurine is also depicted on the front of the Kansai Pavilion.

伝統でんとうの技わざによる絹織物きぬおりもの
最高級白生地しろきじの風格ふうかく

美しい光沢こうたくと滑なめらかな肌触はだざわり、シボと呼よばれる上品な凹凸模様おうとつもようは、長浜ながはまの地で300年蓄積ちくせきされてきた、高度な技術ぎじゅつの賜物たまものです。和装染呉服わそうそめごふく用生地きじの最高峰さいこうほうと称され、京友禅きょうゆうぜんや加賀友禅かがゆうぜんなどの高級着物に仕立てられています。

A stately, white fabric of the highest quality woven from silk using traditional techniques

The beautiful luster, smooth texture and elegant uneven pattern, known as “shibo,” are the result of sophisticated techniques that have been built up over a span of 300 years in Nagahama. It is said to be the finest fabric for dyeing Japanese clothing and kimonos, and it is used to make high-quality kimonos, such as those of the “Kyo-yuzen” and “Kaga-yuzen” varieties.

ファッションから産業資材しざいまで
時代を超こえて愛される綿織物めんおりもの

独特どくとくの風合いでサラリとした涼感りょうかんを生み出す「高島ちぢみ」の生地は、高温多湿たしつな日本の夏に最適さいてきです。ほかにも、丈夫じょうぶで産業資材しざいに重宝ちょうほうされる「高島颿布はんぷ」など、高島市ではさまざまな綿織物めんおりものの技わざが生み出され、国内外から高い評価ひょうかを得えています。

From fashion to industrial materials - Cotton fabrics that have been beloved for centuries

Takashima-Chijimi has a unique texture and provides a cool, dry feeling, making it perfect for Japan's hot and humid summers. In addition, Takashima produces a variety of other cotton fabrics, including Takashima-Hampu, a durable material that is highly valued as an industrial material, and all of these fabrics are highly regarded both in Japan and overseas.

先人の思いを大切に
涼感りょうかんに優すぐれた上質しつな麻織物あさおりもの

室町時代から続く滋賀県の湖東地域ことうちいきの伝統産業でんとうさんぎょうである麻織物あさおりもの。その麻織物を代表するのが国の伝統的工芸品「近江上布おうみじょうふ」です。このブースの麻のカーテンにも「近江上布」の伝統的な技法ぎほうが活かされています。

ショップ 10:00-17:00
織物工房 10:00-16:30

Keeping an ancestral aspiration alive - High-quality linen fabric with a cool feel

Linen weaving has been a traditional industry in the Koto region of Shiga Prefecture since the Muromachi period. Among the region's most well-known linen fabrics is "Omi-Jofu," which has been designated as a national traditional craft. The linen curtains of this booth have also been made using traditional Omi-Jofu techniques.

Shop 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Weaving Workshop 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.