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Shiga Prefecture

Shiga Prefecture 

Honke Tsuruki Soba: Traiditional Soba Restaurant in Shiga

February 10, 2021March 17, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Traditional Food, Otsu City

On the foot of Mt, Hiei is a historic district, Sakamoto. Sakamoto, closely connected to Enryaku-ji Temple, has many traditional

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Shiga Prefecture 

Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine: Shiga’s most famous shrine

February 2, 2021March 1, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Japanese National Treasures, Otsu City, Shrines

At the foot of Mt. Hiei in the Sakamoto district of Otsu City stands Hiyoshi Shrine. Well-known for centuries as

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Shiga Prefecture 

Yokawa of Enryaku-ji, Birthplace of Omikuji

January 26, 2021March 13, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Temples, Otsu City

On the top of Mt. Hiei is a huge temple complex, Enryaku-ji. While many people just visit the To-do the

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Shiga Prefecture 

Sai-to: Enryaku-ji’s Western Pagoda

January 17, 2021March 13, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Temples, Otsu City

On the top of Mt. Hiei is Enryaku-ji Temple. The temple has two pagodas: the Easter Pagoda (the To-do) and

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Shiga Prefecture 

To-do, the Eastern Pagoda of Enryaku-ji Temple

January 10, 2021March 7, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Japanese National Treasures, Temples, Otsu City

Called Hie no Yama in the Kojiki, Mount Hiei has been long revered by the Japanese people as a sacred

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Shiga Prefecture 

Enryaku-ji Hieizan : the Historic and Powerful

January 2, 2021March 3, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Temples, Otsu City

One temple that has played a crucial role in the history of Buddhism in Japan is Enryaku-ji Temple. Located on

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Shiga Prefecture 

Mt. Mikami: Shiga Prefecture’s “Mt. Fuji”

October 31, 2020November 3, 2020 KansaiOdyssey Hiking

Known as the “Mt. Fuji of Omi” you’d expect Mt. Mikami in Yasu, Shiga to be a towering giant, much

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